Alan Strashok

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ABOUT ALAN STRASHOK

A seasoned pharmacist business leader with a strong entrepreneurial mindset and over twenty-five years’ highly successful experience in the retail and health management sectors. Provides strong and effective leadership. Demonstrated expertise in developing new product offerings and delivery systems and starting and managing traditional and specialized pharmacies. Recognized for his self-motivation, drive for success, passion and dedication to continuous improvement and innovation. KOLBE index 6483 Extremely agile and results driven Strengths are: explaining-maintaining-improvising-imagining Long standing proponent of good health and disease state management Recently completed service as pharmacy manager of major home delivery and specialty pharmacy 11 years. During his tenure in this position was tasked to ensure his employer’s 3 largest plan sponsors would not leave PPN was dealing with their members escalated complaints in an impeccably delicate manner and all these customers were retained Unvetted he held monthly meetings with HR leaders of these huge plan sponsors resulting in operational improvememts & happy client In April 2020 wrote the guidelines for the proper delivery of medications during the pandemic and these guidelines were adopted by the NBCP. Expertise in all aspects related to specialty medication dispensing and delivering. Active listener leads by example Certified botulinum neurotoxin practitioner for facial aesthetics and pain management 2023. Over the past 25 years planned, created, and operated several small independent pharmacies in Calgary, Alberta. In 2009 responded to the Calgary Health Region’s RFP seeking the best candidate to set up and operate a medical pharmacy in what came to be one of western Canada’s largest 24 hour multi discipline medical centre. All major pharmacy chains replied to the RFP. I was the successful applicant. Since June 2012 has managed Atlantic pharmacy business for ESC. Also responsible for handling key customer escalations Specialties: Pharmacy business planning and development, niche market identification and business creation. Communicating with patients to monitor and assist in achieving positive health outcomes by offering expert pharmaceutical advice and support.Working every day to help make the use of prescription drugs safer and more affordable for Canadians by eliminating waste in the system, one step at a time.