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Shenaz Lakhani considers herself a lifelong student of leadership, and her goal is to inspire the next generation of leaders in pharmacy. 

The Sunshine Coast community of Gibsons just wouldn’t be the same without him. Despite an ongoing staffing shortage, Atsushi Sato has been a health-care bulwark for his patients, serving as the longest-tenured pharmacist at his retail store location.

A big city pharmacy with small-town style service — for nearly 20 years, that’s been pharmacist Bernice Lam’s approach to operating her north Burnaby store. It is here, along the busy Hastings Street, where Lam’s presence has been a gift to her patient population, and where her mentorship to…

She’s practised across the country, including in places with some of the widest pharmacist scope of practice available, but it is here in British Columbia’s downtown Vancouver where 2023 Doctor of Pharmacy graduate Thao Dao has chosen to call home.

All pharmacists in B.C. receive the Scope of Practice Round-up produced by the BC Pharmacy Association, highlighting important changes to the profession's scope. Updates will be distributed quarterly.

Past editions can be found at…

On April 1, 2026, the Health Professions and Occupations Act (the HPOA) will come into force.