Vicki Wood

Vicki Wood

Editor, Pharmacy Practice+Business

Author Profile

Vicki Wood is a veteran journalist and editor with almost three decades covering the Canadian pharmacy profession. She started as a news writer for Maclean Hunter's Pharmacist News then moved to various positions on iterations of the publication now comprising Pharmacy Practice + Business and the pharmacists' web portal CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca. Some core memories from her journey with Canadian pharmacists include the fight to keep selling tobacco in pharmacies (!), Days spent at Queens Park covering the pharmacy protests against Ontario's fee cuts and celebrating pharmacy superstars and emerging leaders at the Commitment to Care Awards.

She truly enjoys sharing the stories of Canada's most creative, innovative pharmacy practitioners in the publication's regular Innovators series, and reporting on trending issues discovered at pharmacy professional gatherings. You will find her searching for new ideas and new pharmacists to celebrate at pharmacy events across North America—from Canada's provincial meetings to National conferences and even the American Pharmacists Association or National Community Pharmacists' Association's annual conventions.

Under Vicki's editorship, the publications have earned a number of industry awards including the U.S, FOLIO and Tabbie Awards and Canada's Kenneth R Wilson Awards and many from the National Magazine Awards: B2B. She was also the recipient in 2012 of Rogers' annual CEO Award and 2011 Community Involvement Award for her work as founder of a Toronto food bank, meal and support program for inner-city youth. She currently lives in Picton, Ont. where she spends time outside of work volunteering with the County Food Hub, the Hastings & Prince Edward Learning Foundation and helps out at various local farms and wineries.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

7/18/2024
UPDATED: Pharmacists: Your summer playlist is here!
Now with even more tunes! All the tunes on this eclectic Spotify playlist were suggested by you—our readers. It’s a work in progress, so please feel free to suggest your favourites!

Vicki Wood
7/10/2024
Can’t stop, won’t stop—don’t stop
I have a soft spot for people who feel strongly about something they believe is right and important, and who refuse to give up the fight or be quiet about it.

Vicki Wood
7/9/2024
POLL: Physicians trying to bill patients for admin relating to pharmacist-provided care
Kristen Watt wrote about receiving a letter from a local physician notifying pharmacies that patients would be billed for mandatory paperwork related to Limited Use forms, substitutions due to back-orders and reviewing MedsChecks forms.

Vicki Wood
6/25/2024
Dispatch from Pharmacy Expo 2024: What’s next for community pharmacy?
Supporting pharmacists in their important new primary care roles a key theme at Pharmacy Expo 2024.

Vicki Wood
6/24/2024
New York Times reporting puts the heat on PBM practices
U.S. pharmacy groups applaud journalists’ deep dive into the practices of pharmacy benefits managers that increase drug costs, reduce pharmacy sustainability.

Vicki Wood
5/22/2024
Editorial: Two simple questions
I’m amazed that even after two decades of focusing on innovative practitioners, I continue to meet people who are launching inspiring new pharmacy career options.

Vicki Wood
5/20/2024
A real look beyond the myths of pharmacist prescribing
Host of popular CBC series “White Coat Black Art” digs into the reality of how pharmacists in Alberta are filling healthcare gaps—and asks tough questions.

Vicki Wood
5/20/2024
POLL: Are you proactive about harassment/violence from the public?
Upon learning that 50% of pharmacy staff have faced aggression from customers and patients, the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia launched a public awareness campaign.

Vicki Wood
5/16/2024
Will anyone listen this time?
A new report from an independent economic think tank calls for all provinces to allow pharmacists the full scope of practice afford to their counterparts in Alberta. Will anyone listen?

Vicki Wood
4/16/2024
POLL: Is pharmacy's ‘most-trusted’ reputation at risk?
Are you worried about the toll this publicity is taking on pharmacy's long-held reputation as one of the ‘most-trusted’ professions?

Vicki Wood