Update on Ontario's minor ailment fundingA message from the OPA's chair of the board on funding for minor ailment assessments in Ontario. Dirt, marriage and cataract surgeryA few years ago, I began to find it hard to drive at night. There were halos around the street lamps and I was experiencing more and more eye-strain. I went to see my ophthalmologist and unsurprisingly I had cataracts. ‘Dr. Pharmacist?’ Pharmacists are about to start minor ailments prescribing Jan. 1 in Ontario but are they diagnosticians? What unintended consequences might we see? Leadership, advocacy and pharmacy – our future is bright Here's what I've learned: Pharmacy leadership is like an iceberg—much of the work being done on behalf of the profession happens out of sight. Happier at any size As Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes observes, words carry weight and there are more satisfying stories to tell ourselves. Think like a strategist Strategy is largely about differentiation—being specific about what you do and what you don’t do. Why death becomes us Dr. Gary Kinney was never particularly ‘death-friendly,’ but he now sees merit in pondering life’s final act. A Canadian medical Christmas Miracle I was exhausted and depressed after having seen 32 patients, many with the flu and colds, looking in vain for a miracle cure to save Christmas. POLL: Is dealing with drug shortages taking up a lot of your time as a pharmacist? Patients in your pharmacy, especially anxious parents, may be coming into your pharmacy looking for drugs of which there are currently shortages in Canada. How much of your workday as a pharmacist is this problem taking up? Editorial: The Charity Issue Charity is partly about considering our own priorities. First Previous 145 146 147 148 149 Next Last
