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Why triathlon makes me a better pharmacist
To be a better pharmacist, unmask new success by committing to your obsessions and unleashing your inner badass.
Pinballs: Do your decisions as a pharmacy boss invite customer agony?
Decisions are like pinballs. They bring downstream side-effects in both predictable and unpredictable ways. Some pinballs change the internal (staff) environment while others change the external (customer) environment. Great leaders understand the difference and get ahead of them in the right places.

The error-prone elephant in the pharmacy room

Pharmacy is all about accuracy and risk reduction, and for good measure. A mistake in the dispensary can lead to serious adverse outcomes for the patient. It makes sense then, that we have such an exhaustive list of rules and regulations surrounding the dispensing of medications.
Pharmacy U presenter Manjit Hansra: Transforming Diabetes Care Delivery: The role of community pharmacists and Sensing Technology

It is estimated that over 11 million Canadians are living with pre-diabetes and diabetes, and it is becoming increasingly important to find ways to effectively manage the disease to prevent long-term health complications.
Pharmacy U presenter Rick Siemens: Top 5 reasons pharmacy practice should evolve to use real-time glucose sensors

When Rick Siemens from Lethbridge, graduated from the University of Alberta, he quickly realized that many of his patients with diabetes were struggling with their condition.
The potent potential of pharmacists leading across

Around 2008 I began learning about performance measures for pharmacy and I was enthralled. What an amazing concept! What if we could describe a way to determine how well a therapy serves a patient?
Pharmacy U presenter Kristen Watt: Pharmacists and COVID-19 antiviral therapy

The community pharmacist is well poised to recognize the patient population who would benefit most from COVID-19 antivirals, is able to employ strategies to address DDIs related to this therapy and contribute to improved patient outcomes using their unique knowledge and skills.
Are you the James Bond of pharmacy or just another average labcoat?

The ‘complete retail pharmacy experience’ has a way of bringing out the pharm-grumpies. But take heart, there is an antidote. Not a pill (or a suppository like you were thinking – yes, you were), but it does involve looking inside and doing a little pharmacist-introspection.
Accounting mistakes, Part 2: Benchmarking your pharmacy’s wages and departments

In our series of blogs about benchmarking, we’ll discuss the best ways to answer a couple of vital questions about your pharmacy business: How much should you be spending on wages? And how do you know if your pharmacy’s departments – front-of-store and dispensary – are profitable enough?
Why is it so hard to "lead down" in pharmacy?

You would think that leading down is the easiest form of leadership, and perhaps it is. But consider this: if it is supposed to be so easy, why is it so hard? Why is it so challenging?

Why triathlon makes me a better pharmacist

Pinballs: Do your decisions as a pharmacy boss invite customer agony?

The error-prone elephant in the pharmacy room

Pharmacy U presenter Manjit Hansra: Transforming Diabetes Care Delivery: The role of community pharmacists and Sensing Technology

Pharmacy U presenter Rick Siemens: Top 5 reasons pharmacy practice should evolve to use real-time glucose sensors

The potent potential of pharmacists leading across

Pharmacy U presenter Kristen Watt: Pharmacists and COVID-19 antiviral therapy

Are you the James Bond of pharmacy or just another average labcoat?

Accounting mistakes, Part 2: Benchmarking your pharmacy’s wages and departments

Why is it so hard to "lead down" in pharmacy?