Donations to the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy benefit all pharmacists in Canada. As Canada’s only national charity for pharmacy, CFP is dedicated to funding practice-based pharmacy research and innovative models of practice. We could not do it without the unconditional contributions of our corporate supporters. As an ongoing Platinum Sponsor, Shoppers Drug Mart has been […]
Calling all pharmacists in Ontario and Saskatchewan! Be part of a ground-breaking study that will serve to help community pharmacies optimize workflow, the workforce and the delivery of patient care. Research teams at the University of Saskatchewan and University of Toronto, led by Jason Perepelkin, Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University […]
The 31st annual Charity Golf Classic golf tournament, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s biggest charitable event, raised more than $75,000 for pharmacy research and grassroots innovation! A huge thank you to the more than 120 golfers who joined CFP Executive Director Linda Prytula on a sunny day at the Glen Abbey Golf Course on May […]
A new patient support program (PSP) for a specialty medication, the first of its kind in Quebec and possibly in Canada, is making waves. Almost half of the 1,900 pharmacies in Quebec and more than 8,000 patients have enrolled so far in Ostéoaccès, an adherence program for denosumab. “That’s twice the objective we set for […]
Individuals and teams involved in pharmacy practice research across Canada are invited to submit abstracts for in-person oral or poster presentations for the upcoming 2026 SHARP Symposium on September 30, hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy and Ontario Pharmacists Association. Abstract submissions are open to trainees, new investigators and practitioners with completed projects or […]
The BC Centre for Disease Control is calling on pharmacists across Canada to participate in a national survey that captures the experiences of healthcare providers when helping patients access treatments for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). Why pharmacists’ input matters Many populations most at risk for STBBIs—including individuals who use drugs, who are experiencing […]
Pictured above, back row, from left: Glen Doucet (Chair), Alan Low, Justin Bates (Past-Chair), Jason Frame (Treasurer), Linda Prytula (Executive Director), Ramon Goomber, Eric MacKenzie. Front row, from left: Mira Maximos, Marie-Pascale Beaulieu, Sherry Peister, Rita Winn (Vice-Chair), Nancy Waite, Shelita Dattani. Absent from photo: Helen Marin, Al Moghaddam, Deb Saltmarche, Kyle Wilby. The Canadian […]
Like a pebble dropped in a pond, Marie-Pascale Beaulieu’s career in community pharmacy steadily ripples outward as she strives to do more for pharmacists in her home province of Quebec and across Canada. In 2023, she became the Director of Professional Affairs at the Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires (AQPP), the trade association representing all […]
Jeff Taylor was recently speaking with a patient who mentioned her 92-year-old mother was taking 325 mg of acetylsalicylic acid daily for sedation. Jeff Taylor “The alarm bells were ringing,” recalls Taylor. As any pharmacist will attest, such examples of the misuse of nonprescription drugs regularly emerge in daily practice. “When pharmacists stand out in […]
Researchers at the University of Toronto are working with three community pharmacies on a quality improvement project to help patients with osteoporosis stay on schedule with their denosumab injections. As well, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy-funded initiative is testing the waters for pharmacists to inject the medication. Osteoporosis affects more than 2.3 million Canadians and […]