Ray Murphy receives pharmacy award
Ray Murphy will receive the Pillar of Pharmacy Award at the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) reception and dinner in Charlottetown next month.
CFP president David Windross said the founder of Murphy’s Pharmacies of P.E.I. will be honoured because of his lifelong commitment to his profession, to his patients and to his community.
“Ray is a passionate advocate for patient care and meeting the needs of his patients.”
Murphy established Murphy’s Pharmacies in 1981, and today there are 13 locations across the province, as well as walk-in clinics, a home health care store and travel medicine clinic.
His pharmacies offer a wide array of patient services, which actively incorporate authorities available under the province’s expanded scope of practice.
Murphy’s commitment to give back to the community spans across numerous volunteer activities over the decades — from personal canvassing to chairing fundraising campaigns and serving as a board member for numerous charitable and non-profit organizations.
His leadership by example includes countless community sponsorships by Murphy’s Pharmacies, culminating in the company’s ongoing support of Murphy’s Community Centre in Charlottetown.
The Pillar of Pharmacy Award reception and dinner will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9. For more information or tickets, visit https://www.cfpnet.ca/events.
The Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP) in P.E.I. is recruiting new members.
CSP is looking for people who enjoy Nordic skiing, alpine skiing and snowboarding, snowshoeing or those who simply want to provide first aid in the community at various events.
An information session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School in Charlottetown and at Credit Union Place in Summerside.
“The ski patrol is a great organization and our membership is very diverse — male, female, students, those in the workforce and retirees,’’ said Gary Ogle, patrol leader for the Brookvale Patrol, adding that there are more than 4,500 patrollers across the country.
Training for new members typically takes 60 hours over several weeks.
“Our training is extensive because we work in all conditions and it is necessary to transport patients to our clinic or an awaiting ambulance,’’ said Diane Lemay, training co-ordinator for the patrol on P.E.I.
“We must prepare our patrollers to deal with anything as well as stabilization and transportation.’’
In order to become a patroller, volunteers must take advanced first aid and CPR training provided by CSP as well as complete an ‘on-snow’ program designed to train patrollers to handle the specialized equipment required.
On average, patrollers volunteer once per week during the winter season.