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Nominations for the Student Leadership Spotlight will re-open early September 2024. The link will be shared on the UBC Pharmacy Facebook Hub as well as via email if you are a PLS member. For more information regarding PLS, please contact…

During Pharmacy Appreciation Month, the Association invited Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia to visit community pharmacies within their electoral districts to meet their local pharmacy teams. As part of these tours…

Jodi Cunningham, owner of Medicine Shoppe #395, partnered with Interior Health to offer her pharmacy as a drug-checking site for the region.

By Kylee Power, BSC(Pharm) Board Member, BCPhA

In 2023, the BCPhA Leadership team retained external legal counsel to undertake a complete review of the Association’s bylaws. This project was planned prior to the pandemic but was deferred until 2023. Changes to the BC Societies Act and…

So, what has changed?

As we mark four years since the pandemic was declared and 12 years since I started with the Association, I find myself thinking about the changes that have occurred. As the saying goes, I have some good news and some…

I grew up in a small town in Alberta, a place with a population of no more than a few hundred people. It didn’t even have a pharmacy, the closest one was a 30 minute drive away in a bigger community.

It was a mainly a community of farmers…

What in your opinion is the most needed support for rural pharmacies?

Some people are more affected by wildfire smoke. People who should take extra care: people with chronic health conditions, people with lung infections, people who are pregnant, people over 65 years old, and young children.…

The BC Pharmacy Association is advocating for more support for rural communities. Rural health care needs our help. Here are eight recommendations that will help pharmacies deliver better health care in rural and remote British Columbian…