Photography by Explauren Photography Pictured above: Glenn’s children Brayden and Gabrielle Rodrigues with CFP’s Linda Prytula. Colleagues, friends and family gathered in Dartmouth, NS, early this month to honour the legacy of 2026 Pillar of Pharmacy winner Glenn Rodrigues. Hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy, the celebratory dinner paid posthumous tribute to a pharmacist, […]
Every new pharmacy service begins with an idea—and evidence that it can make a difference. A donation to the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) helps bring those ideas to life. Yet under 1% of CFP’s donations come from individual donors. For pharmacists looking to give back to their profession, that’s an opportunity to help shape […]
Ramon Goomber As Canada’s only national charity for pharmacy, the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy is dedicated to funding practice-based research and innovative models of care. This work depends on the generosity of our corporate supporters, including Gold Sponsor GSK. We recently spoke with Ramon Goomber, Head of Pharmacy, Clinical Practice Innovation and Trade at GSK […]
Wayne Hindmarsh’s connection to the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) dates back decades, beginning when he was a pharmacy student at the University of Saskatchewan in the 1960s. He first learned about the Foundation’s financial support for pharmacy students through then-Dean Dr. Wesley C. MacAulay, whose involvement with CFP helped introduce students to its work. […]
Bringing pharmacy research into everyday practice—and using that evidence to help shape healthcare policy—was the focus of the 2026 SHARP Symposium, held September 30 in downtown Toronto. Co-hosted by the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) and the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA), the annual Strengthening Health with Research in Pharmacy (SHARP) Symposium brought together more than […]
The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) is pleased to honour two vaccination trailblazers with this year’s Innovation in Vaccine Services Award, recognizing initiatives that are helping protect Canadians from vaccine-preventable diseases. The 2026 winners are CareRx in the chain/banner category and Sarah Zorzit, clinical pharmacist with the Algoma District Cancer Program, in the individual pharmacist/pharmacy […]
The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) is Canada’s only national charity for pharmacy, dedicated to funding practice-based pharmacy research and innovative models of practice for the benefit of all pharmacists in Canada. Robert Argiropoulos Amgen has been a supporter of CFP since 2016, a partnership rooted in a shared interest in advancing pharmacy practice and […]
Pictured above: CFP’s Executive Director Linda Prytula presents this year’s award to Wooje Choi, one of 13 Past President award recipients for 2026. Leadership in pharmacy has never been more important. The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Past President Award celebrates the contributions of presidents of pharmacy organizations as they conclude their volunteer terms, recognizing the […]
Pictured in the photo above, from left are: Glenda Phillips, PharmD students Hannah Dalagan and Hailie White, and Larry Leung. At Nuxalk Nation Health and Wellness in Bella Coola, B.C., a medication review may also include a discussion about traditional medicines, a follow-up through a monthly virtual clinic or a referral to a unique diabetes […]
CFP Executive Director Linda Prytula welcomes delegates for the AFPC/CFP Symposium. From innovations in primary care to digital health and the business realities of expanded scope in practice, this year’s Pharmacy Practice Research Symposium co-hosted by the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) and the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) showcased the breadth […]
