Collaboration on the go
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7/29/2011
How to establish the pharmacist's role in a collaborative practice
Across Canada, pharmacists are increasingly taking on the role of medication managers within primary healthcare teams. These practices include physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and social workers. Here are a few key steps that I’ve learned are necessary for pharmacists to establish their role.
11/22/2010
Prescription adaptations by pharmacists are a better use of everyone's time, says B.C. physician
I’m a family physician from the U.K. I have been working in Canada for nearly two years, in British Columbia. There are many differences in the way the two countries deliver primary health care, including issues around prescribing.
10/20/2010
Collaboration and patient empowerment improve cardiovascular health for Nova Scotians
The last four years have been the most professionally fulfilling in my nursing career. I have enjoyed a successful collaboration with primary-care physicians, pharmacists, dietitians and other, and I have witnessed the power of motivational interviewing—all to help patients improve their cardiovascular health via the ANCHOR project.
