Carlene Oleksyn has been a pharmacist for over 25 years. Her practice focuses on maximizing professional services by fully utilizing pharmacists’ prescribing authority, appointment-based services and engaging patients in optimizing health outcomes. Her practice has been featured in Pharmacy Business magazine as a leading edge practice and in the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy as an innovator. In 2021, Oleksyn was named the M. J. Huston Pharmacist of Distinction for her continued leadership and advancement of the profession.

Carlene is also a consultant in the field of medical continuing education, innovative pharmacy practice and pharmacy practice change. She is a regular contributor to Pharmacy Practice+ and Canadian Healthcare Network. She’s also a regular writer and reviewer for CCCEP and has presented to pharmacists across the country, actively advocating for excellence in patient centered care and innovation in pharmacy practice. She can be found at colekPharm.com.