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I’m a fan of e-prescribing, but I have all kinds of questions about the PrescribeIT® agreements from Health Infoway. First, allow me to declare my own conflict of interest.

In March of 2010 I attended a meeting where I was introduced to the concept of the Appointment-Based Model of pharmacy. A key component of this concept was using synchronized refills to be able to drive the appointments with patients. My imagination was captured!

In pharmacy, the work and the rewards are what you make them. Putting the work in the right way yields the right rewards.

If yours is a larger pharmacy, you may very well offer public washrooms. While what goes on behind those closed doors may not be top of mind when providing healthcare services, you shouldn't turn your back on this important part of your pharmacy.

It is not uncommon when I am discussing leadership with someone, especially a young leader, for the question to come up about what the most important things are a pharmacy leader does.

With interest rates rising, the housing market seems to be in a state of flux. The direction of housing prices – up, down or sideways – is a hot topic of conversation around dinner tables and office watercoolers, which is hardly surprising given how much wealth Canadians have tied up in their homes.

In pharmacy, we can make it easy to start by first automating the repetitive. Identify tasks that need to occur like clockwork. Use a weekly task log with day of the week headings to list what you need done on each day.

Effective benchmarking is an essential step towards boosting your pharmacy’s performance, and professional services – so often a grey area for pharmacist-owners – is a great place to start.