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Events
Shaping the Future of Minor Ailments Services: Innovation & Excellence Forum
Join us on May 8th for the inaugural Shaping the Future of Minor Ailments Services: Innovation & Excellence Forum – a day dedicated to the latest research on minor ailments services in Ontario.
Presented by the Network for Improving Health Systems (NIHS) at the University of Toronto, pharmacists and policymakers are invited to share, learn, and celebrate practice innovations dedicated to minor ailments services in-person at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy.
The event seeks to strengthen existing relationships and build new relationships with policymakers, and recognize our pharmacist colleagues in Ontario who are demonstrating innovative approaches to delivering minor ailments services.
At this event, you can learn about the most current research on minor ailments services in Ontario, hear from panelists during the policymaker dialogue, and recognize and celebrate pharmacist practice innovations related to minor ailments services.
This event will take place in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. Please note that this is a paid, in-person event and registration is limited.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This event will feature presentations, a policy dialogue, a networking lunch and pharmacists from across Ontario who will share their innovative approaches to providing minor ailment services - all of which is included with paid registration.
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Successful nominees will also be recognized as recipients of the "Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Practice Excellence in Minor Ailments Services Award", and their practice excellence will be showcased through the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy website and communications channels.
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We are able to cover registration fees for successful nominees who are able to attend and present at the event. Successful nominees are responsible for covering the costs of their travel and accommodation for the event.
Evolving Pharmacist Scope and the Impact on our Health Care System: A LDFP-NIHS-OPEN Symposium
This event features research presentations and an interactive panel discussion focused on experiences and lessons learned across national and international jurisdictions, as well as implications for pharmacy practice and policies in Ontario.
Pharmacy’s Contribution to Vaccination Within an Integrated Health System
In our current climate, fraught with vaccination fatigue, decreased vaccine confidence and barriers to immunization access, it is more challenging than ever to meet/maintain adequate vaccine coverage. The CVPD partnered with Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (University of Toronto), the School of Pharmacy (University of Waterloo) and the Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN) to host a stakeholder discussion about the role of pharmacists as vaccinators in Ontario on October 10, 2023.
This meeting brought together pharmacists, physicians, public health practitioners, policymakers and community members to discuss programmatic challenges and opportunities for innovation. The result was a thought-provoking event that provided new ideas for improving immunization coverage in Ontario.
This report summarizes: Expert insight on the barriers to vaccine uptake, an overview of pharmacy-based immunization services, innovative approaches to vaccination and ideas from attendees on opportunities for the future.
Network for Improving Health Systems (NIHS) Policymaker-Researcher Dialogue
This event features a panel of policymakers who will share their perspectives on current policy needs and areas requiring more research.
Network for Improving Health Systems Kick-Off Event
This event provided an introduction to the Network and offered an opportunity to promote collaboration among scientists at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
News
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Lauren Tailor Named 2024 Vanier Scholar
August 13, 2024
Lauren Tailor’s thesis focuses on perinatal and pediatric pharmacoepidemiology. Tailor’s goal is to generate evidence on the effect of continued prenatal antidepressant use on maternal and long-term offspring cardiometabolic health outcomes.
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U of T pharmacy and public health faculties partner to strengthen pharmacists' role in health system
November 22, 2022
The University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Dalla Lana School of Public Health announce a new collaboration to study how pharmacists can better support Canada’s overburdened health system.