- Dec 27
The Express Scripts discussion is broader for Canadian pharmacy
I am firm in my belief that community pharmacy in Canada is part of the solution to the challenges that Canadians are facing in accessing primary care. - Dec 18
Would Canadian pharmacy employees vote for pay and submit?
I recognize that pharmacies are businesses, but pharmacists are frontline healthcare providers.
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- Apr 11
Evaluating patients for drug-induced liver injury
Drug-induced liver injury can range from asymptomatic liver enzyme elevation, the most common presentation, to acute liver failure.
- Oct 19
The little province that could—and did
Tiny Nova Scotia is leading the world in pharmacy innovation right now. By planning with care for the future of pharmacy, they’ve set themselves up for success. - July 18
Minor ailments a conflict of interest for pharmacists? Pu-leeze!
Once more for the record: pharmacists do not receive money for the prescriptions they prescribe.
- Jan 09
Why you should divide your pharmacy into its compartments
Compartmentalization permits risk management. Viewing your pharmacy down into its pieces can bring tremendous advantage. Structuring workflow or systems such that if disaster happens, only pieces are lost instead of the whole may sound tedious, but after one disaster the value will be evident. - Jan 09
Top tips for pharmacists who need to be babysitters
Ever find yourself working harder than you need to in the process of buying something for your pharmacy? When choosing a vendor, I have learned that I prefer to do business with those I can communicate with, which is a nice way of saying that I do not have to babysit them.
- Dec 26
Jesse’s predictions for pharmacists in 2024
The beginning of a new year often has people looking hopeful at the possibility of what may be. Yet we know the vast majority of people who set New Year’s resolutions drop them within days or weeks of starting them. And they do this year after year. - Dec 12
The hope of healthcare – trade-offs!
Within the world of pharmacy, we must be intentional to show the value that is provided to our patients. In the absence of recognizing the value, a patient can become disengaged with his care.
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- June 13
Six ways Ted Lasso teaches you to how to become a better doctor
If you've watched the show Ted Lasso, high five! If not, I'll give you some quotes and explain why I think they're relevant to your life! - Feb 14
The Swiss cheese holes
It was our sixth code in a week. This is unusually high at our small community hospital. Sometimes the ‘holes ’ lineup and things go very wrong.
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- Dec 07
5 top lessons I've learned from my patients
When I left pharmacy school over 20 years ago, I thought I had attained all the knowledge I needed in order to care for patients. The one thing that all those years of studying didn’t teach me was that my patients were going to become my greatest teachers.
- Dec 16
House-call horrors: It's Christmas at the biker bar too
What was I, a nice Jewish girl and new mother, doing out on a cold Christmas night riding around in an overheated car doing home visits? Well, someone has to work Christmas and it may as well be me.
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- Dec 15
Who's looking after the pharmacists?
Pharmacists have given their all to help battle this pandemic. Yet who's looking out for their safety when they feel at risk in their work environment?
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- Jan 16
12 business resolutions for pharmacist-owners in 2024
The new year – still fresh – presents an opportunity not only to look back at all that was accomplished over the past 12 months, but also to look ahead and set priorities for the new year. - Jan 09
The great annual debate: RRSPs vs TFSAs?
The RRSP deadline looms the end of February, and the new year brings an additional $7,000 of contribution room for Tax-Free Savings Accounts. Ideally, it would be great to maximize contributions to both RRSPs and TFSAs, but in some cases pharmacists can’t afford to do both every year.
- May 08
Financial atorvastatin
A cardiologist wonders whether he's made the right preventative moves to avoid a 'financial stroke' down the line. - Nov 28
November's the worst
March also sucks with similar cutting winds and grey skies and leafless trees. There is little clean snow to blanket the ugly.
- Apr 06
Unmatched: The perils of primary care in 2023
The highest number of unmatched family medicine slots. Let’s break it down. - Oct 02
The art of the chart: 10 tips that help me never chart at home
I am a very busy physician who is fully booked on clinic days. My last patient is booked at 4:45 p.m. and I rarely leave after 5:30 p.m. I leave with all my charting done.
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