The Kindly Country Quack Burnout in the birthing unit We've heard of Uber Kitten—what about Uber Baby for insomnia? A Sarnia family doctor with 4,500 patients Are you a mentor or tormentor? Healthy Aging After 30 years in practice, here are six things I know for sure Five ways to boost pharmacy revenue, even during COVID-19 Motivating staff as you work through a pandemic Finding my personal niche in compounding drugopinions From bartender to cardiologist: My husband’s journey When a pharmacist comes to your rescue Bringing care to patients’ homes When an introvert pretends they're an extrovert Nurturing our Nature Credibility without competence? Menopause care is not optional Sixteen years later: A marriage still surviving medicine Feeling like a motherhood failure A Pharmacist's Journey Let's talk PPNs! Smartening your lease logic, Part 2 Smarten up your lease logic to negotiate pharmacy ownership The importance of the banner agreement and lease when opening a pharmacy Trauma Doc Physician! Explain thyself! Why would a doctor join TikTok? Trauma in medicine Beyond the pharmacy counter From hesitation to action: lessons learned in my first digital venture Beyond the pharmacy counter: building digital property as a pharmacist Technician Tales A glimpse into pandemic life for a PEI pharmacy tech How to get beyond the Frustrated Patient Pursuing the sometimes perplexing path to continuing education How techs can win over pharmacists Piece of Mind The medical textbook depository Runway 23, revisited The madness that was March 2020 Joe, snow and the widow Life Support That time I could've been taken hostage in the ER Here and queer Art and medicine All your life, you were wedded to ____ Reality-Based Medicine The importance of holistic recommendations as part of a patient’s treatment approach The power of primary prevention in community outpatient practice Torsades de pointes vs. sepsis—can you avoid both? Chronic persistent refractory cough — diagnosis by exclusion Complementary Medicine When psychedelics meet prescribed drugs A mixed bag of supplement studies Life advice from Arnie Should you take the (cold) plunge? A Dose of Strategy Optimizing your community pharmacy with lean management Plugging the drain: The critical role of loss prevention in community pharmacies The business case for philanthropy and social innovation Embracing innovation in community pharmacy: A three-pronged approach Embracing Our Full Scope We can—and should—all be pharmacy advocates, every day Overcoming the fear of a full scope Fitting a full scope into a busy work day A slow roll-out of a full scope of practice is not a safe one RxQuest Practicing a language while practising pharmacy Life after licensure: The first steps on my pharmacist journey Pharmacy unscripted: Redefining the role beyond the counter Rethinking career fulfilment in pharmacy: the case for a portfolio career Point of Care: Where Life Meets Medicine Locums, lynx and bears, oh my! Turning 40, with thoughts of settling down (eventually) How I survive winters in northern Canada Is there really any accountability in rural medical education? Patients Over Profits Learning to understand how patients think COVID-19 and pharmacy design Usual and customary Saskatchewan joins the flu shot pack Solo Practice, Solo Parent Are we ribbons? Playground antics The environmental impact of the anxiety pandemic I am a coupon Therapeutic Issues Breaking the cycle: Lamotrigine and hormonal contraceptive interactions To take or not to take: Acetaminophen during pregnancy Cannabinoid drug interactions: Essential insights for pharmacists Understanding the interplay of menopausal hormone therapy and dementia Strategy Marketing: What's in it for you? It's flu vaccine season in the pharmacy: are you ready? Back Talk: Hiring to ensure pharmacy team collaboration and engagement: Part 3 Back Talk: The importance of Collaboration: Part 2 Travel Health PPIs—An easy ‘hi’ but a difficult goodbye Is homemade sunscreen a recipe for disaster? Getting your zzz’s while overseas: A guide to jet lag Why the Canadian Immunization Guide should be our first stop for vaccination decision-making Savvy Sex Ed What every patient needs to know to act as their own navigator As