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Canada is facing a health care crisis due to escalating costs, a shortage of health-care professionals and increasing needs from an aging population. The effects of this crisis are felt more profoundly in remote, rural and Indigenous communities, where the shortage of health-care workers is greater. That’s where the University of Waterloo’s partnership with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM University) comes in.

The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) is one of the largest independent healthcare behaviour-change partners in Canada. CEP’s clinical tools and Academic Detailing Service support primary care providers in closing the gap between evidence and practice. Waterloo Pharmacy alums have been involved with CEP since 2015, providing academic detailing services across Ontario.

Updated COVID-19 boosters are available this fall to help protect against severe COVID-19 infections. Each person is affected differently by the virus, from a high fever to aching muscles and a sore throat. Getting the COVID-19 booster, will contribute to broader community protection.Dr. Kelly Grindrod, pharmacist and associate professor at the University of Waterloo, answers questions about this year’s COVID-19 booster vaccines.

Joey Champigny (Rx2020), is a clinical pharmacist at the Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team (CFFM), where he completed his residency program, as well as at Plum Tree Memory Care. Read more about Joey's residency journey.

Influenza, the flu, is an infection caused by a virus. Symptoms range from mild to severe, affecting each person differently, from a high fever to aching muscles and a sore throat. By getting vaccinated, you significantly reduce your risk of contracting the flu and help limit the spread of the virus within the community.

On September 22, 2023, Waterloo Pharmacy hosted their annual alumni reunion event, CE Saturday in the morning and a Women in Pharmacy leadership (WIPL) networking lunch and panel session in the afternoon.

On Friday October 20, 2023, Waterloo Pharmacy celebrated the class of 2023 at an in-person convocation reception after the main campus Faulty of Science convocation.

Pharmacy researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students from across Ontario gathered at the University of Toronto on October 11 to share new and emerging research and celebrate a key milestone. Professor Waite is also a co-founding executive member of OPEN and has provided leadership for the initiative as part of the OPEN Executive group.

Each year Waterloo Pharmacy recognizes these exceptional mentors, nominated by the students, through the Outstanding Co-op Supervisor Award and the Outstanding Preceptor of the Year Award. Join us in congratulating the 2022 recipients, joint co-op supervisors Dr. Co Pham and Ian MacKay and preceptor Dr. Monica Bagga!

Since January 2023, pharmacists across Ontario have been prescribing medications for 13 minor ailments. Nardine Nakhla, pharmacist and professor at the University of Waterloo, was a member of the advisory group that drafted regulations enabling this expansion in scope. Nakhla provides an update on the changing minor ailments landscape in Ontario.