Embracing Change
How are pharmacists responding to an expanded scope of practice? Which services do patients appreciate the most? What are the challenges of billing for new services?
The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy explores these and other frontline issues related to putting an expanded scope of practice into action. Pharmacists share best practices, lessons learned and how they’re making a difference in patients’ lives.
Latest Articles From Our Embracing Change Series

Embracing Change in Bridgewater, N.S.
JUNE 2023 – When Michael Holland first moved to Bridgewater, N.S., he knew he needed a good pharmacy. At 82 years old, Holland is on

Embracing change in Oakville, Ontario
MAY 2023 – Yolande Bousquet, 78, recalls one visit to her pharmacy when she felt dizzy after fasting for a lab test. She had no

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

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

Embracing change: Box Labs, Ontario
JANUARY 2023 – Michael Demian comes from a family of pharmacists, but pharmacy was not his first career choice. He started out studying electrical and computer

Embracing change in Winnipeg
MAY 2022 – Simplicity Wellness is a licensed pharmacy that does not dispense any medication. The new pharmacy in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, provides appointment-based consulting

Embracing Change in Montreal, Quebec
APRIL 2022 – When Benoit Morin and his brothers, Jean-François and Stéphane, took over their father’s Montreal pharmacy 22 years ago, they determined that success

Embracing Change at LMC Pharmacy in Ontario
FEBRUARY 2022 – During the first year of the pandemic, eight LMC Pharmacy locations in Ontario conducted more than 26,400 MedsCheck services — a 45% increase

Embracing Change in Winnipeg
OCTOBER 2021 – Hajra Mirza can’t imagine not being able to prescribe for patients with minor ailments. “It’s an important part of the services we
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