physicians, we are not immune to intimate partner violence The hygiene hypothesis Yeast infections vs. lichen simplex chronicus The Starting Point Networking for joy Person-centered care: where everyone wins The prescription for a joyful pharmacy practice Pharmacy & Politics Even veterans get exam-time anxiety Survey says burnout still an issue When will our workplaces catch up with our practice scope? Why do we keep feeding the pharmacist burnout machine? Adverse Reactions GLP-1 receptor agonists and pancreatic cancer Antidepressant-induced weight gain Adverse drug events in outpatient settings Antihypertensives and eczematous dermatitis Advancing the Profession More funding and collaboration to fuel practice change Riding the wave of public support Pharmacists push through with services despite pandemic Pharmacy services stay the course (mostly) WhiteCoat Rant My nights at the Midnight circus Burning down the healthcare house Am I a quack? Pharmacists who drive me crazy Memories, Medicine & Moods The red shoes Scatterbrained The good old hockey game—in the emergency department Monday at the gym Layered Pharmacy Leadership Why should pharmacists avoid cutting their own lawns? Pharmacy is like jumping out of an airplane. You need a backup chute How do you avoid hurt feelings in your pharmacy? 3 key reasons pharmacists are lonely at the top PharmXcel How did I start my new career? By starting. Why I launched a pharmacogenomics learning program The tipping point Top 10 takeaways from FIP2023 Tech Tales Pleasant but problematic patients What's in a wage? Tips from a tech for a better flu season No relief in ‘relief pharmacist?’ Beyond the script Beyond sodium: what pharmacists should know about nonpharmacological strategies for hypertension From the Other Side of the Counter Who’s afraid of AI? Editorial: New ideas from surprising sources Editorial: It’s not ‘just’ OTC counselliing Fighting PBMs, advocacy and what full-scope can really look like: A friendly cross-border pharmacy collab Crossing the Rubicon The public's picture of the pharmacist's role is worth a thousand words Hospitals are the new cathedrals Pharmacy, Donald Trump and TV Pharmacy takes another haircut Minor Ailment Therapeutics Clearing the air: managing allergic rhinitis Digesting the details of IBS Natural doesn’t mean neutral Management of oral thrush Managing Be the positive voice Quiet quitting in the pharmacy It takes courage to lead We have it backwards Where Art Meets Medicine The one-word prescription: ‘No’ When faster isn’t better You disgust me . . . Sunglasses—a polarizing blog? PharmTech The right patient, at the right place, at the right time A new generation of health services marketplaces The pros and cons of chat-based healthcare Increasing pharmacists' radius of care through telehealth Dermatology Issues Rosacea management: Focus on topical and oral therapies Technician Insights Which is better: hospital or community practice? Why it's time I got out of my comfort zone Do pharmacists really know what pharmacy techs can do? Learning to work together Cardiovascular Issues The rising star of GLP-1 receptor agonists: Keeping up with the cardiovascular outcomes High-dose NSAID + PPI + colchicine? It’s probably pericarditis Dyslipidemia and statin therapy in patients with HIV Rx marks the spot Why patients trust pharmacists more than anyone else Just an Old Country Doctor MoH pleasantly surprises (!) and OMA disappoints in arbitration briefs What to look for in next week’s arbitration hearings on a deal for Ontario’s doctors From Pill to Till The deadly distraction of COVID-19 Discerning the truth in clinical studies shouldn't be this hard If pharmacists are essential, protect them What does COVID-19 have to do with our medication supply? PharmAspire Changes and choices A (rapid) turn of the page Finding silver linings The reason why they call what we do a "practice" Practical Diabetes Once-weekly insulin: a spotlight on insulin icodec Diabetes and the use of sugar substitutes Talking with patients about continuous glucose monitoring Supporting older people living with type 2 diabetes Healthcare by Design Zero to one: A journey into podcasting Lessons my vacation taught me about preventative care Pharmacy 