5/15/2023 For some reason, seeing that email from the College telling me I’ve been selected to take an online continuing competency test raises my anxiety levels. I did mine quickly, just to put it in the rear view mirror.
1/30/2023 Surveys continue to show a high level of burnout among pharmacy practitioners. Now we need respondents to help us understand what is causing the burnout and how to solve the problems.
1/10/2023 Our new scopes of practice offer amazing patient care opportunities and increased awareness of pharmacists as primary health. Sadly, the public still sees a lot of pharmacist counting pills and cashing out purchases.
6/15/2022 Adding more pharmacists to the mix is not going to fix the problems in our broken community pharmacy model.
3/17/2022 Our national association has asked governments to increase the supply of pharmacists in Canada, but where is the evidence that there is an ongoing shortage of pharmacists?
2/4/2022 In the past I served on the board at the Ontario Pharmacists Association, spending about six years dedicated to voicing issues relevant to the practice of pharmacy. Along the way I have used my blog to highlight issues, promote discussion, and encourage involvement in promoting change.
12/16/2021 Pharmacists have given their all to help battle this pandemic. Yet who's looking out for their safety when they feel at risk in their work environment?
10/18/2021 The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) reported in a national survey that 73% of pharmacists reported an increase in harassment, verbal abuse and other forms of abuse by patients since the pandemic began.
9/16/2021 While I am fully vaccinated and believe in the importance of vaccines, I also believe that publicly demonizing those who have chosen not to get vaccinated is counterproductive.
7/15/2021 What are the challenges pharmacy professionals encounter when delivering patient care? This is one of the issues covered by a new survey seeking pharmacist input.
9/21/2020 Voice your concerns in Ontario College of Pharmacists' survey on pharmacy environment
