Diversity & Inclusion

The Ontario College of Pharmacists discussed a motion to remove James Morrison, its board chair, in a board meeting yesterday.

I do consultant work in sexual medicine for Southern Alberta. I can state without hesitation that the medical knowledge base of my patients regarding sex is NOT great.

The group representing the country’s physicians says in a statement that it will livestream the apology ceremony taking place in Victoria on Sept. 18.

Labour Minister Jill Balser says the bill is the product of consultations with the Canadian Cancer Society, adding that it aligns with other Canadian jurisdictions.

Health minister Adrian Dix says in a statement that the expanded slate of First Nations primary care clinics is another step in ‘dismantling and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism from B.C.’s healthcare system.’

Board chair James Morrison's proposal said in the last three months, the OCP has seen an increase in ‘behaviours indicative of board discord and a breakdown of trust.’

Full disclosure: I am not now, nor was I ever, a pharmacist. But as they say: ‘some of my best friends are pharmacists’ and I sure got to know hundreds—thousands?—of pharmacists and their teams over my 27 years in pharmacy. I was proud and privileged to be entrusted with the leadership of an independent community retail pharmacy brand.

Being a striker, regardless of how good, gave me an identity and I quickly realized how important it is for people to have jobs. When pharmacists try to do everything themselves, they take someone else’s job. When we fail at delegating, we accidentally take purpose and importance away from others. Not only does this mitigate the impact the multi-tasking pharmacist can make, but also blunts what others have to offer on the team.