4.0 Can mid-career pharmacists shift gears towards the future of work? Geriatric Issues Is low-dose ASA a good choice for all older adults? Why pharmacists should join the deprescribing conversation Key issues in managing hypertension in the elderly Managing Pruritus in the elderly Rx for Renewal Joy—the extended-release version of happiness To combat burnout, build resilient routines The physiological foundations of flow: Exploring the heart-brain connection Filling the fitness gap—strategies for health-conscious pharmacists North of Patient Beyond the obvious: the intangible value of the physical exam The Business of Care Beyond the numbers: The heart of pharmacy Pharmacy staffing and workforce optimization: Balancing cost and care Empathy and excellence: A culture for your pharmacy Pharmacy Forward TV bloopers, COVID style: Tips for safe and pain-free injections Big Magic: Creating passion for pharmacy again A possible solution to the 'Pharmacists’ Dilemma' How to write a book, plus why it's good for a niche practice (Part III) Pharmacy Finance The financial future of independent pharmacy: are owners prepared? It's year-end tax cleanup time for your pharmacy business! Is it time for you to buy another pharmacy? Tips for pharmacists to lend money to your kids the right way The Omniverse Axe the silos and the fax will axe itself COVID tracking needs a better digital health system The iPhone figured it out, why can’t my EMR? Face it, we have a drug problem Pharmacist Mama A system-wide problem needs a system-wide solution, and pharmacists have one It's time to really appreciate pharmacy Why do we make it so hard for patients to access Paxlovid? Penalizing the patient for my care? That’s a hard no. Menopause Understanding depression in midlife women Workplace happiness requires Emotional Intelligence The Pharmacist Lawyer Why all pharmacists should think like pharmacy owners Key questions would-be pharmacy owners should ask Deprescribing Can tools fix our polypharmacy problems? Where to start? Engaging patients: your words matter Deprescribing: finding the best fit for individual patients Doug’s Leadership Lessons Doug’s Lessons in Leadership: Enabling others to reach their full potential Lessons in leadership: Nurturing culture The gift of truth Doug’s leadership code: mistakes = opportunities Prescription in Pixels Let’s get curious about the systems surrounding us Tech Tonic Virtual care requires secure broadband infrastructure COVID-19 shines spotlight on healthcare tech Lesson from Italy: healthcare workers are the deadliest vector Coronavirus may speed adoption of kiosks and virtual care Drug News Drug News—May 2025 Drug News—April 2025 Drug news—February Drug news—November/December 2024 Managing Pain Gabapentinoids for chronic pain unexpected benefits or added risk? Escaping the daily grind: Non-oral buprenorphine options for opioid use disorder management Navigating painful decisions: Pain management in older adults Good in a crisis: pharmacists’ roles in opioid stewardship Casebook of a Community Internist Alcohol: What we know now Tobacco and disease What is geriatrics? An internist's perspective Lists of 10 Apothecary sentiments Is there a crack in the Act? What’s sex got to do with it? Dear imminent apothecary . . . How I'm planning not to burn out in 2023 in a profession where it's all too easy Leadership in Pharmacy How can you help your pharmacy team handle challenging days? How do you lead through change in your pharmacy? As pharmacists, are you open to options? How can pharmacists help people say “yes”? The MS Pharmacist Sensory impairment: numbness or tingling Multiple sclerosis symptoms: optic neuritis Multiple sclerosis symptoms: Dysphagia MS Symptoms: muscle weakness Pain Points I've got some problems with a recent BMJ-published guideline on non-cancer chronic spine pain Not all chronic pain is the same New guidelines bring ‘common sense’ back to opioid prescribing Clinical pain challenges: fibromyalgia (part one) The Healthcare Innovator How to leverage clinical skills in non-traditional careers Breaking into the pharmaceutical industry: a guide for pharmacy students Everyone wins when we invest in pharmacist entrepreneurs Will an MBA help clinicians grow?
