For 78 years, the CFP has raised and distributed millions of dollars in support of the profession of pharmacy. The results of these investments will benefit all pharmacists. With your continued support, we look forward to advancing our mission for the next 65 years!
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 […]
Study aims to determine if an electronic screening tool can improve the quality and efficiency of medication reviews.
APRIL 2023 – In Gibsons, B.C., an independent pharmacy’s patient-centred care model guarantees engagement with a pharmacist on every visit. “Our entire care model is based on as much patient–pharmacist contact as possible,” says pharmacist Chris Juozaitis, owner and manager of Howe Sound Pharmacy. “Not only does this improve clinical care, but we have shown […]
Board member Jean Bourcier shares his unique perspective on what the profession needs in order to keep advancing.
The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors for 2023.
Three are pharmacists: Rita Winn, Director of Lovell Drugs Limited and CFP’s 2020 Pillar of Pharmacy Award winner; Shelita Dattani, Vice-President Pharmacy Affairs at Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa; and Sherry Peister, President of S.A. Taylor Holdings and the 2019 Pillar of Pharmacy Award recipient.
A big thank you to our outgoing board members as well, for all their contributions over the years: David Windross (on the board since 2014); Iris Krawchenko (since 2017); Kimberley Schroeder (since 2020) and Max Beairsto (since 2020).
Even with ample evidence showing that medications improve outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients, few Canadians are receiving optimal pharmacotherapy.
MARCH 2023 – For 86 years and counting Brown’s Pharmacy has served the rural community of Walkerton, Ont., and continues to prosper in the ever-changing pharmacy landscape. “We are always striving to push the profession forward as new roles/services become available to us,” says Owner/Pharmacist Ryan Fullerton. This eagerness to embrace change has allowed Brown’s Pharmacy […]
CFP is now accepting applications for its Wellspring Pharmacy Leadership Awards and Innovation Fund. Deadline of May 8!
FEBRUARY 2023 – Almost one in four (23%) of COVID-19 vaccines are administered in a pharmacy. By the end of provincial governments’ fiscal year in 2022 (March 31)—which coincidentally is about year after vaccinations began in March 2021 in most provinces—approximately 18 million vaccinations took place in pharmacies out of a total of 79 million. It […]
FEBRUARY 2023 – All throughout her career, Susan Lessard-Friesen worked tirelessly to bring integrity and trust into pharmacy practice—supporting regulations and practice directions that have positively impacted patient safety. As a 2022 recipient of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, we asked her to reflect on her experiences in pharmacy and provide insight into […]
In this webinar, Maria Zhang (CAMH and U of T) will be facilitating an interdisciplinary panel on the topic of cannabis use and how best to support pharmacists in caring for clients who use cannabis.
