In the News
This feature in Pharmacy Connection is a place to find information about news stories we’re following. Here, you’ll read summaries of recent stories relating to pharmacy in Ontario and Canada.…
Fall 2018
Flu Season Is Here
Data released by Public Health Ontario indicates that more than 14,000 cases of influenza (flu) were reported throughout Ontario in 2016-17. The flu shot is proven to reduce the number…
September 2018 Council Meeting Report
A copy of the September Council Meeting Report is available on the College’s website.
Presentations to Pharmacy Students at the University of Toronto
Nancy Lum-Wilson, CEO and Registrar of the Ontario College of Pharmacists, attended the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Undergraduate Student Awards Ceremony at the University of Toronto on September 24.…
Moving Forward: Medication Safety Program Rolls Out to All Community Pharmacies in Ontario
On November 1st, the College announced its plans to move forward with the full implementation of its mandatory medication safety and quality assurance program to all 4,300+ community pharmacies, with…
President’s Message
Dear Colleagues, In this, my first, letter as newly elected President of the Ontario College of Pharmacists, I’d like to start by expressing how much of an honour and privilege…
Quality Indicators for Pharmacy
How do we define quality in pharmacy? How do we measure pharmacy’s impact on patient outcomes? And how do we all the regulator, pharmacy professionals, government and other stakeholders monitor…
Patients and Pharmacy will Benefit from Development of Quality Indicators
by Nancy Lum-Wilson, CEO and Registrar I’ve often commented that we can’t improve what we can’t measure. Many of the initiatives you will have seen or heard about coming from…
Close-Up on Complaints
Close-Up on Complaints explores incidents reported to the College that have occurred in the provision of patient care and which present learning opportunities. Ideally, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be…
Discipline Decisions (Fall 2018)
Shady Mawad (OCP #218593) At a hearing on July 24, 2018, a Panel of the Discipline Committee made findings of professional misconduct against Mr. Mawad with respect to the following…
