Labor & Employment

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!
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.

The Doctor’s Lawyer: The bright side

At the opening of a client’s new clinic, lawyer Brooke Shekter witnessed the culmination of a physician’s resilience after breaking free from a difficult hospital situation.
POLL: Should colleges be prevented from pursuing doctors over any public comments they make?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
Quebec ‘ready to use’ notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province

The premier says his government is looking at requiring medical graduates from Quebec universities to reimburse the government the cost of their education unless they practise in the province for an unspecified period.
Optimizing your community pharmacy with lean management

Lean management should be about ensuring that everyone works at their highest skill level.
Leading through change in pharmacy

One of the earliest lessons I learned in pharmacy school was that pharmacy is always changing. My experience over my own career has certainly proven this to be true. However, while we were told to expect change, what I wasn't prepared for was how to embrace it, let alone lead others through it.
How your new pharmacy boss presses a special reset button

A new boss is an opportunity. People on are good behaviour and their minds are sharp. They are energized and observant. They try to make good impressions and become free to give opinions they would not have before. The new boss organically lights up the reset button, now available for the staff to press.
Conservatives are trying to loosen regulations on natural health products

New rules mean Health Canada can demand stores pull supplements and homeopathic medicines off shelves if they are found to be a health risk.
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.

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

5 tips to deal with pharmacy sick calls

The Doctor’s Lawyer: The bright side

POLL: Should colleges be prevented from pursuing doctors over any public comments they make?

Quebec ‘ready to use’ notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province

Optimizing your community pharmacy with lean management

Leading through change in pharmacy

How your new pharmacy boss presses a special reset button

Conservatives are trying to loosen regulations on natural health products

Interior Health fined after hospital workers exposed to illicit substance