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Innovation Fund: online learning for POCT

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FEBRUARY 2023 – Online learning exploded during the pandemic as in-person education gave way to a variety of virtual meeting platforms. CFP’s 2022 Innovation Fund recipient, Kelly Grindrod, aims to determine if computer-based education (CBE) can help Ontario pharmacists provide point-of-care testing (POCT) for patients. As of July 2022, pharmacists, registered pharmacy students, and interns […]

Why I support CFP

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AUGUST 2022 – Long-time CFP donor and former pharmacy faculty member at the University of Toronto, Linda MacKeigan believes the Foundation’s role in supporting pharmacy research is an especially important one. That’s because, as a recipient of a CFP Innovation Fund grant in 2000, MacKeigan has experienced firsthand how beneficial it is to get financial […]

Release: 2011 Innovation Fund Grant Winner

CFP announces 2011 Innovation Fund Grant Winner TORONTO, December 7 2011 – The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Innovation Fund grant in support of pharmacy practice research. The winner of the $50,000 grant is the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association-Green Shield Canada Hypertension Collaborative. The collaborative will conduct a […]

CFP Announces 2010 Innovation Fund Grant Winner

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy is delighted to announce this year’s recipient of its Innovation Fund Grant to advance the profession of pharmacy through optimizing patient care. Just over $48,000 has been awarded to Dr. Neil MacKinnon (College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University) and his interdisciplinary research team. In line with the 2010 […]

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Innovation Showcase 2023

A veteran health journalist reflects on how technological innovation will impact pharmacy practices, patient care, insurance coverage drug development, and more, for better or worse.