January 2019 – The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy was very pleased to recognize Ray Murphy, founder of Murphy’s Pharmacies in Prince Edward Island (PEI), as the Foundation’s Pillar of Pharmacy in 2018. Since opening his first pharmacy in 1981, Murphy has achieved numerous successes as a pharmacist, businessman and entrepreneur, and has dedicated his energy […]
JANUARY 2019 – Several CFP board members were recognized as this year’s Leaders in Pharmacy. Executive Director Dayle Acorn, current board members Justin Bates and Sherif Guorgui, along with former board member Allison Bodnar, were among the 11 people acknowledged as playing a key part in helping propel the profession forward. The Leaders in Pharmacy […]
JANUARY 2019 – With a distinguished 40 years in the profession, Myrella Roy is this year’s ideal candidate for the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious honour goes to Roy for her ongoing influence in advancing the profession, particularly hospital pharmacy. Roy, who just recently retired from her post as executive director […]
JANUARY 2019 – True to their words at CFP’s annual Pharmacy Forum last year, pharmacy stakeholders are going ahead with efforts to improve health outcomes by exploring quality indicators for pharmacies. In January, the Canadian Pharmacists Association released a Pharmacy Pay for Performance Principles document outlining 10 guidelines they hope payers will consider. The principles […]
For more than a decade, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy has been funding good ideas around pharmacy-related research as part of its Innovation Fund Grant. In 2018 alone, four award winners received a total of $107,500 to study pharmacists’ impact in various practice settings, from vaccine adherence rates to opioids stewardship. Many of those researchers […]