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
Interest in influenza immunization is at an all-time high, with a third of Canadians indicating that they’re more likely to get their flu shot this year due to COVID-19. Read more
Whether you own one store or a chain of pharmacies, staffing is likely to be your largest expense, but also one of the major drivers of patients to your pharmacy. Read more
The skin offers a window to what is happening inside the body, so changes to the skin may signal a more serious health problem, often serving as a marker for underlying internal disease. Read more
Select pharmacies in Alberta have begun administering COVID-19 tests for those who are asymptomatic and have no known exposure to the virus. 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.
Whether we acknowledge it or not, we all have a nagging little voice in the back of our heads that goes around and around wondering whether we currently have enough money to retire and if so, can we continue to enjoy the lifestyle we have come to expect? Read more
Pharmacists are ready to offer an unprecedented number of flu shots this year. But what if your patients think they have the coronavirus? Read more
Patient services are about applied health benefits, not just features. Read more
Many would-be owners completely overlook the need for a succession plan. Read more
Bruce Winston purchased his first community pharmacy one year after graduating. Today, he is an owner of Sandstone Pharmacies, which operates 19 pharmacies throughout Calgary and rural Alberta. Read more
Passion for pharmacy and female pharmacy leadership exists in many different forms. 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
