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- 7/15/2021
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? - 7/14/2021
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. - 7/8/2021
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. - 7/6/2021
How to make sure your patients are storing their medications correctly during a heat wave
Five tips on how to counsel patients on keeping their medications safe during summer heat waves. - 6/25/2021
Quiz: Test your contraceptive care for youth IQ
With public health restrictions easing and school out for summer, how’s your knowledge of contraception care for adolescents? - 6/24/2021
Checking in with pharmacists after a year of upheaval
In the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pharmacy Practice + Business reached out to a panel of pharmacists to see how they were coping, both professionally and personally. Here’s what they had to say about their lives now. - 6/17/2021
Virtual care platform used to schedule vaccine appointments
While some pharmacies bought new systems to handle COVID-19 vaccine bookings, DrugSmart pharmacies decided to use their existing virtual care platform to plan appointments. - 6/17/2021
Pharmacies play crucial role as provinces hinge reopening plans on vaccination rates
Provincial governments are watching vaccination rates closely as pharmacies across the country provide more first and second doses thanks to increased supply. - 6/13/2021
Ontario needs to find innovative solutions to clear backlog of medical services: experts
The backlog of medical services is in the millions and some physicians are suggesting that hard work alone is not the solution and innovative ways to address the challenge should be explored. One solution could be sharing the load across Ontario's healthcare system. - 6/10/2021
Pharmacies rushing to provide accelerated second doses
Pharmacies in all ten provinces are now providing first and second doses as provincial reopening plans hinge on vaccination rates and the country tries to stay a step ahead of the Delta variant.