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Host Derek Desrosiers talks with Dayle Acorn, Executive Director of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP). They discuss CFP's mandates of supporting pharmacy practice research and pharmacy education. Dayle talks about how CFP raises funds to support it's endeavours and how the COVID pandemic has affected fundraising. Derek & Dayle also discuss CFP's other programs and awards.

In this follow-up to our previous episode #14 we delve a little deeper into dealing with employees as pat of a pharmacy sale.   We discuss employment agreements and severance responsibilities. We also talk about restrictive covenants and holdbacks as they are common elements of pharmacy sales. Additionally, we talk about representations and warranties in a purchase agreement and we touch on timing and potential costs.  Finally, we touch on what to look for in a lawyer to help you navigate a pharmacy sale or acquisition.

Hosts Derek Desrosiers & Phil Hauser delve into some of the more important and prominent legal aspects of a pharmacy ownership transition. We get legal advice from Pat Madaisky from Madaisky & Company, business lawyers on everything from non-disclosure agreements to lease assignments.  Heather Yuzik from BMO also joins the conversation and emphasizes the importance of the right team working together.

In this episode we explore various issues related to financing your pharmacy acquisition via a bank loan. We review a wide variety of issues including what the bank needs to process, a loan application, what are important components of the process, how much financing a bank will offer and the factors that affect the potential success of a loan application.

Host Derek Desrosiers discusses with David Pavan the role of pharmacists in medical cannabis treatment for patients and how the College of Pharmacists of BC views the topic. We explore the College's thoughts on regulation of pharmacists with respect to medical cannabis and how that may change over time.

In this episode we explore the intricacies of pharmacy planning and design. We discuss the major considerations in layout, functionality, and decor.  We also talk about considerations for renovating your pharmacy and choosing a contractor. We briefly discuss potential costs.  

In this part 2 of a 2 part series on pharmacy banner programs, hosts Derek Desrosiers & Phil Hauser delve into some of the more detailed aspects and features of pharmacy banner programs with Pharmasave West CEO, Greg Shepherd. We unpack various concepts including ownership, private label, ROFR agreements, wholesale agreements and where banner programs generate their income to run the program.

In this part 1 of a 2 part series on pharmacy banner programs, hosts Derek Desrosiers & Phil Hauser discuss various aspects and benefits of pharmacy banner programs with Pharmasave West CEO, Greg Shepherd. We also delve into how to decide if a banner program is right for your pharmacy and how to begin the process of choosing the right banner.  ---  Pharmacy in Phlux is a partnered program of Conversations That Matter and is produced by Oh Boy Productions. For more information, see www.ohboy.ca

Host Derek Desrosiers explores the relationship between the College of Pharmacists of BC and the BC Pharmacy Association. We explore the roles of the two organizations and how they see interacting with and supporting each other to move the practice of pharmacy forward.

In this episode, we explore the practical and societal issues associated with BC's new safe supply guidelines issued by the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). We interview Mona Kwong, a pharmacist from the BCCSU and Guy Felicella, a former drug addict and now a peer counsellor at BCCSU. We focus on whether the guidelines are working as expected and if they are not, why not? We also look at the pharmacist perspective and what role pharmacists can play in managing the opioid pandemic. Resources discussed in this episode: BC and Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors: www.bcyadws.ca Solid Outreach: www.solidvictoria.org Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users: www.vandu.org The BC Centre on Substance Use: www.bccsu.ca --- Pharmacy in Phlux is a partnered program of Conversations That Matter and is produced by Oh Boy Productions. www.ohboy.ca