MAY 2021 – Carlene Oleksyn, manager-owner of Mint Health + Drugs: Meridian in Stony Plain, Alberta, has literally flipped her pharmacy around to better serve patients. Pharmacists are the first point of contact for patients as they enter the store. “It’s a way to engage patients right away to resolve problems and it’s a holistic […]
MAY 2021 – Pharmacy students value their work experiences more than ever due to the new reality of digital learning brought on by COVID-19. While our online lectures and open book examinations focus more on case studies and learning applications, rather than memorization, we can no longer participate in patient-interaction exercises in an in-person classroom. […]
MAY 2021 – The Hypertension Canada Professional Certification Program (HC-PCP) is available exclusively for pharmacists for a limited time before becoming available to family physicians and nurses. Accredited for 30 CEUs by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy, Hypertension Canada piloted the program with pharmacists last year. Its period of exclusivity for pharmacists […]
MAY 2021 – The pandemic certainly boosted the adoption of virtual care, and pharmacy stands poised to take the lead on its widespread acceptance by patients—and perhaps serve as a model for the public system. But first, more pharmacists need to embrace the technologies themselves. Riu Su is hoping to help with the development of a […]