Vicki Wood

Vicki Wood

Editor, Pharmacy Practice+Business

Author Profile

Vicki Wood is a veteran journalist and editor with almost three decades covering the Canadian pharmacy profession. She started as a news writer for Maclean Hunter's Pharmacist News then moved to various positions on iterations of the publication now comprising Pharmacy Practice + Business and the pharmacists' web portal CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca. Some core memories from her journey with Canadian pharmacists include the fight to keep selling tobacco in pharmacies (!), Days spent at Queens Park covering the pharmacy protests against Ontario's fee cuts and celebrating pharmacy superstars and emerging leaders at the Commitment to Care Awards.

She truly enjoys sharing the stories of Canada's most creative, innovative pharmacy practitioners in the publication's regular Innovators series, and reporting on trending issues discovered at pharmacy professional gatherings. You will find her searching for new ideas and new pharmacists to celebrate at pharmacy events across North America—from Canada's provincial meetings to National conferences and even the American Pharmacists Association or National Community Pharmacists' Association's annual conventions.

Under Vicki's editorship, the publications have earned a number of industry awards including the U.S, FOLIO and Tabbie Awards and Canada's Kenneth R Wilson Awards and many from the National Magazine Awards: B2B. She was also the recipient in 2012 of Rogers' annual CEO Award and 2011 Community Involvement Award for her work as founder of a Toronto food bank, meal and support program for inner-city youth. She currently lives in Picton, Ont. where she spends time outside of work volunteering with the County Food Hub, the Hastings & Prince Edward Learning Foundation and helps out at various local farms and wineries.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

12/19/2024
10 takeaways from Pharmacy U
It was chilly and rainy in Vancouver on November 2, but inside the downtown conference centre where hundreds of pharmacists were gathered for a day of learning.

Vicki Wood
12/5/2024
Specialty pharmacy a rapidly-emerging area of practice
At Neighbourhood Pharmacies of Canada’s annual Specialty Pharmacy Summit, the message was clear. Community pharmacies should no longer feel excluded from the specialty pharmacy arena.

Vicki Wood
11/10/2024
Pharmacy owners: this is your chance to step into the spotlight
We love to showcase successful, innovative pharmacies. That’s why we included a Business Innovation category in our Pharmacy Practice + Business Awards.

Vicki Wood
11/7/2024
ISO: Young practitioners breaking boundaries
The Rising Star award was created to elevate young practitioners who are carving a new path in the pharmacy profession.

Vicki Wood
10/31/2024
Editorial: Changing winds, changing minds
We’re used to the inevitable pushback when physicians feel threatened by the growing responsibilities of other health professionals. But when a recent advocacy statement from the Ontario Medical Association hit our desks in late September, we were gobsmacked.

Vicki Wood
10/22/2024
POLL: How is vaccine season going so far?
The government of British Columbia announced record-breaking uptake for flu and COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies during the first week of the Fall 2024 launch. What's been your experience with vaccine demand in your pharmacy so far?

Vicki Wood
9/10/2024
Showing up for the future we want
After years of lamenting (okay, let’s be honest—complaining about) any changes our local government makes that I don’t like, I recently went to my first community planning meeting.

Vicki Wood
9/5/2024
Navigating the OTC aisles with older adults
When it comes to options for self-care and treatment of common ailments with nonprescription products, there is arguably no one who needs the guidance of a pharmacist more than the older patient.

Vicki Wood
9/3/2024
Wound care and first aid simplified for pharmacists
Do you find yourself hesitating when presented with a patient needing your help with wound care? If so, you are not alone. Susie Jin is eager to share how she gained confidence in treating wounds in community pharmacy practice.

Vicki Wood
8/25/2024
POLL: How will your pharmacy respond to the nicotine pouch changes?
Health Canada has ruled that as of this week, nicotine pouches (Zonnic) will only be allowed to be sold from behind the pharmacy counter. Similar to Schedule II drugs, only a pharmacist or a dispensary staff supervised by a pharmacist may sell the pouches.

Vicki Wood