February marks Black History Month in Canada—an important time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Black Canadians. We must also reflect on Black health in Canada and the anti-Black racism that continues to impact our pharmacy colleagues and patients.

On this page we’ve gathered some links, information and resources to help support diversity, equity and inclusion for our Black pharmacist colleagues and the patients we serve. Happy Black History Month!

Black Pharmacy Professionals of Canada

Established in October 2023, the Black Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (BPPC) is a national organization that aims to lead with excellence in practice amongst Black pharmacy professionals and promote equity in practice for Black pharmacy professionals and patients.  Learn more about BPPC Membership.

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IDEA Dialogues: Black pharmacist perspectives on pathways to equitable health care

This IDEA Dialogues session features a thought-provoking conversation about the pivotal role Black pharmacists play in shaping a more equitable health-care system. Panellists also explorehealth disparities disproportionately impacting Black communities, how inequities influence patient outcomes, the power of representation and advocacy in fostering trust and breaking down barriers in underserved populations, and more. The webinar was hosted in January 2025 in collaboration with the Black Pharmacy Professionals of Canada. 

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Addressing systemic bias and racism in our therapeutic content

There is a long history of systemic racism and bias in health-care education and publications. As a leading publisher of drug and therapeutic information, CPhA recognizes our responsibility and the role our content can play in ensuring equitable care.

As part of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, CPhA’s editorial team has undertaken an extensive review of all CPhA clinical content in order to identify, assess and address instances of bias, racism or discrimination. This work includes ongoing efforts to improve clinical accuracy, representation and inclusivity across therapeutic areas.

• Learn more about how the CPS team is advancing equity in clinical content in a Q&A with CPhA Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sarah Jennings

Recent and related CPS updates:

• Hair Care, Hair Loss and Excessive Hair Growth: Recently revised to help address bias related to hair, race and gender, with improved representation across skin tones and expanded guidance on culturally relevant hair practices and care considerations.
• Dermatological Considerations in Skin of Colour: This key chapter aims to address gaps in clinical education by supporting assessment and diagnosis of dermatological conditions across a range of skin tones.
• Inclusive updates across dermatology content: CPS dermatology content continues to be updated with more inclusive, clinically accurate language and imagery. Recent additions include new photos in chapters on Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis, Diaper Dermatitis, Fungal Nail Infections and Viral Skin Rashes, showing how these conditions may present across different skin tones.
• Clinical tools: The CPS Renal Function Calculator has been updated to remove race-based adjustment factors, in alignment with current clinical guidance.

CPhA Pharmacy Check-in series

As part of our Pharmacy Check-in series, we’ve connected with some of our Black pharmacist colleagues to talk about diversity, creating safe spaces and why pharmacists play a key role in advocating for inclusive health care. Stay tuned throughout the month for more check-ins! 

Last updated: January 2026