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  • The hope of healthcare – the creation of value
    Value is what we must set out to deliver. Every day. To every patient we serve. Pharmacists are the Hope of Healthcare (at least partly) because we can deliver that value and have that impact. We are accessible to so many people. Yet here also lies the challenge: are we delivering value? How do you know you are delivering value?
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  • What to look for while conducting a pharmacy job interview
    With a very sparse number of pharmacy staff in the neighbourhood to choose from, we now often select workers without actual pharmacy experience. This means that leaders need to have an even keener eye for detecting the cross-over skills hidden in the stories of those we are interviewing.
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  • Selling your pharmacy? Win the mental game first
    Many pharmacist-owners sell their companies and then find something in their lives is missing. They might have dreamed of retirement for a long time as a nirvana of comfort and leisure, but the reality turns out to be something different, and disappointing. The truth is, retirement can be difficult, even if you have a tidy nest egg that will support you and your loved ones for the rest of your life.
    Mike Jaczko and Max Beairsto

  • What was the impact of COVID-19 on front-line pharmacist roles?
    Dr. Yazid Al Hamarneh and his research team took a unique approach to determine how the recent pandemic influenced pharmacists’ roles and professional identity.
    Dr. Yazid Al Hamarneh

  • Pharmacists, it’s time to think like the scientists we are
    By their scientific method, scientists’ actions demonstrate that they do not know the true answer but have ideas as to what it could be. Scientists resist the urge to form irreversible public opinions. Instead, they let the process show them the way, then steer in that direction in full willingness to pivot as necessary.
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  • The hope of healthcare—pharmacists must be bigger
    For pharmacists to be the hope of healthcare, we must be ready to articulate the unique problems that we solve. We know we can solve problems. Some of the problems we solve are expressly defined by a local, regional, or national agency. Some are because of our unique positioning within the larger healthcare system where no law or regulation provides comment or limitation.
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  • Pharmacists, don't underestimate your impact as communicators
    Do not underestimate your impact, pharmacists! In an age where misinformation is rampant, we need healthcare professionals to communicate in public domains and with the media now more than ever. Pharmacists are expert communicators, it’s what we do every single day!
    Lindsay Dixon

  • Understanding and managing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
    GERD affects one in six adult Canadians, up to 30% of Americans and up to 20% of the population worldwide. GERD is also one of the minor ailments that pharmacists are now able to assess and prescribe for in many provinces in Canada.
    Lindsay and GERD
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