Diversity & Inclusion

3 friends – the critic, the “friend” who never shows up, and your best friend
I don’t know what your relationship is like with these three friends, but I invite and encourage you to be the best friend to today, just as he is to you. Do not count on tomorrow, for he is always accompanied by tons of anxiety. Learn from yesterday, but do not spend so much time that you are filled with regret over what you woulda, coulda, shoulda.
3 tips to help pharmacy leaders clear the slate
Clearing the slate means that I come to work each day with the discipline of delegating as many items from my to-do list to others as I can. I explain ahead of time that I am passionate about what we do and I think about it a lot. The thinking generates many action items that I alone could never accomplish.

Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland’s motion to introduce budget bill

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill.
Stop asking me if I’ve tried keto: Why weight stigma is more than just being mean to fat people

People may think weight stigma only manifests as rude comments. But the reality is that it's often insidious—fat microaggressions invade every aspect of daily life and remind fat people that they are not viewed as okay.
Negligence, bias blamed in death of elderly Indigenous woman at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg

The lawsuit claims the actions of all the defendants named led to the woman’s death.
#NoMoreManels and the ‘Med Ed Pledge’

The European Endometriosis League faced backlash for an all-male panel on women's health in 2022, now initiatives like the Med Ed Pledge and the CMEX directory are changing things.
My letter to my MP, Anita Anand, about the recent tax law changes

An open letter to her MP about the recent tax changes introduced by the federal government, by an Ontario ER physician.
Planned update to sperm-donor questions still unfair to gay, bisexual men: lawyer

There is no scientific justification for certain questions on the form, the lawyer says.
How do you make tough decisions in your pharmacy business?

In the pharmacy, there are many decisions to make. Some are easy to make, others are much more difficult. The decisions are not only about patient care; they also include decisions about staffing, inventory management and contracting, and list goes on (and on).
What’s your pharmacy leader strategy? Are you ‘in charge’ yet ‘out of control’?

Great pharmacy leaders find themselves organically in charge of the operation yet out of the control of the minutia. How? They create an environment where people contribute to the development of their plans. They mobilize the right answers by giving autonomy.

3 friends – the critic, the “friend” who never shows up, and your best friend

3 tips to help pharmacy leaders clear the slate

Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland’s motion to introduce budget bill

Stop asking me if I’ve tried keto: Why weight stigma is more than just being mean to fat people

Negligence, bias blamed in death of elderly Indigenous woman at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg

#NoMoreManels and the ‘Med Ed Pledge’

My letter to my MP, Anita Anand, about the recent tax law changes

Planned update to sperm-donor questions still unfair to gay, bisexual men: lawyer

How do you make tough decisions in your pharmacy business?

What’s your pharmacy leader strategy? Are you ‘in charge’ yet ‘out of control’?