Corporate Responsibility

I remember working on a medication adherence program with colleagues who, while supportive of the idea, raised concerns about the required effort. I left those meetings feeling frustrated. I wanted things to be better for our pharmacy teams and the patients we serve, but I couldn’t make that change alone.

Many pharmacy owners have the means and the desire to loan money to their children for a variety of good reasons. This post considers some of the pitfalls you may wish to consider. We encourage you, as pharmacy owners, to speak with your accountant and estate lawyer before loaning money to your children. You’ll be glad you did!

In my career I’ve been able to witness value creation firsthand. A powerful example of it came when we, in the pharmacy where I was working, were scaling our immunization program and discovered a significant gap in our training. Reports indicated that our CPR training—a vital skill for pharmacists—was highly inconsistent.

I strongly believe that when we make the decision to hire someone, that person becomes part of the family and needs our support and resources until exiting. The first priority of a leader is to take care of staff, then staff can take care of customers and customers can take care of business.

Lean management should be about ensuring that everyone works at their highest skill level.

Every investor likely has specific circumstances and situations that may limit utilization of some of these year-end tax tips. It’s best to check with your accountant first before making any tax-related changes. You have plenty of time before the year end to take action, so get cracking…unless you actually enjoy paying taxes!

A notice posted online by WorkSafeBC, the province’s worker protection agency, says the $274,073 fine imposed in August was the result of an incident in which two workers were sickened after a noxious odour was detected in a patient’s room.

Thursday marks the province’s final stage of opening up the alcohol sales market as grocery stores that are not already selling booze can stock their shelves with beer, wine and coolers.