Ontario Pharmacists Association

09/23/2025

Pharmacy student Patty Wu shares how her placement at OPA broadened her experience and deepened her appreciation for the work required to advance the profession. Read her blog to learn more about her journey: https://hubs.la/Q03KF7gk0

09/23/2025

From vaccine scheduling to travel needs beyond vaccines, this webinar will give participants a detailed overview of travel services in a pharmacy setting. Join us as we discuss different levels of travel health services that can be implemented at your pharmacy based on time, clinical expertise, and product access: https://hubs.la/Q03KBhTs0

09/23/2025

More OPA in the news today: Listen in as our own Jen Belcher speaks with CBC Radio about the potential new scope expansion for Ontario pharmacists. Tune in here:

https://hubs.la/Q03Kztn20

09/22/2025

Big news for OPA members! We’re launching the OPA Group Savings & Pension program, a brand-new benefit designed to help you save smarter.

Join us for one of our upcoming webinars, where we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about the program and answer your questions live. Don’t miss your chance to learn how this exciting new member benefit can work for you.

General Info Session: https://hubs.la/Q03Ksf4Z0
Owners & Managers Session: https://hubs.la/Q03KsbvJ0

09/22/2025

Update your training and keep your knowledge current for methadone dispensing. In this two-part, online course, you will learn about the latest treatment options for opioid use disorder. This comprehensive course goes beyond the basics, discussing provincial policy, pharmacy operations, destigmatizing OUD, and an interview with a person with lived experience of OUD:

This course meets the training requirements (minimum every five years) for pharmacists dispensing methadone.

09/19/2025

Join us for an engaging in-person evening designed to empower pharmacy professionals with practical knowledge, insightful conversations, and meaningful connections. Enjoy a buffet dinner and connect with peers from your region. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced practitioner, this is a great opportunity to build your professional network and gain new insights to apply in your practice: https://hubs.ly/Q03KbmR60

09/19/2025

OPA’s Respiratory Illness Support Line is a consultation service for healthcare professionals who seek expert guidance on COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses. The service is staffed by registered pharmacists from 10 am-6 pm, 7 days per week: https://hubs.la/Q03K9g-v0

09/18/2025

A partnership between OPA and U Waterloo School of Pharmacy is providing best-in-class education for practicing pharmacists in Ontario and beyond. Learn how this innovative joint program offers comprehensive, practice-focused education to support pharmacists in delivering timely, effective care for minor ailments: https://hubs.ly/Q03J_jl_0

09/17/2025

Big news for OPA members! We’re launching the OPA Group Savings & Pension program, a brand-new benefit designed to help you save smarter.

Join us for one of our upcoming webinars, where we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about the program and answer your questions live. Don’t miss your chance to learn how this exciting new member benefit can work for you.

General Info Session: https://hubs.la/Q03JP-j60
Owners & Managers Session: https://hubs.la/Q03JQ0Yr0

09/17/2025

Big news from the Ontario government this morning! The government is consulting to further expand pharmacists’ scope of practice, enabling pharmacists to assess and prescribe for an additional 14 ailments.

If approved, pharmacists would also be able to administer additional publicly funded vaccines, and administer Sublocade® (buprenorphine) for opioid use disorder. This scope expansion could also include the administration of point-of-care tests by pharmacists to support implementation of common ailment prescribing, like strep throat testing.

"The Ontario Pharmacists Association is excited to see the Ontario government’s continued efforts to expand pharmacy professionals’ scope of practice," said Justin Bates, CEO of OPA. "Building on the success of the minor ailments program—which has already connected more than one million Ontarians to timely care—the addition of [these services] will make care even more convenient."

Read the full press release:

Ontario Taking Next Steps to Improve Health-Care Access | Ontario Newsroom

09/16/2025

We’ve added a new fall date for our Minor Ailments workshop!

This half-day, in‑person workshop will equip you with actionable team-based strategies to optimize your minor ailments workflows, whether you’re already offering the service or planning to launch it in your pharmacy: https://hubs.la/Q03JGsLZ0

09/16/2025

Join us for an engaging in-person evening designed to empower pharmacy professionals with practical knowledge, insightful conversations, and meaningful connections. Enjoy a buffet dinner and connect with peers from your region. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced practitioner, this is a great opportunity to build your professional network and gain new insights to apply in your practice: https://hubs.la/Q03JDW3j0