Ahmed Abdelfattah
BSc Pharm · PharmD · RPh · EMBA · Additional Prescribing Authority
I practiced where you practice. Now I write and build for the people behind the counter.
Clinical pharmacist and pharmacy owner, leading the pharmacist walk-in clinic model in Alberta. I've worked relief in more than ten Alberta communities, trained in four countries, and mentored internationally trained pharmacists into work.
I advocate for pharmacy teams and their patients on billing clarity, safe scope, fair competence pathways, rural practice, patient safety and AI. I speak for myself, not for any association.
Work
Free for every Alberta pharmacy team. No login, no patient data.
The Billing Desk
Alberta Blue Cross billing under the 2026 Funding Framework, as answers you can type straight into Kroll.
Checked against the official Benefacts and guides, up to Benefact 1353, on Nov 10, 2026.
- Common counter questions that go straight to the answer
- Insurance cards in Kroll: every field and the Bill 11 plan order
- CACP and SMMA PIN finder, with ICD-9 and SSC, in Kroll's 8-digit format
- $13,000 rolling 28-day cap tracker
- Fees, compounds, maintenance meds, daily dispensing, vaccines and the official forms
Where I stand
Views are my own. Not affiliated with Alberta Blue Cross, ACP, RxA or any advocacy group.
Funding changes need guidance teams can use the same day
When billing rules change, the confusion lands at the counter: rejected claims, unpaid services and time taken from patients.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- Worked examples with real claim fields, not only policy text
- Fair transition periods before audits begin
- Open, free tools so every pharmacy has the same information
That is why I built the Billing Desk and keep it current.
Expand scope, with a framework that makes it safe
Pharmacist walk-in clinics are opening across Alberta, often for patients without a family doctor. Standards have not kept pace.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- Consistent clinical pathways, documentation and referral standards
- Clear liability guidance at expanded scope
- Development resources for those who choose to grow their scope
I built clinical pathways from scratch for my own walk-in clinic.
Competence programs that fit how we actually work
Many pharmacists work relief, part-time or across several sites. Internationally trained graduates need clear timelines.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- Flexible pathways for relief, part-time and multi-site pharmacists
- Transparent bridging timelines for internationally trained graduates
I went through that pathway myself and mentored others through it.
Decisions that work for the pharmacist alone in a small town
Rural pharmacists are often the only health professional nearby, with less staff and less support.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- A rural-practice check on new policies and standards
- One-page guides readable between patients
I have been the only pharmacist in the building in communities across Alberta.
Reporting a near miss should be thanked, not feared
Learning from close calls only works when pharmacists and technicians trust the system enough to use it.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- A clear just-culture message from leadership
- Incident reporting treated as learning, not compliance
Clear rules for AI in practice, before it outpaces our standards
AI scribes and general tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot are already in Alberta pharmacies. Responsibility sits with the pharmacist, but responsible use has not been defined.
What I would changeWhat I would change
- Criteria for AI tools used in practice
- Accountability when AI supports a care decision
- Learning from AI-related near misses
Latest
Short notes on what changed and why it matters. Longer pieces on LinkedIn.
Billing Desk updated for Benefacts 1349 to 1353
HIV PrEP under APHAP, Tdap billing, Kadian's daily dispensing exemption, code UT for acute use of an MML drug, and the insulin pump biosimilar deadline of May 1, 2027. The Overview now starts from common counter questions.
Insurance cards in Kroll
A new Billing Desk tab: pick the plan, type the card as printed, and get each Kroll field and the Bill 11 plan order.
Billing Desk updated for Benefacts 1346 to 1348
Compound cap clarified, no MML form for inhalers, eye and ear drops, injectables, topicals or compounds, supplies up to 200 days, and the vaccine season start.
Billing Desk updated for Benefacts 1336 to 1345
Separate copy buttons in Kroll format, a Forms & print tab, a printable PIN list, compound caps, vaccines and naloxone.
The Billing Desk moves to desk.fattah.info
Now an independent project, maintained by me and free for every pharmacy team in Alberta.
About
Every practice setting. One pharmacist.
I am a registered clinical pharmacist with Additional Prescribing Authority. I founded and lead one of Alberta's first independent pharmacist walk-in clinics, and I work relief across more than ten communities, from Lloydminster to Medicine Hat.
Before that: Shoppers Drug Mart in Edmonton and Lloydminster, AHS COVID-19 mass immunization, hospital rotations in cardiology and mental health, and years in the pharmaceutical industry across the Middle East, the Gulf and North America with Novo Nordisk, Janssen, Sanofi Genzyme, Novartis and Alcon.
I trained in Egypt, Canada and the United States, went through the international registration pathway myself, and now mentor internationally trained pharmacists through NAPRA and the Canadian Pharmacists Association. I host PharCast, an independent clinical pharmacy podcast.
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- University of Alberta · 2021–2023
- Executive MBA
- Quantic School of Business and Technology · 2023–2025
- Additional Prescribing Authority
- Alberta College of Pharmacy
- BSc Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Al-Azhar University, Cairo
- ACP Leadership Forum 2025
- Selected participant
- Janssen SODEP Scholar
- Oncology diversity program · 2022–2023
Experience
- 2024–nowClinical Pharmacist / DirectorIndependent pharmacist walk-in clinic
Founded and lead one of Alberta's first independent pharmacist walk-in clinics: assessments, chronic disease management and prescribing.
- 2024–nowPharCast hostIndependent podcast · Spotify
Evidence-based clinical pharmacy content in English and Arabic.
- 2023–nowRelief Clinical Pharmacist10+ Alberta communities
Lloydminster, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Blackfalds, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and more.
- 2025IPG Speed Mentor · Peer ReviewerCanadian Pharmacists Association · CPJ
World Pharmacists Day mentoring; peer review for the Canadian Pharmacists Journal.
- 2018–2023Clinical Pharmacist · APAShoppers Drug Mart, Edmonton & Lloydminster
Expanded prescribing; travel, COVID-19 and influenza vaccination programs; mentoring students and internationally trained graduates.
- 2022–2023Janssen SODEP Scholar · Sanofi GenzymeJanssen (J&J) · Sanofi Genzyme
Oncology diversity program; neurology and immunology medical affairs placement.
- 2022PharmD rotations: cardiology and mental healthMazankowski / Glenrose · Misericordia
Cardiac rehabilitation pharmacotherapy plans; mental health pharmaceutical care.
- 2021–2022COVID-19 Mass Immunization PharmacistAlberta Health Services, Edmonton
Frontline vaccine administration, patient education and on-site logistics.
- 2021–2022Mentor, P4T ProjectNAPRA, national
Mentorship for internationally trained pharmacists. Every mentee found employment.
- 2012–2018Commercial Officer & Senior Medical RepNovo Nordisk, Dubai, UAE · Gulf region
Launched Tresiba, Victoza and Saxenda in the UAE. Also Novartis and Alcon across the Gulf.
Also: CBC News on naloxone outreach on Whyte Avenue · published author and peer reviewer, Canadian Pharmacists Journal · research in type 1 diabetes therapeutics, University of Alberta.