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The Pharmacists Are In is the Canadian pharmacist's guide to expanding and innovating scope of care within the pharmacy profession. Hosts Dr. John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal guide you in revolutionizing your pharmacy practice through discussions on point of care testing and monitoring, counselling strategies and implementing the latest in care best practices.
HOSTS:
Dr. John Papastergiou is a frontline community pharmacist owner, assistant professor at the University of Toronto and University of Waterloo school of pharmacies and an internationally recognized author, speaker, researcher and a point of care testing evangelist. John is passionate about developing and positioning community pharmacies to become a hub for monitoring patients for chronic diseases. In 2014, John was named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year and received the Ontario Pharmacist’s Association Mentorship Award.
Ajit Johal is a practicing community pharmacist, clinical educator, and assistant professor at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has achieved advanced certification in Diabetes Care, Psychiatric Pharmacy, and Travel Medicine. He has successfully created a clinical pharmacy model by establishing and growing “niche” pharmacy practices. He provides educational programs and lectures locally, nationally, and globally on the expanded role of pharmacists in primary care.
Podcasts on this channel are produced by Lampyon Health Communications. For more information, please email info@lampyon.ca .
HOSTS:
Dr. John Papastergiou is a frontline community pharmacist owner, assistant professor at the University of Toronto and University of Waterloo school of pharmacies and an internationally recognized author, speaker, researcher and a point of care testing evangelist. John is passionate about developing and positioning community pharmacies to become a hub for monitoring patients for chronic diseases. In 2014, John was named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year and received the Ontario Pharmacist’s Association Mentorship Award.
Ajit Johal is a practicing community pharmacist, clinical educator, and assistant professor at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has achieved advanced certification in Diabetes Care, Psychiatric Pharmacy, and Travel Medicine. He has successfully created a clinical pharmacy model by establishing and growing “niche” pharmacy practices. He provides educational programs and lectures locally, nationally, and globally on the expanded role of pharmacists in primary care.
Podcasts on this channel are produced by Lampyon Health Communications. For more information, please email info@lampyon.ca .
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
27 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
Canada
45 episodes
since June 21, 2018
episodic
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The Pharmacists Are In was live from the 84th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Montreal!
Dr. John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal kick off two days of conversations with pharmacy leaders from Canada and around the world by looking at where the profession is headed - and wh…
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Pharmacists counsel patients on over-the-counter (OTC) products every day, yet these valuable clinical interactions have traditionally gone unrecognized and uncompensated. In the second episode of this three-part series on the Pharmacists Deserve It Platform, Dr. John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal we…
Over-the-counter (OTC) counselling is one of the most common clinical services pharmacists provide, yet it has traditionally gone unrecognized and uncompensated. In this first episode of a three-part series introducing the Pharmacists Deserve It Platform (https://PharmacistsDeserveIt.com), Dr. John…
Recorded live at PharmacyU Toronto 2026, this episode features two pharmacy leaders helping shape the future of the profession: Molly Yang, Senior Director of Pharmacy Innovation & Professional Affairs at Wholehealth Pharmacy Partners, and Shelita Dattani, Chair and Advocacy Lead at Vaccine All…
In this episode of The Pharmacists Are In, hosts Dr. John Papastergiou and Ajit Johal welcome two of the most respected voices in vaccine education and public health: Dr. Paul Offit, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Charlotte Moser,…
In this episode, Ajit Johal and Dr. John Papastergiou shift the conversation back to one of the most pressing challenges in pharmacy practice - diabetes management. With more patients presenting in community pharmacies and limited access to primary care, pharmacists are increasingly on the front li…
In this episode of The Pharmacists Are In, Ajit Johal and Dr. John Papastergiou sit down with Smita Patil, Vice President, Retail Member Relations & Professional Affairs at McKesson Canada and candidate for the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) Board of Directors.
Smita shares her 20+ year…
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