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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/28/2011
How to establish the pharmacist's role in a collaborative practice
Across Canada, pharmacists are increasingly taking on the role of medication managers within primary healthcare teams. These practices include physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and social workers. Here are a few key steps that I’ve learned are necessary for pharmacists to establish their role. - 3/28/2011
Collaboration on the go
Ontario team doesn't let distance get in the way of collaborative diabetes care - 11/21/2010
Prescription adaptations by pharmacists are a better use of everyone's time, says B.C. physician
I’m a family physician from the U.K. I have been working in Canada for nearly two years, in British Columbia. There are many differences in the way the two countries deliver primary health care, including issues around prescribing. - 10/19/2010
Collaboration and patient empowerment improve cardiovascular health for Nova Scotians
The last four years have been the most professionally fulfilling in my nursing career. I have enjoyed a successful collaboration with primary-care physicians, pharmacists, dietitians and other, and I have witnessed the power of motivational interviewing—all to help patients improve their cardiovascular health via the ANCHOR project. - 6/30/2010
The benefits of prescribing authority for pharmacists
When I first obtained advanced prescribing authorization in 2009, two years after I started working as a pharmacist for a primary care network (PCN) in Alberta, I used to have a lot of conversations that went something like this: "So, are you a nurse or a doctor?" "Actually, I’m neither. I am a pharmacist." - 5/18/2010
Pharmacist-physician collaboration: A ripening synergy
Collaboration between health professionals is increasingly a topic of great interest. With the new and existing models of care and new payment options for physicians (and possibly pharmacists), the continuous evolution of primary health care is at the top of most health policy agendas—all for priority implementation. Transitioning into this highly supportable framework of teams and collaboration is happening in most patients’ circle of care—ready or not!