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- 5/18/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Chirag Dave: "Seeing a colleague transform from surviving to thriving is a fulfillment like no other."
I've discovered that the greatest impact I've made in my career is not with my patients but with my colleagues. While the impacts I've made with patients fulfill my sense of purpose, the biggest difference I can make is helping empower my colleagues to be confident and effective in their work. - 5/18/2022
European formula not yet on store shelves despite temporary Health Canada allowance
On May 9, Health Canada recommended that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency temporarily suspend bilingual labelling and nutrient composition requirements to allow infant formula imports from Europe, and thereby reduce Canada's reliance on U.S. suppliers. - 5/18/2022
Meet Lisa Dolovich: Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto
I am an academic pharmacy leader and Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. I do research, teach, and hold various leadership roles across pharmacy and healthcare. - 5/18/2022
POLL: How are you feeling about the return of live educational events?
We're starting to see the re-emergence of in-person pharmacy conferences and events this Spring. How comfortable are you feeling with their reemergence? - 5/17/2022
Canada’s premiers are missing a real chance to fix our ailing healthcare system
When Canada’s premiers doubled down earlier this year on their demand for a $28 billion unconditional increase in the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), they missed an opportunity to finally achieve the kind of healthcare reform our underperforming system has been told it needs over and over again. - 5/17/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador pharmacists now allowed to prescribe Paxlovid
Until now, its use was limited to a hospital setting, and the drug was rationed for only the most high-risk cases. - 5/17/2022
International Pharmaceutical Federation assembles resources for pharmacists looking to aid Ukraine
Partner organizations of pharmacy professionals from around the world are finding ways to take action. - 5/17/2022
Lorraine's Pharmacy: The bittersweetness of selling the family business
When Chris and Erin Briggs wake up tomorrow morning, they'll be celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary. And thanks to a simple twist of fate, it will also be the first day they won't have to go downtown to work in their drugstore. - 5/17/2022
Neighbourhood Pharmacies hosting webinar on community pharmacy services across Canada
Neighbourhood Pharmacies CEO Sandra Hanna and its vice-president of pharmacy affairs Shelita Dattani will lead the discussion - 5/16/2022
Sudden cardiac death and intercourse
Rare, but it happens. Researchers used a database of SCD cases that were referred to the center for cardiac pathology at St George’s University of London between 1994 and 2020.