ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 8/18/2021
Walmart Canada hosts vax-a-thon to promote walk-in appointments
Pharmacists will be on hand in Walmart stores on August 19 to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines. - 8/13/2021
From staffing costs to OTC woes: the financial impact of COVID-19 on five Canadian pharmacies
Five pharmacist-owners share the ups and downs of their pharmacies’ finances during the pandemic. - 8/13/2021
What do you know about catheter complications?
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy using peripherally inserted central catheters have an increased risk of developing a blood clot. What do you know about catheter-related thrombosis in these patients? - 8/6/2021
Adequate pay key to providing more community pharmacy services across the globe
A new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) reveals an expansion of pharmacy services around the globe, yet remuneration remains mainly product-based in the majority of countries. - 7/30/2021
Select hospitals in Ontario, Alberta adopt post-operative virtual monitoring
Results from a Canadian clinical trial investigating post-operative virtual monitoring have yet to be announced, but the program has already been deployed by some study sites for patients recovering from cancer surgery and other surgeries. - 7/20/2021
Canadians prefer to see their family physician tomorrow over another doctor today: survey
The College of Family Physicians of Canada commissioned a survey that reveals what Canadians want when it comes to primary care. - 7/19/2021
Canadians prefer to see their family physician tomorrow than another doctor today: survey
The College of Family Physicians of Canada commissioned a survey that reveals what Canadians want when it comes to primary care. - 7/16/2021
Community pharmacies weigh financial impacts of COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Pharmacies across Canada have purchased new appointment management software, hired more staff and updated phone systems to support the push to get people vaccinated against COVID-19. Was the payment from provincial governments enough to break even? - 7/15/2021
B.C. college developing cultural safety and humility practice standard
The practice standards would promote culturally safe healthcare and encourage doctors to provide care with humility as part of a move to address Indigenous-specific racism in B.C.'s healthcare system. - 7/9/2021
Pharmacists working to reach the final 20%
While COVID-19 vaccination rates are rising across the country, reaching the final groups of people yet to be immunized will take added effort. Pharmacists are perfectly poised to address vaccine hesitancy in its many forms.