Late last year, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) surveyed pharmacy stakeholders to help set short- and long-term research priorities to address gaps in Canada’s healthcare system. Over 90 people responded, signaling just how invested the pharmacy community is in evidence-driven progress. The survey, designed to capture priorities from across the profession, invited participants to […]
Shawano Pharmacy is a place of trust, dignity and community-driven healing for Indigenous patients in northern Manitoba, underpinned by a unique ownership model. Since opening in 2018, Shawano Pharmacy in Winnipeg has been supporting the communities of the Southwest Resource Development Council (SERDC) with medications and medical supplies. About 90% of patients live on reserve […]
The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) is entering an exciting new phase, and we’re inviting one new Board member to join us as we continue to evolve our work in support of the profession. Building on our long-standing role in research funding, CFP continues to refine its focus to identify practice gaps and support research […]
Every year the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy honours one exceptional leader in the profession with the prestigious Pillar of Pharmacy Award. Could it be you or someone you know? Candidates must be actively involved in one of these sectors: Community pharmacy and pharmacy profession; pharmacy academia; provincial and national pharmacist/pharmacy organizations; or pharmacy-sector related industries. […]
After working closely with partners Glenda Phillips and Rhonda Schooner from Nuxalk Nation Health and Wellness in Bella Coola, B.C., to lay the groundwork for culturally safe pharmacy services, Dr. Larry Leung is witnessing dramatic growth in scale and impact. An Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of British Columbia, Leung received a grant […]
As a professor and Director of the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University, Dr. Kyle Wilby’s experience spans community and hospital roles in Canada, as well as public health positions overseas in Ghana, Qatar and New Zealand. A board member of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy since March 2025, he shares his insights here on […]
Since receiving the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Wellspring Pharmacy Leadership Award in 2023, pharmacist Heba BaniHani has continued to expand her impact in migraine and headache care—both in Canada and abroad. The award grant helped her to pursue a Master’s in Headache Disorders at the University of Copenhagen, where she made history as the first […]
As cannabis use becomes more mainstream, pharmacists are increasingly fielding patient questions about safety, dosing and therapeutic benefits. In a recent Pharmacy Forum webinar hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP), panelists discussed tools and strategies to help pharmacists answer these questions with confidence. Moderated by Maria Zhang, an Advanced Practice Clinical Leader (Pharmacy) […]
Whether it’s protecting the population at large or focusing on diverse communities, this year’s winners of the Vaccine Services Award prove that pharmacies are at the forefront of health innovation. Sophie Park In the category of individual or pharmacy team initiatives, Sophie Park and her colleague, Saffiyah Abdulaziz at the Rexall pharmacy in downtown Vancouver […]
A recently published study sheds light on both the promise and limits of point-of-care testing (POCT) by pharmacists. In 2022, with funding from the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Innovation Fund, Dr. Kelly Grindrod and her research team at the University of Waterloo set out to determine whether computer-based education (CBE)—using the Pharmacy 5in5 platform—could encourage […]
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.
