As Canadian organizations struggle to support employees who experience mental health issues, Canadian pharmacists are taking a more active role in mental health matters.
Healthier Households, Healthier Employees Healthy living is the foundation of this company, so it’s not surprising the company offers its workforce its immune-boosting products for free. Each employee receives a year’s supply of products (allocated on a biannual basis). Complimentary or discounted product is common for organizations that offer consumer goods, but what’s interesting about […]
When funding is reduced and budgets need to be tightened, it doesn’t take a PhD graduate—although the University of Alberta (U of A) has plenty—to know creative planning is needed to meet both organizational and workforce needs. For the university, one of the solutions was its voluntary retirement incentive plan (VRIP), which was launched in […]
There have been more than 78,000 deaths related to chronic diseases in Canada so far this year, with the leading killers being cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes. With numbers like this, it’s no wonder that employers were all ears at this year’s Solutions in Drug Plan Management Conference where the theme was […]