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{"title":"Geographic distribution of Ontario pharmacists: A focus on rural and northern communities.","authors":"Patrick Timony,&nbsp;Sherilyn K D Houle,&nbsp;Alain Gauthier,&nbsp;Nancy M Waite","doi":"10.1177/17151635221115411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221115411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Canadians living in rural and northern communities face particular health needs and challenges in accessing primary care services. Ontario pharmacists are increasingly able to optimize patient care with a broadening scope of practice; this was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the geographic distribution of pharmacists to evaluate their potential to deliver health care in rural and northern Ontario communities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A secondary analysis of the Ontario College of Pharmacists' registry data was undertaken, with all Part A pharmacists who had at least 1 patient care practice site included in the analysis. Full-time equivalent (FTE) hours worked at each practice site were calculated and compared with the population distribution. Ratios of FTEs per 1000 residents by census subdivision (which represents communities) were calculated and compared by geography, north vs south and urban vs rural (further subdivided by metropolitan-influenced zones).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The greatest availability of pharmacist FTEs was found in urban communities (with slightly better availability in the north), whereas the lowest availability was found in the most rural communities. A more granular observation revealed that northern communities were more likely to have no local pharmacist access (72%) compared with southern communities (24%).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Rural and northern communities are underserved. Novel approaches to overcoming the rural pharmacist care gap include rural practice incentives, targeted enrollment of rural students, increased rural exposure in pharmacy schools and the utilization of new technologies such as telepharmacy and drone medication deliveries.</p>","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":" ","pages":"267-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445509/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33454103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a leadership specialty rotation for undergraduate pharmacy students.","authors":"Christine Lee,&nbsp;Zack Dumont,&nbsp;Kelly Babcock","doi":"10.1177/17151635221114088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221114088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":" ","pages":"244-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445506/pdf/10.1177_17151635221114088.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33458047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing systemic racism and discrimination in pharmacy.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/17151635221108611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221108611","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (IPPC) is a new Indigenous-led association aimed at connecting and supporting Indigenous pharmacy professionals and ensuring that pharmacy practice across the country reflects the principles and commitments of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.</p>","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"190-191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266379/pdf/10.1177_17151635221108611.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Congratulations: To our 2022 CPhA Award Winners.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/17151635221108617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221108617","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"188-189"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266376/pdf/10.1177_17151635221108617.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Concerns, beliefs and attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy students on cannabis use in Canada.","authors":"Régis Vaillancourt,&nbsp;Rahim Dhalla,&nbsp;Piotr Merks,&nbsp;Taylor Lougheed,&nbsp;Gary Goldfield,&nbsp;Holly Mansell,&nbsp;Jameason Cameron","doi":"10.1177/17151635221102143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221102143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since cannabis has been legalized in Canada for medical and recreational use, there has been an increased demand on pharmacists for cannabis counselling. The objective of this study was to determine the concerns, beliefs and attitudes of Canadian pharmacists and pharmacy students towards using cannabis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was synthesized under 3 broad themes: concerns, beliefs and attitudes about cannabis, consisting of 27 questions capturing demographics and Likert scale responding to survey questions. We examined whether there were differences in responses by geographic location (i.e., Ontario, Quebec, Canada), sex or practice setting (i.e., community, hospital).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across Canada, there were 654 survey respondents, with 399 in Ontario and 95 in Quebec. Approximately 24% indicated they had used cannabis since legalization, 69% indicated they believed cannabis should be available for medical and recreational use and 34% indicated their perceptions towards cannabis had become more positive since legalization. Relative to Quebec or the rest of Canada, respondents from Ontario were significantly more likely to be comfortable providing counselling to and answering questions of patients on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis use. Examining sex differences across Canada, male respondents were more comfortable than female counselling patients on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current results reinforce the perceived need by pharmacists and pharmacy students for targeted education, and future research in cannabis education should consider potential gender differences in attitudes and beliefs surrounding cannabis therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"219-229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266375/pdf/10.1177_17151635221102143.