Canadian Pharmacists Journal

The May Measurement Month #MMM campaign encourages people around the world to get their blood pressure checked every May. Here's some info from CPJ about May Measurement Month, as well as guidelines for hypertension management and other related articles: info.pharmacists.ca/webmail/957372…

It's #Mental #Health Awareness Week! This article describes how Mental Health First Aid (#MHFA) training improved pharmacist and pharmacy student confidence in assessing risk of suicide. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Health care contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, #climate change,and planetary health. This study assessed the perspectives of #pharmacists in BC and their capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

This study compared the number of drug-related problems in older adults with cognitive impairment/dementia, using the Medication Review in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (MedRevCiD) checklist vs the Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI): utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Here's the latest issue of CPJ in flipbook format! utppublishing.com/doi/suppl/10.3…

This study assessed #peripartum mental health instruction in Canadian PharmD programs. It found that while peripartum mental health is recognized as a potentially important area of pharmacy practice, its coverage in Canadian PharmD programs is limited. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

The latest issue of CPJ is online! utppublishing.com/toc/cpj/159/2 It includes our guest editorial about the need to embed Indigenous education and culture across Canadian pharmacy curricula - and a call for papers! utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the evidence that enables pharmacists to provide the care they are educated and trusted to deliver. Here are some articles that show the importance of pharmacists! tinyurl.com/tykxa934

It's World #Obesity Day, and with more than 8 billion people in the world, we have more than 8 billion reasons to act on obesity. Here are some reasons why we need to incorporate obesity medicine into community pharmacies: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

February is #Heart Month. Read our #Hypertension Canada guidelines for ways to improve hypertension management and heart health in adults. These guidelines were CPJ's most read paper of 2025! utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

"Measuring #quality indicators offers an important opportunity for #pharmacy as a profession to take medication reviews from a passive baseline assessment to active #patient care." Read more in this editorial: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Check out the newest issue of CPJ. Scroll down to see our call for papers on #Indigenous pharmacy education! lnkd.in/e_Vx3ezy

February is #Black History Month, and today we are featuring a study by Afomia Gebre and colleagues: Understanding the experiences of Black Nova Scotians with community pharmacists. Read more: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Learn about this survey, which was done to (1) understand the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ communities when accessing pharmacy and pharmacist services in B.C. and (2) identify key priorities when developing a 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

As accessible health care providers, #pharmacists are in a unique position to detect early signs of #measles, educate the public, and play a vital role in vaccination programs. Learn more: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/cp…

Did you attend the #SHARP pharmacy symposium last year, co-hosted by the #AFPC, #CFP, and #OPEN? Interested in viewing the full set of abstracts? Here it is! utppublishing.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Health policy-makers are looking for ways to improve health care quality. Learn about #quality indicators in pharmacy and the importance of establishing a QI framework: utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Pharmacist-led interventions have been shown to improve certain clinical and process outcomes in #atrial #fibrillation. Find out about the available evidence regarding the pharmacist’s role in AF management. utppublishing.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Save our new link! Update your bookmarks We are pleased to share #CPJ's new URL: utppublishing.com/journal/cpj All articles are now open access.

In this issue of CPJ, our editorial addresses the pharmacist's role in ensuring health equity. And one of our papers addresses the critical role of sex, gender, and equity in shaping evidence-informed health care. journals.sagepub.com/toc/cphc/158/5