Registrar

Part of the evolution of our society has been built on the notion that each generation does better than the one preceding it.  And so on and so on.  I’ve been told that up until recently, every generation lives longer and is more prosperous than their parents.  If we apply that to the professions, I suppose that could be true too, that each generation of pharmacy professionals does better than their predecessors.  I think that is true.  Professions evolve and advance through the accomplishments and vision of their leaders.  In that way, we are dependent on constantly identifying new leaders

I find it interesting how we are so focused on moving everything to being electronic or digital, and how this is viewed as being progressive.  For some things I think this is true, that moving to digital formats offers many advantages. In other cases, I don’t.  This sentiment will be amusing to those that know me, as I am almost completely paperless, both at home and at work.

Many years ago, when my son was in Grade 2, he had a learning journal that parents were encouraged to read and participate in. The concept of a learning journal, where you record something that you have learned every day, was new to me. I thought it was a great idea. As I wrote in his journal, I noted the differences between knowledge — something that we know as information; intelligence — our capacity to process knowledge and information; and wisdom — a greater reflection of knowledge based on broader, lifetime experiences.

Throughout my career, my life as a pharmacist, I’ve endeavoured to do the best that I could at the task at hand. Whether that was as a Pharmacy Technician at Vancouver General in the 70s, as a Resident in the 80s, a Pharmacist in the 90s or an Administrator in this century, I’ve always committed to doing the best job I could. I think that is a good thing. Regardless, it was the best that I could do, so it will have to do!