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Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to influence prescribing and improve patient care through academic detailing—a dynamic, relationship-based approach to continuing education.

Mindset, comparison and purpose matter more than the number on your paycheque.

Persons with a BP ≥ 130/ ≥ 80 mmHg are now considered to have an elevated BP, which is a lower threshold than the previous guideline.

While walking up the front steps, I couldn’t help but notice my legs ached and my head hurt—more pressure than pain. I knew this pressure because I’d felt it many times on this job. It’s exhaustion due to lack of sleep—inevitable with this type of work, just part of the job

Dr. Hector Baillie recounts a full-circle moment while meeting a familiar patient in the ER, 25 years later.

As we start the new year, Canada’s pharmacare plan stands at a crossroads. Will we deliver universal access to prescription drugs or keep a patchwork system that leaves millions at risk?

The lesson learned (again) from this encounter, was to elicit a careful, thorough history, especially from young people.