April 22, 2021 - Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy

E-prescribing gathers momentum

APRIL 2021 – Covid-19 is spurring the adoption of virtual care, and with it the use of e-prescribing by community pharmacists. Attendees of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s “Accelerating the Pace of Change” Pharmacy Forum in April heard from two Ontario pharmacist/owners enrolled in Canada Health Infoway’s e-prescribing platform, PrescribeIT. They say it’s saving them […]

Breaking diabetes barriers

APRIL 2021 – Proven quality improvements in practice help pharmacists do more in diabetes follow-ups, shows a research initiative led by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Innovation Fund Grant recipient Lori MacCallum. In 2020 she and her team published a study that identified barriers preventing diabetes MedsCheck follow-ups in Ontario and then worked with six […]