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 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

Embracing Change: Oromocto, New Brunswick
SEPTEMBER 2018 – It would be fair to say that Brett Jackson epitomizes that famous slogan from Nike, “Just Do It.” The associate-owner of a

Embracing Change: Simpson’s Pharmasave, ON
MAY 2018 – After 41 years in the business, Simpson’s Pharmasave has become adept at change. In fact, embracing it has kept the pharmacy thriving,

Embracing Change: Mark Mercure of Brandon, MB
MARCH 2018 – Pharma-Medic Services’ Manager Mark Mercure is at a crossroads. With Manitoba’s regional health authorities’ recent plans to contract the majority of pharmacy
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