Discussions

While change in no longer optional in the pharmacy profession, how we approach it makes all the difference.

Early in her medical career, Dr. Bridgette Chan wound up being the one comforted by a patient in the face of terrible news.

Medicine is often described as a science, but most days it feels like translation.

Dr. Jones knows Kevin cannot make eye contact with him, but he still looks him in the eye. He knows Kevin cannot move, but he still shakes his hand. He knows Kevin cannot speak, but he still asks him how he is.

The simple strategy of steering clear of animals often isn't enough.

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When I first entered the pharmacy universe as a writer, I recall being surprised to learn that our readers were not just those people who stood behind the raised counters in drugstores (it was eons ago!).

After 41 years, this is my final week as a ‘pharmacist’ according to the Alberta College of Pharmacy.