Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Resources

By amplifying the perspectives of equity-deserving groups, we can be sure to make healthcare for all people all the time.
 This page will be updated regularly as we continue to find helpful resources touching on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility! 

CSHP collaborations and resources

• Multilateral efforts for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (IPPC), CAPSI, CPhA, and CSHP pledged to address and prevent inequities faced by Indigenous patients. As a community we supported Indigenous led, culturally safe practices through a social media campaign based on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's health Calls to Action, urging recognition, funding, and goal setting. Click here to read these posts and learn more about how you can help fulfill these calls to action!  
• Movement Forward with Truth and Reconciliation within Hospital Pharmacy
  • As part of our 2023 Hospital News special section, Amber Ruben from Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada wrote an article that provides crucial insight from an Indigenous pharmacy professional and provides ways that allies can help move pharmacy towards Truth and Reconciliation.  
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in HIV care: an approach to stigma
  • Caitlin Olatunbosun offers insights into how EDIA principles can ensure access to care for everyone, especially in HIV treatment and beyond.
• The Hospital Pharmacist’s Role In 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Patient Care
  • Jessica Sheard’s article covers how hospital pharmacy professionals are well-positioned to provide equitable and inclusive care to 2SLGBTQ+ patients during their hospital stay.  
• Helping Canadian Hospitals Prevent and Detect Drug Theft and Loss: A Free Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Hospitals have been struggling with loss or theft of medication for a long time, and until recently, data and solutions have been elusive. Finally, there is a new tool to help hospitals address this sensitive and complex problem. 
• Making a Difference Together: Action items from Dr. Paul Walker’s International Keynote at Together 2023
  • At Together 2023, then ASHP President Dr. Walker outlined a four-pronged approach for pharmacy teams to enact positive change in healthcare. Explore his action items!
• A National Survey of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility initiatives within Pharmacy Residency Programs
  • Academic and healthcare institutions claim to be committed to EDIA, but are they following through on these commitments? This national survey dives into what program coordinators think.
• Implementing Inclusive Practices in the Pharmacy School Admissions Process
  • There needs to be an increase in the representation of equity deserving groups in pharmacy. One way to move forward, Victoria Ezekwemba posits, is by making the pharmacy school admissions process more inclusive.
• Pharmacists as EDI Champions: Reflections of a Pharmacy Resident on the Role of Pharmacists in Minimizing Health Inequities for Underserved Populations
  • Written while a resident, Zach Kennedy reflects on how pharmacists can be great advocates for their patients in EDIA, particularly when nobody else takes up that role.  
• Advancing Care: How can we improve patient care with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion considerations? 
  • The forward to our 2023 Hospital News special section by then CSHP President Sean Spina and CEO Jody Ciufo outlines the specific steps CSHP has taken to advance our own EDIA efforts. 
• Resource Spotlight: Pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy
  • Brush up on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive care resources available for patients and pharmacy professionals thanks to this resource spotlight by Holly Wingate. 
• Clinical Pearl: Student reflection on Pride Month & 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy during pharmacy school
  • Read last year’s Pride Month student perspective by Holly Wingate on how pharmacy students can advocate for the 2SLGBTQIA+ population.
• Black History Month: Pharmacy resources 2023
  • In recognition of Black History Month, CSHP provided a collection of resources for pharmacy practice, celebrations, and advocacy all year round. 
• Resource spotlight: Clinical resources and creating safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ patients
  • With this Resource Spotlight learn about the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and how to integrate inclusive strategies to create welcoming spaces, as well as accessing clinical guidelines for transgender patient care.
• Clinical Pearls: Student reflection on AFPC’s Indigenous History Month Information Series
  • During Indigenous History Month in 2022, the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Special Interest Group hosted educational webinars with pharmacists Dr. Jaris Swidrovich and Amber Ruben. Former CSHP student Jessica Sheard breaks down her major takeaways from this series. 
• Clinical pearls: Clinical considerations and creating safe spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ patients
  • This article covers the significant healthcare disparities faced by the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada and provides strategies for hospital pharmacists to create inclusive, safe spaces and offer culturally competent care for 2SLGBTQ+ patients, particularly focusing on the unique needs of transgender patients. 
• Standing Against Injustice and Working Towards Reconciliation in Health Care (CJHP.ca)
  • As part of an executive commentary in CJHP, the 2021 CSHP Executive reasserted their commitment to addressing systemic racism in healthcare, particularly against Indigenous peoples, and outlined the steps members can take to create inclusive, equitable environments, including anti-racism training and advocacy for Indigenous cultural safety. 
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Resources
  • Emphasizing the importance of recognizing and reflecting on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation every September 30, this piece urges pharmacy professionals to reflect on colonialism's impact and healthcare inequities, and to engage with resources for ongoing reconciliation efforts.
• Resource spotlight: Medication for transgender patients
  • Get more background into the barriers transgender patients face in accessing healthcare due to provider expertise gaps and discrimination and the resources that pharmacy professionals can use to care for transgender patients.
• Centering Indigenous voices in CSHP's advocacy work
  • This call to action from CSHP underscores its commitment to dismantling systemic injustice in healthcare, emphasizing the need to centre and amplify the voices and leadership of Indigenous members.
• Clinical pearls: Gender-affirming hormone therapy
  • Learn more about the importance of healthcare providers educating themselves on transgender healthcare to improve health outcomes, facilitate medication access, and reduce stigma, specifically by focusing on gender-affirming hormone therapy and drug dosing.
• Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data
  • The article discusses Infoway's action plan to modernize Canada's gender, sex, and sexual orientation (GSSO) data, aiming to dismantle stigma and improve health outcomes for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals.