CPJ · RPC Canadian Pharmacists Association
Table of Contents 2006 Vol. 139, No. 5

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Research and Clinical

Clinical Briefs
Diabetic retinopathy: Seeing a difference
Maryann Hopkins
Gingko biloba: Practical management of adverse effects and drug interactions
Candace Sadler Theresa Charrois, Sunita Vohra

Featured Abstracts
Community pharmacy patient safety and quality improvement pilot project
Lisa DeVos, Harold Lopatka, S. Ontkean
Evaluation of the impact of teletriage pharmacists on patients' decision-making and use of health care resources
Dorothy Tscheng, Scott Gavura, Certina Ho, T. Cheung
Exploring elderly patients' perceptions about strategies to improve adherence to medications: A qualitative study
E. Lau, A. Papaioannou, L. Dolovich, P. Raina, S. Burns, K. Nair, A. Emili, C. Kennedy

Articles
Community pharmacist practices in hypertension management
Donna L. McLean, Tammy J. Bungard, Carolyn Hui, Ross T. Tsuyuki
Hiring a pharmacist to work in primary care: Application for ambulatory and hospital pharmacy
Kelly Babcock, Barbara Farrell, Lisa Dolovich, Connie Sellors

Opinion

Editorial
Let's stop playing the blame game
Rosemary Killeen

Éditorial
Cessons de blâmer les autres

Letters
Gerald Lundgren, Raj Gandhi

Commentary
It's time to make things happen
John Hill

Commentary
Is community pharmacy falling behind in the patient safety movement?
Neil MacKinnon

Notes

Signs of progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS

Newfoundland and Labrador to implement pharmacy network

Heather Crowe Award presented to Ontario Pharmacists' Association

Pharmacists to have access to electronic health records

Spread of avian flu increases, after slow summer

NB pharmacists help shape new prescription monitoring program

CPJ announces changes to editorial board

Saskatchewan pharmacists moving toward expanded prescribing authority

Counterfeit Lipitor resurfaces in UK: Health Canada

Departments

On the Cover
Evening primrose oil
Mario Bédard

The Seeing Eye
Cloister of the Certosa del Galluzzo
Wayne Marigold

Product Update
Norma Lynn Pearson

Briefs
Mirella Giudice

Crossword Puzzle
Solution to Pharmacy Phunnies

Safety First
Take a proactive approach to safety with the Medication Safety Self-Assessment
Kristina Wichman, Julie Greenall

Public Affairs
Facing obstacles in media relations
Peter Gay

CPhA Perspective
Collaborations in advocacy
Louise Crandall

Journal Club
The SMART study
Susan Pierce

Focus on Patient Care
Proton pump inhibitors in pediatric patients
Ellen Fan, Scott Gavura, Brent Ruddock

First Person
Practicing pharmacy in the developing world: A Guyana perspective
Reshma Dole

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