FEBRUARY 2021 – For Fady Faltas, the term expanded scope is a misnomer. “At some point,” he says, “expanded scope is simply your scope.” The pharmacy manager of Lawtons Drugs Mill Cove (Sobeys Pharmacy Group) in Bedford, N.S., believes that offering more and new services is inherent in optimizing patient-centered care. “I don’t think of […]
FEBRUARY 2021 – A research paper looking at the impact of policy changes on MedsCheck services in Ontario earned lead author Ahmad Shakeri the 2020 Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy/Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (CFP/AFP) Graduate Student Award for Pharmacy Practice Research. “We know that the 2016 policy change increased paperwork across all services and required additional […]
FEBRUARY 2021 – The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) is very pleased to recognize the generous support of the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA), which recently donated $10,000 to the Foundation. CFP is a registered charity dedicated to help advance the profession of pharmacy by raising funds for research and innovative practice models. CFP also awards grants […]
NOVEMBER 2020 (originally published in CFP’s 2020 Changing Face of Pharmacy report) — For pharmacist-owner Kristen Watt, vaccinations are a key part of the services offered at Kirsten’s Pharmacy in Southampton, Ont. “We know a vaccinated population is a healthier population, so we’ve made this a robust part of our business from the very beginning, […]