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When Ontario pharmacy owner Mike Cavanagh pioneered an appointment-based model of practice in 2018, which is anchored by the synchronization of chronic medications to facilitate quarterly follow-ups with patients, little did he know he would be ramping up the model to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach served him well for scheduling vaccinations […]
Linda Prytula was appointed Executive Director of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy earlier this year, but she’s no stranger to the work of the Foundation. In fact, 15 years ago she first volunteered to assist in CFP’s Charity Golf Classic, which to this day is still a highly anticipated annual event. Since then, Prytula has […]
A “first of its kind” study in Ontario has shown that an appointment-based model (ABM) in pharmacy practice increases the likelihood of adherence to chronic medications and is convenient for patients. With funding from the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Innovation Fund, researchers at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, conducted a retrospective, […]
JULY 2023 —Pharmacists struggling to balance additional services in the pharmacy could be making better use of technology-driven tools developed by their own peers. At the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s annual Forum on June 28, 2023, “Scope in Action,” virtual attendees heard from three pharmacists who have developed software tools to better streamline pharmacy services […]
Colleen Guggenberger likes to laugh. Even when life throws yet another curveball. “You can laugh or cry in life. There are times when I do cry, but that’s not the way I choose to live,” says Guggenberger, 51, of Cut Knife, Sask., pictured above on the right, who has had severe asthma since childhood and […]
JUNE 2023 – Yes, they can. That’s the quick answer to the question of whether pharmacists can provide the services made possible under expanded scopes of practice and a growing slate of government-funded services. The numbers appear to back this up. As captured in the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s (CFP’s) annual services chart, pharmacists administered […]
JUNE 2023 – When Michael Holland first moved to Bridgewater, N.S., he knew he needed a good pharmacy. At 82 years old, Holland is on eight medications, has a pacemaker and suffers from osteoarthritis and chronic pain. A few bad experiences at the first pharmacy he tried (including lengthy lineups where he was forced to […]
MAY 2023 – Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy President Justin Bates has been an avid pharmacy advocate for the last 18 years, including 13 years at the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada—three of which as CEO and most recently as head of the Ontario Pharmacists Association. He shares his insights on Ontario’s unique pharmacy challenges, as […]
Since 2012, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy has collected information on scopes of practice for pharmacists, province by province, including the fees paid by governments and claims data.
MAY 2023 – Yolande Bousquet, 78, recalls one visit to her pharmacy when she felt dizzy after fasting for a lab test. She had no sooner sat down outside one of the counselling rooms when a person on staff provided a big bottle of juice at no charge and proceeded to check in on her […]