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are pharmacists really \"well placed\"?","authors":"Ross T Tsuyuki,&nbsp;Yazid N Al Hamarneh","doi":"10.1177/17151635221103457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221103457","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"185-186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266377/pdf/10.1177_17151635221103457.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Increasing proactive co-dispensing of take-home naloxone with prescription opioids at Ontario community pharmacies.","authors":"Autumn Qiu Hua Chen","doi":"10.1177/17151635221102415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221102415","url":null,"abstract":"opioids. an for possible intervention by means of take-home naloxone (THN) distrib-uted from pharmacies that are dispensing opioids. THN is in pharmacies and key findings demonstrated that THN was associated with a reduction in overdose mortality and was cost-effective in the population of people who use heroin. study found that only 40.7% of patients on prescription opioid agonist therapy and 1.6% of patients on prescription opioids THN. dispensing","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"192-193"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a national web-based antibiogram tool.","authors":"Teagan Zeggil,&nbsp;Dylan Dobbyn,&nbsp;Brendan Kudrowich,&nbsp;Nathan P Beahm","doi":"10.1177/17151635221101343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221101343","url":null,"abstract":"A 30-year-old man presents to your pharmacy with a prescription for ciprofloxacin 500 mg oral twice daily for 7 days that was given to him by his physician. The patient tells you that he has been experiencing dysuria and increased urinary fre-quency for the past 2 days. After your assessment, you agree that this patient requires antibiotics, but you are uncertain whether ciprofloxacin is the most appropriate antimicrobial. You check your references 1-3 and realize that it is advised to assess local susceptibility rates of Escherichia coli to fluoroquinolones when considering them for a urinary tract infection (UTI). You learn that ciprofloxacin is recommended as empiric therapy only if the local resistance rates are lower than 10%. 1-3 How would you determine your local resistance rates to E. coli ?","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"200-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f2/b3/10.1177_17151635221101343.PMC9266380.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Barriers to adult vaccination in Canada: A qualitative systematic review.","authors":"Doris Stratoberdha,&nbsp;Barbara Gobis,&nbsp;Adrian Ziemczonek,&nbsp;Jamie Yuen,&nbsp;Annita Giang,&nbsp;Peter J Zed","doi":"10.1177/17151635221090212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221090212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In recent years, Canadian health care professionals have observed an increase in vaccine refusal. The objective of this study is to review published literature and identify the main themes related to vaccine hesitancy and barriers to vaccination in Canadian adults and recent immigrants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative systematic review was performed. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE (1946 to January 2021) and EMBASE (1974 to January 2021) was conducted to identify existing literature that addressed the primary research question. Studies were eligible for inclusion if the study population involved 1) the general population, 2) Indigenous populations, 3) recent immigrants to Canada or 4) Canadian health care professionals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-four studies were included with a focus on the general population (<i>n</i> = 22), health care professionals (<i>n</i> = 10) and recent immigrant populations (<i>n</i> = 2). The most frequently reported barriers were lack of vaccine information (41%), lack of access to vaccination (38%), fear of adverse reactions (38%), financial reasons (29%), lack of awareness of vaccine existence (29%), antivaccine sentiments (24%), notion that older adults do not need vaccination (18%), misconceptions on vaccine effectiveness (12%), potential sexual health promotion stigma (6%) and fear of needles (3%).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Barriers to vaccination among Canadians and recent immigrants continue to be a challenge in the health care system.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The greatest yield in improving vaccination rates is likely to come from supporting vaccine-hesitant individuals in shifting their thinking to greater vaccine acceptance. Pharmacists are well positioned to address vaccine hesitancy and involvement through education, facilitation and administration of vaccines. <i>Can Pharm J (Ott)</i> 2022;155:xx-xx.</p>","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"155 4","pages":"206-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40490006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to Extended antithrombotic therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events: A tool for pharmacists","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/17151635221098004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221098004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46612,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Pharmacists Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46374414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}