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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: Pace Pharmacy, Toronto
SEPTEMBER 2020 – Being your own boss, and acting on your vision is not something every pharmacist gets to achieve. For Adam Silvertown, pharmacist and

Embracing Change in Regina, Saskatchewan
AUGUST 2020 – “I never saw myself opening a pharmacy in my career but I realized that it was something that was needed, something that

Embracing Change in Toronto
APRIL 2020 – Whether it’s expanding pharmacy services or scaling them back in times of crisis, pharmacist/owner Victor Wong believes pharmacies need to embrace their

Embracing change in Ottawa
MARCH 2020 – Kent MacLeod and his team at NutriChem prove that finding the right niche is key to long-standing success. This independent, Ottawa-based pharmacy

Embracing Change: BioPro Biologics Pharmacy, Vancouver
MARCH 2020 – It all started with a desire to “walk the talk” when it comes to patient-centred care, says Dr. Alan Low, Primacy Care

Embracing Change: Michael’s Remedy Rx in Saskatoon, SK
NOVEMBER 2019 – Sometimes change occurs when you least expect it, and sometimes it happens only when you take a leap of faith. The latter

Embracing Change: Birtle Pharmacy
SEPTEMBER 2019—Sometimes the path to positive change can begin by simply moving to a larger space. Alison Desjardins and her husband Steve became co-owners of

Embracing Change: Pharmacy 101, Cobourg, Ont.
JUNE 2019 – After 21 years in business, Pharmacy 101 in Cobourg, Ont., is proving that independent community pharmacies can still survive long-term if they

Embracing Change: Health-e Choice Pharmacy, NF
MARCH 2019 – Wth the right mix of pharmacy services, independent pharmacies can thrive among big chain competition. Or at least that’s what Health-e Choice
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