Clinical Coversations

CC09 - The Role of Pharmacists as Community Care Partners

Friday, November 22, 2024

09:35 - 09:55 AT Time

Location: Clinical Conversations Theater 2

Speaker(s)

Karim Vellani, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Shoppers Drug Mart Head Office, Canada

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Stacey Smith, BSc Pharmacy, CDE, CBE

Pharmacist
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada

Disclosure(s): Abbott Diabetes: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Dexcom Canada: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk Canada: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing)
Kailee Sutherland, MD, CCFP

Family Physician
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Topic: A conversation between family physicians and pharmacist practicing in a collaborative care setting, with some interactive questions to get feedback and opinions from the audience. The conversation will be focused around the collaboration that’s possible between pharmacists and other healthcare providers, the positive impact it can have on patients, and the time it can free up for other healthcare providers to take on other cases or services.

This is an unaccredited activity sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart. This activity is not part of the 2024 Diabetes Canada/CSEM accredited educational programming as planned by the Diabetes Canada/CSEM Scientific Planning Committee and does not qualify for Maintenance of Certification credits.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the expanded role Pharmacists can play in community care.
Understand how to facilitate team-based care by working with your local community Pharmacist.
Understand how collaboration with Pharmacists can improve health outcomes.