Innovation Fund: electronic tool to enhance medication reviews

Study aims to determine if an electronic screening tool can improve the quality and efficiency of medication reviews.
Embracing Change in Gibsons, B.C.

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 […]
What makes pharmacy practice unique in Quebec

Board member Jean Bourcier shares his unique perspective on what the profession needs in order to keep advancing.
On-Boarding at CFP

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).
Innovation Fund: optimizing med care in HF patients

Even with ample evidence showing that medications improve outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients, few Canadians are receiving optimal pharmacotherapy.
Embracing Change in Walkerton, Ontario

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 […]
Step right up! Deadline of May 8

CFP is now accepting applications for its Wellspring Pharmacy Leadership Awards and Innovation Fund. Deadline of May 8!
The leader in COVID-19 shots? Nova Scotia.

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 […]
Susan’s lessons for pharmacy (and life)

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 […]
Use CFP to transform your ideas into reality

FEBRUARY 2023 – It was during her time as a teaching assistant for pharmacy students at the University of Montreal that Helen Marin became aware of the vast possibilities available to pharmacists. Motivated by this realization, she went on to earn her pharmacy degree from the University of Alberta in 2017, completing an oncology residency. […]