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4 top U-turn decisions pivotal to your pharmacy practice
A U-turn is a manoeuvre to completely change direction. For most decisions in life, changing direction goes without much notice or consequence. Most of life’s day-to-day decisions don’t carry much consequence if we get them wrong. But there are 4 choices that carry much more weight.
Smart pharmacy staffing for the holidays
Labour shortages have been a fact of life for generations. Complicating this situation is the significant upset in staff availability over the holidays. So how do you plan your pharmacy staffing for the holiday season?

Young Leader in Pharmacy Sarah Blythe: "Right from day one I knew I would be working in a community pharmacy in a small town."

After graduation, I started off as a staff pharmacist, providing patient care and practising to my full scope of practice. I learned a lot from my boss at the time, as well as from the other pharmacists and staff I was working with. Then the pandemic hit.
Rates, risks and your pharmacy’s value: Part 1

Would-be pharmacist-owners are finding that the days of cheap borrowing costs are waning. So, are existing pharmacist-owners in the process of refinancing as the terms on their mortgages come due?
What pharmacists can do for Flu 2022

After two years of atypically low flu seasons due to COVID public health measures, we may be in for a tough fall. As influenza transmission/exposure was low in the community over the last 2 years, there is concern over the reduction in natural immunity to influenza.
Five top sleep habits for pharmacists and how to win with them

Pharmacists don’t always take their own advice. We counsel on sleep hygiene and appropriate sedative use, then go home and turn on the TV or burn 35 minutes on our phones.
What's your capacity to face problems in your pharmacy?

I ran into an old friend who is currently a district supervisor for several pharmacies. After a bit of small talk, I asked how things were going and how her team was holding up. She went on to describe a bleak situation.
Pharmacy leaders resemble triathletes in at least 7 ways

The make-up of a triathlete is not all that different from that of a pharmacist. Years of triathlon training and racing have taught me many translatable skills and qualities that have translated into my becoming a better pharmacy leader.
4 tips to enhance the patient journey – and your business, Part 2.

When I went through my undergraduate education in pharmacy, I was told, if there are red flag symptoms/signs, refer to a doctor. That was the end of that conversation.
Pharmacy leadership and the riddle of the 3 frogs on a log

Often, when we start to think about how things can improve, we quickly jump to external sources and resources and become discouraged because we may not have much, if any, control over those resources.

4 top U-turn decisions pivotal to your pharmacy practice

Smart pharmacy staffing for the holidays

Young Leader in Pharmacy Sarah Blythe: "Right from day one I knew I would be working in a community pharmacy in a small town."

Rates, risks and your pharmacy’s value: Part 1

What pharmacists can do for Flu 2022

Five top sleep habits for pharmacists and how to win with them

What's your capacity to face problems in your pharmacy?

Pharmacy leaders resemble triathletes in at least 7 ways

4 tips to enhance the patient journey – and your business, Part 2.

Pharmacy leadership and the riddle of the 3 frogs on a log