Patient-First Language

3 key reasons pharmacists are lonely at the top
We are unique. Pharmacists are their own kind, and we lack a band of unity where we can vent, share ideas and correct each other when going off-path. The result is a feeling of being somewhat isolated. Since we cannot exactly place our identities within the groups of people around us, we can feel different and often lack a suitable like-minded partner to support us as we navigate and process the day.
‘It’s an optimistic space:’ Inside Toronto’s new drug withdrawal centre
Withdrawal Management Services, operated by Unity Health Toronto, is free and funded by the Ministry of Health. It is one of four publicly funded residential detox facilities in Toronto that helps people get off drugs and alcohol.

‘I will destroy you financially and emotionally’: New documents show abusive messages from doctor who rented apartment to patient

Dr. Jeffrey Martin Steinberg was fined $6,000 and handed an eight-month suspension in September.
Passing the family medicine torch from mother to daughter

I'm sitting on the couch completing the charts I've dragged home from the office. Age 14, my daughter Emma confronts me with the eyeroll and contemptuous drawl of the young teenager. “Don’t think I’m ever going to be a doctor, Mom!”
Are we doing enough to support patient health?

Or perhaps we are too stuck in just focusing on our technical dispensing functions.
At long last: New consensus statement for off-label hair loss treatment

Doctors now have guidance for using low-dose oral minoxidil.
Balancing freedom of expression and professional responsibilities
A medical first: Scientist treats her breast cancer herself using viruses

Beata Halassy administered strains of virus prepared in her own laboratory to treat a recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer.
First needleless device for insulin administration now available in Canada

InsuJet, a needle-free insulin injection system, uses jet-injection technology to deliver insulin subcutaneously in persons six years of age or older.
Yes, pharmacists use four letter words

While we may not always be on our game as pharmacy leaders, we need to understand that we are mentors whether we like it or not. Our actions, words and behaviours automatically serve as examples of what we expect from others.

3 key reasons pharmacists are lonely at the top

‘It’s an optimistic space:’ Inside Toronto’s new drug withdrawal centre

‘I will destroy you financially and emotionally’: New documents show abusive messages from doctor who rented apartment to patient

Passing the family medicine torch from mother to daughter

Are we doing enough to support patient health?

At long last: New consensus statement for off-label hair loss treatment

Balancing freedom of expression and professional responsibilities

A medical first: Scientist treats her breast cancer herself using viruses

First needleless device for insulin administration now available in Canada

Yes, pharmacists use four letter words