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

4/11/2023
Oops . . . I caught it, again!
Do you remember where you were on March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic?

Vicki Wood
4/5/2023
The buzz on natural health products
Key drug interactions, safety issues, and how to approach NHP use by your patients.

Vicki Wood
3/28/2023
Different kind of ‘kiss’ is potential new treatment for male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Kisspeptin modulates activity in brain activity in regions related to sex drive, increases interest

Vicki Wood
3/26/2023
Understanding the communication needs of deaf patients
A deaf pharmacist explains how to bridge the gap between the deaf community and the hearing world

Vicki Wood
3/19/2023
Minor ailments counselling tools: #2 Frequent heartburn
Students from the Advanced Patient Self-Care elective at University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy have created counselling tools and patient handouts on some common minor ailments and conditions. Here’s the second installment.

Vicki Wood
3/16/2023
Announcing our Write to Win winners!
Creativity, eloquence earns three pharmacy professionals top prizes in writing contest.

Vicki Wood
3/14/2023
Is this the year you find your ‘Ikigai?’
In our first issue of 2023, we are very pleased to introduce the winners of our inaugural Pharmacy Practice + Business Awards.

Vicki Wood
3/14/2023
5 Tips: Optimizing migraine therapy and integrating new treatments
Migraine, a neurological condition that affects 25% of Canadian households, has been historically dismissed, underdiagnosed and undertreated. Until recently, there have been few new advances in medications used to manage the condition.

Vicki Wood
3/9/2023
Melting barriers
When I took a trial shift in a cancer care clinic years ago, I had no idea how much I would learn (and later teach others) about the importance of learning how to communicate effectively with different personality types.

Vicki Wood
3/2/2023
Hope is never lost
After celebrating my 29th birthday, I made the decision to go back to school and pursue the Pharmacy Technician Diploma. I was ready to change my life.

Vicki Wood