COVID-19. PHARMACISTS ON THE FRONTLINE:
MANAGING STRESS WHEN OUR WORLD HAS COME TO A HALT
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CONTRACEPTIVE CARE: CLINICAL PEARLS FOR PHARMACISTS
A CPhA survey from earlier this year found that over 70% of Canadian women trust pharmacists to screen, prescribe, counsel and provide recommendations for birth control. Read more
Monique Lavoie from Shoppers Drug Mart in Peace River, Alberta, isn't your typical pharmacist.
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Pharmacists are ready to offer an unprecedented number of flu shots this year. But what Read more
Do you work your customers through their experience of your business in an efficient, logical and friendly manner? Read more
As the new school year begins, and increased rates of COVID-19 are being reported across the country, expanding asymptomatic testing could strengthen much needed capacity in provincial public health testing and provide additional peace of mind for anxious Canadians. Read more
MENTAL HEALTH AND SMOKING
Smoking rates in patients with psychiatric comorbidities are up to five times higher than in the general population, leading to serious health consequences for these patients.In fact, it has been estimated that approximately 50% of all cigarettes are consumed by individuals with mental health disorders.
A pharmacist I was coaching recently moved to another pharmacy across town. I asked her what prompted her decision to move. “My new boss,” she replied, “isn’t a jerk.” Read more
People often decide to become pharmacists because of a love of helping others, or business owners because of an entrepreneurial spirit, but how do you decide what niche and offerings you want to provide in your practice? Read more
Many small business owners, including independent pharmacy owners, continue to utilize “In-Trust For accounts" or ITFs to help save money for their children, for a number of reasons. Read more
Many pharmacists need to interact with parents of children living with type 1 diabetes who require support at school. Read more
Independence of thought, spirit, action or ownership of a commercial enterprise; which of these singular attributes defines an independent? Read more
Darcy Stann is the principal consultant with the Firebird Management Consulting Group, which offers strategic planning, government relations, sales management and more to pharmacy companies, organizations and associations. Specialty medications are an area of expertise, including high-cost biologics. Read more
Rita Winn, director, Lovell Drugs Limited, has been appointed the new vice-chair of The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies). Read more
Students today have been learning in teams since they were in kindergarten. Working together comes naturally to them, and that bodes well for the future of our profession and the health of our patients. Read more
