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Behind Every Person with Cancer is an Oncology Pharmacy Team
It takes several health care professionals working together to put cancer in its place. We take you behind the scenes to meet your oncology pharmacy team.
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Hear from Pharmacy Leaders Kelly Grindrod, James Morrison and Jaris Swidrovich
Pharmacy leaders Dr. Kelly Grindrod, James Morrison, and Dr. Jaris Swidrovich discuss what their experience in the field has taught them.
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Ready to Start a New Career? Become an In-Demand Pharmacy Assistant
Start a new career in a high-demand field, despite the current pandemic. Studying to become a pharmacy assistant is made easy through online classes offered by Medix College.
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Ready to Vaccinate: Ontario’s Pharmacists Are Prepared for What’s Next
Research helps pave the way for more integrated care, with convenient services from your neighbourhood pharmacist from minor ailments and more.
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Uniting the Future of Pharmacy
The Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns, or CAPSI, is the national student organization joining all 10 pharmacy schools in Canada.
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Innovative Clinical Trial Brings Hope to Ovarian Cancer Patients
Ovarian cancer treatments need advancements with promising potential therapies, and clinical trials with immunological treatments are bringing hope. Ovarian cancer is one of the most serious of women’s cancers as most patients aren’t diagnosed until the disease has reached an advanced stage. Each year, roughly 3,000 Canadians are diagnosed with this life-threatening disease. Innovations in...
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How Servier Canada Is Pouring New Investment Into Cancer Care
As the world looks to the pharmaceutical industry for hope, Servier Canada is redefining itself as an ethical research leader with a broad mandate. When Chantal Boucher first left nursing for the pharmaceutical industry, her friends and colleagues questioned her decision of leaving her role as a front line worker, taking care of patients. But,...
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Research Is a Lifeline for Children with Cancer
Cancer treatment is never one size fits all. Access to research and clinical trials is critical for patients — for children — like Ashton and Gabby.
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New Vaccine Helps Boost Immunity in Cancer Patients
A Canadian team is researching how we can strengthen the immune system of cancer patients to better protect them against COVID-19. For people living with cancer, COVID-19 has serious implications. Cancer patients’ immune systems are compromised, making them more vulnerable if they’re infected with the virus. It’s also difficult for those undergoing cancer treatment to...
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The Next Steps for Precision Oncology in Canada
Exactis Innovation is a pan-Canadian research network that accelerates biomarker-led clinical and translational research in areas of high-unmet medical need. Precision Medicine in Cancer Care The past decade has seen the emergence of precision medicine, a complicated method of cancer treatment in which different molecular variants found in tumours guide oncologists to the use of...