Cristina Alarcon
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/24/2013
Professional Integrity: Can we agree to disagree?
Why I'm against divorcing personal from professional ethics. - 1/28/2013
What really matters
A patient's recent suicide was a tragic reminder of what pharmacy's all about—being there for our patients. - 12/16/2012
Point-free loyalty
Thank you, College of Pharmacists of B.C., for proposing to scrap loyalty points in the name of better patient care. - 8/20/2012
Eagerly awaiting Pharmacist Independence Day
I long for the day when all pharmacies go back to being independently owned. Not feasible, you say? It works in Europe. - 5/15/2012
All is not a tale of woe
Government legislation is raising a slumbering giant from its comfortable sleep. Here's how pharmacies are fighting back. - 3/4/2012
First the good news, then the bad…
Here's hoping B.C.'s period of health system “renewal” doesn't shatter the pharmacy profession too badly. - 11/29/2011
Reasons for hope
In B.C., new College board members bring renewed sense of openness and optimism. - 10/4/2011
B.C.'s renegotiations to go spiralling downwards?
Forgive me for being pessimistic about the health minister's plans to reopen negotiations with pharmacists. - 8/30/2011
Med Reviews: Good service isn't free
New guidelines have effectively disqualified the majority of British Columbians from receiving an excellent pharmacy service. - 6/21/2011
Conscience rights: Emergency plan overturned
An Illinois court has struck down a 2005 measure that would force pharmacists to provide the morning after pill. - 5/23/2011
My first paid med review: Professionally satisfying, financially unjustified
I would have to complete over 150 med reviews per month to make up for revenues lost due to government cutbacks. - 4/11/2011
A chance to say thanks
In a spirit of gratitude, I'll surely be doing my med reviews—which B.C. now pays for.
