Corporate Responsibility

Tips for pharmacists to lend money to your kids the right way
Many pharmacy owners have the means and the desire to loan money to their children for a variety of good reasons. This post considers some of the pitfalls you may wish to consider. We encourage you, as pharmacy owners, to speak with your accountant and estate lawyer before loaning money to your children. You’ll be glad you did!
How do you create value in your pharmacy?
In my career I’ve been able to witness value creation firsthand. A powerful example of it came when we, in the pharmacy where I was working, were scaling our immunization program and discovered a significant gap in our training. Reports indicated that our CPR training—a vital skill for pharmacists—was highly inconsistent.

5 tips to deal with pharmacy sick calls

I strongly believe that when we make the decision to hire someone, that person becomes part of the family and needs our support and resources until exiting. The first priority of a leader is to take care of staff, then staff can take care of customers and customers can take care of business.
Optimizing your community pharmacy with lean management

Lean management should be about ensuring that everyone works at their highest skill level.
5 year-end tax tips for pharmacists

Every investor likely has specific circumstances and situations that may limit utilization of some of these year-end tax tips. It’s best to check with your accountant first before making any tax-related changes. You have plenty of time before the year end to take action, so get cracking…unless you actually enjoy paying taxes!
Interior Health fined after hospital workers exposed to illicit substance

A notice posted online by WorkSafeBC, the province’s worker protection agency, says the $274,073 fine imposed in August was the result of an incident in which two workers were sickened after a noxious odour was detected in a patient’s room.
‘Somebody should be paying attention’: Ontario has no healthcare plan for alcohol harms as sales expand

Thursday marks the province’s final stage of opening up the alcohol sales market as grocery stores that are not already selling booze can stock their shelves with beer, wine and coolers.
Street names in Ont. town to be auctioned off in support of hospital foundation

The Town of New Tecumseth has donated three street naming opportunities to be auctioned off in support of the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation.
What's the secret pharmacy code?

Having leadership guidelines – like a road map – remember road maps, pre-GPS? – ensures your team knows your expectations and those of your store or the organization which you lead or where you work. I call this my – but ultimately the team’s – Leadership Code.
With listeria top of mind, manufacturers are upping testing protocols: food experts

From frozen waffles and pancakes to beef jelly tongue, recent listeria recalls may have consumers concerned that more of the bacteria is infiltrating the food chain, but experts say that’s not the case.

Tips for pharmacists to lend money to your kids the right way

How do you create value in your pharmacy?

5 tips to deal with pharmacy sick calls

Optimizing your community pharmacy with lean management

5 year-end tax tips for pharmacists

Interior Health fined after hospital workers exposed to illicit substance

‘Somebody should be paying attention’: Ontario has no healthcare plan for alcohol harms as sales expand

Street names in Ont. town to be auctioned off in support of hospital foundation

What's the secret pharmacy code?

With listeria top of mind, manufacturers are upping testing protocols: food experts