Joella Almeida from MedEssist

Joella Almeida is the CEO and Co-founder of MedEssist.

MedEssist is a complete digital health platform for pharmacies committed to enabling pharmacists to provide the best modern, comprehensive solution for their patient interactions, elevating care, solving irritating pain points around their practice, and helping them craft their dream practice.

In this episode, we discuss...

• The genesis story behind how MedEssist was started
• The challenges and problems that pharmacies have
• Misconceptions Canadians have about pharmacies and why they are so underutilized
• The platform and products that MedEssist has built to empower pharmacies

• Their project Access To Care and turning pharmacies into pharmacy health clinics

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