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The leader in COVID-19 shots? Nova Scotia.

FEBRUARY 2023 - Kudos to Nova Scotia for administering the most COVID-19 vaccinations on average per pharmacy, according to CFP's analysis of claims data.

Susan’s lessons for pharmacy (and life)

FEBRUARY 2023 - As a 20222 recipient of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Susan Lessard-Friesen reflects on her experiences in pharmacy and what's needed for this next generation of leaders.

Use CFP to transform your ideas into reality

FEBRUARY 2023 - Pharmacist and CFP Board Member Helen Marin invites her peers to get to know CFP a lot better.

Innovation Fund: online learning for POCT

FEBRUARY 2023 - CFP’s 2022 Innovation Fund recipient, Kelly Grindrod, aims to determine if computer-based education (CBE) can help Ontario pharmacists in point-of-care testing (POCT) for patients.

QC blazes trail in claims for services

JANUARY 2023 - Claims for services soar in Quebec and hold steady in other provinces. Flu shots are down, but still ahead of pre-pandemic numbers.

Embracing change: Box Labs, Ontario

JANUARY 2023 - Pharmacist Michael Demian fulfills his dream of building a cloud-based platform that connects the POS with dispensing, clinical services and billing.

The post-pandemic workplace: building resilience

JANUARY 2023 - Organizational change may be essential to ensure healthy working conditions for pharmacy teams (reprinted from CFP's Fall 2022 Changing Face of Pharmacy report).

Margaret Wing on the power of pharmacy connection

JANUARY 2023 - In her role as Past President of CFP, and an ongoing board member since 2016, Wing has appreciated the opportunity to be a part of the Foundations’ efforts to elevate the profession of pharmacy overall, and support initiatives that help push pharmacy forward.

Innovation Fund: a toolkit for Parkinson's disease

JANUARY 2023 - Frontline community pharmacists can play a key role here in filling the gaps, but the reality is that there are no current tools to guide pharmacists in helping patients manage this complex condition.

Our digital future

NOVEMBER 2022 - The future is bright for pharmacies that embrace digital health in daily practice—but pharmacists and their teams need to walk before they can run. They can also bang loudly on regulatory doors, urged panelists at CFP’s Pharmacy Forum webinar on November 17.