Rosalind Stefanac

Author Profile

Rosalind Stefanac is an award-winning, Toronto-based writer and editor with a particular interest in healthcare, business and retail journalism. After many years reporting for the Financial Post and editing the Mississauga Business Times, she took on an editorial staff position at Pharmacy Practice (now Pharmacy Practice + Business Magazine) in 1998 and subsequently became the editor. She eventually launched her own freelance writing business, but continues to enjoy covering the latest happenings in the pharmacy and physician sectors. When she's not profiling innovators in healthcare, she helps manage the continuing education program at eCortex for pharmacists, as well as the Tech Talk newsletter and CE program for pharmacy technicians.

More recently, Rosalind has ventured into travel writing and has a particular passion for exploring wild spaces and urban places. In her free time, she enjoys making music as a violinist with the Mississauga Symphony.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

6/27/2022
New national resource to support people living with chronic pain
Initiative to integrate pharmacists as key part of pain management platform.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/20/2022
Walmart raises wages for U.S. pharmacy techs, with plans to hire 5,000 more
Corporate giant "gets serious" about attracting top talent and celebrating techs as community heroes.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/20/2022
Second Act: Pharmacist turned coach
Karen Graham has used her pharmacy training to help numerous organizations and individuals solve problems and find their purpose.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/12/2022
U.S. trade commission to investigate business practices of PBMs
Independent pharmacy groups had lobbied for years that audit, clawback and policy practices were harming both pharmacies and patient care.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/12/2022
Ontario pharmacist aims to launch first Metaverse pharmacy
AI-enabled platform to allow one-on-one virtual consults and medication tracking.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/4/2022
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy announces new executive director
Foundation's former ED Dayle Acorn set to retire after a 15-year tenure.

Rosalind Stefanac
6/2/2022
Extensive online program delves into all things cannabis
CE geared to pharmacists as patients now expect them to know about all interactions.

Rosalind Stefanac
5/30/2022
Patients in control spark new roles for pharmacists
Post-pandemic, expect to see a revived interest in health and wellness OTCs.

Rosalind Stefanac
5/24/2022
Independent U.S. pharmacies take quasi-monopolies to task
Submission to Federal Trade Commission urges action on mega companies putting patients at risk.

Rosalind Stefanac
5/22/2022
New site aims to raise awareness around medication safety
With content driven by pharmacy students, goal is to educate and reduce errors

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