About Us

We are driven by our mission to improve the medication experience for lives impacted by cancer.

Our Vision

Our vision is to collaborate with, support and enable community pharmacies to provide exceptional cancer care to their patients.

Our History

The Extend Pharmacy Group was founded by oncology pharmacist Jason Wentzell in 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. Having worked in oncology pharmacy for over 16 years, Jason saw over and over the need for more informed, personalized care for patients with cancer. Since its inception, the Extend Pharmacy Group of companies have delivered Extended Cancer Care to over 5,500 patients with cancer.

 

We proudly serve patients and pharmacy teams through several independent pharmacy networks, including:

Extend Pharmacy Ottawa

Our flagship location serving patients with cancer within the Ottawa area and virtually across Ontario. Learn more about our flagship independent pharmacy here: www.extendpharmacy.com

Extend Network Pharmacy

The innovation hub of Extend Pharmacy Group serving as a community pharmacy centre of excellence for breast cancer care, and a collaborative partner of the Kingston Health Sciences Centre Southeast Regional Cancer Program.

Extend Cancer Pharmacist Network

The Extend Cancer Pharmacist Network (ECPN) delivers Extended Cancer Care in collaboration with community pharmacies across Ontario.

Extend Education

Our free educational resource hub for pharmacy professionals. Learn more about our resources here: www.extend.education

Our Expertise

The Extend Pharmacy Group of companies consists of over 60 oncology pharmacists and specialists with a combined total of over 250 years of experience in oncology pharmacy. Through our years of clinical work we have identified an opportunity to improve cancer-focused care for patients within community pharmacies. Our work is informed by clinical best-practices as defined by Cancer Care Ontario, the Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology and the Ambulatory Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators.

Our Values

The Extend Pharmacy Group of companies are united by our shared values. Our values define how we show up for our patients, our partners and within our community.

Compassion

We take a person-centered approach to care, treating patients as people first, with empathy, understanding, dignity and respect.

Collaboration

We prioritize building strong partnerships, continuous learning and fostering a team-oriented environment.

Professionalism

We uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our pharmacy and partner interactions.

Reliability

We are committed to providing timely, safe and reliable cancer care so that no patient experiences any undue financial or emotional harm.

Our Leadership Team

Portrait of Jason Wentzell

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF EXTEND PHARMACY GROUP

Jason Wentzell

BSc. Pharm, ACPR, MHM, PGP-DSBA, RPh

Portrait of Rabia Sadiq

ECPN Clinical Lead

Rabia Sadiq

BSc, PharmD, RPh

Portrait of Jakob Mueller

ECPN PROGRAM MANAGER

Jakob Mueller

BA (Hons)

Portrait of Brian Bazely

DIRECTOR OF FRANCHISE GROWTH

Brian Bazely

Portrait of Vania Monterroso

FRANCHISE COORDINATOR

Vania Monterroso

Portrait of Monica Ahmed

MARKETING AND DIGITAL STRATEGY

Monica Ahmed

Kind Words

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