Practice Tips

New document highlights additional specialized formulas that are now available in Canada.

The pharmacist in charge's failures resulted in, among other things, a relief pharmacist scrambling to future out how to obtain an opioid antagonist maintenance treatment permit while patients waited at the pharmacy for the treatment.

Nurse practitioner-led clinics are a concern in the U.S. and some Canadian FPs wonder if they will undercut MD-led care here.

Why are many FPs eschewing comprehensive, cradle-to-grave practices, and what does it mean for longitudinal care?

'It was an easy fix,' said Dr. Marcel Aucoin, who retired in August after 26 years of family medicine in the Nova Scotia community of Chetticamp.

New licensing pathway includes an orientation program for IMGs new to practicing in the province.

It's unfortunate but I still hear things like "pill pusher" or "pill counter" when referring to pharmacist skill sets. We are so much more than that and I will continue to advocate for pharmacists by creating systems where pharmacists can become leaders.

High performance teams need a strong leader, but it can be difficult to be a leader. Nobody ever teaches us as pharmacists what being a real leader is all about. True leadership is the ability to communicate with and effectively reach each person on your team.