Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a health-sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, stepped down as co-chair of the department’s scientific advisory committee on pest control products late last month.
‘My instinct was I can’t sit with this. I can’t smell this. I have to get it off and no one was helping me do it. So, I just did it myself,’ the passenger said.
My key driving force to become an entrepreneur was fueled by my passion for patient care and my desire to make a meaningful impact and change in the healthcare industry. Throughout my career in pharmacy, cannabis, neuroscience, and community pharmacy, I witnessed the crucial intersection of business and patient care.
We asked the co-CEO, OnPharm-United and President, FIP—Community Pharmacy Section about everything from his favourite foods and his favourite career moments.
There have always been challenges confronting pharmacists, the pharmacy industry, and healthcare in Canada. Canadians consistently encounter difficulties with medication therapies, including issues with adherence, adverse effects, unmanaged polypharmacy, and suboptimal outcomes.