INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President 2-3 Advocacy 4 Delegate 5 Programs and Fundraising 6 Mentorship 7 Awards 8-13 CPBC 13 Membership 14 CSHP 2015 15 Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists British Columbia Branch JANUARY 2015 VOLUME 13, ISSUE 4 OUR ROLE CSHP will advocate on behalf of hospital pharma- cists in a timely manner. CSHP will ensure organiza- tional sustainability and effectiveness. CSHP will serve its mem- bers through improved membership services. CSHP will improve patient medication outcomes and safety by advancing practice excellence through CSHP 2015. March 2015 is Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM). PAM is an annual, national event to celebrate the profession of pharmacy and to recognize the many ways in which pharmacists and pharmacy technicians contribute to the care, health and wellness of patients. Check out the CSHP BC Branch and CSHP National websites for resources in helping you organize an event at your practice site. Be sure to take lots of pictures to use for your submission for BC Branch’s annual PAM award . Deadline is April 30/15. Connect to CSHP BC on social media to be the first to hear about PAM updates and initiatives. To build on last year’s Twitter campaign, we will once again be encouraging pharmacy team members to tweet their interventions throughout the day. If you have a clever #hashtag, feel free to send it to us. It might end up being used nation-wide! Stay tuned for further information about this year’s Twitter campaign as they become available. If you haven’t already, please follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members Like us on facebook www.facebook.com/cshpbc Follow us on twitter @CSHPBCBranch Want the latest updates and be connected to CSHP BC?
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I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
President 2-3
Advocacy 4
Delegate 5
Programs and
Fundraising
6
Mentorship 7
Awards 8-13
CPBC 13
Membership 14
CSHP 2015 15
Canadian Society of
Hospital Pharmacists
Brit ish Columbia Branch
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4 O U R R O L E
CSHP will advocate on
behalf of hospital pharma-
cists in a timely manner.
CSHP will ensure organiza-
tional sustainability and
effectiveness.
CSHP will serve its mem-
bers through improved
membership services.
CSHP will improve patient
medication outcomes and
safety by advancing practice
excellence through CSHP
2015.
March 2015 is Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM).
PAM is an annual, national event to celebrate the profession of pharmacy and to recognize the
many ways in which pharmacists and pharmacy technicians contribute to the care, health and
wellness of patients.
Check out the CSHP BC Branch and CSHP National websites for resources in helping you
organize an event at your practice site. Be sure to take lots of pictures to use for your submission
for BC Branch’s annual PAM award. Deadline is April 30/15.
Connect to CSHP BC on social media to be the first
to hear about PAM updates and initiatives. To build
on last year’s Twitter campaign, we will once again
be encouraging pharmacy team members to tweet
their interventions throughout the day. If you have a
clever #hashtag, feel free to send it to us. It might
end up being used nation-wide! Stay tuned for
further information about this year’s Twitter
campaign as they become available.
If you haven’t already, please follow us on Twitter
and like us on Facebook.
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
A new year means a new CSHP BC Branch Council. We are pleased to have some familiar faces
return to council but it is also great to see some first time council members joining us. I would like to
welcome the members of the 2015 CSHP BC Branch Council who are as follows:
I would also like to thank those who have just completed terms. We appreciate your excellent work. None of the work CSHP
BC does would be possible without the efforts of volunteers like you.
I am looking forward to working with Branch Council in the year ahead
to advance the cause of hospital pharmacy in BC. We plan to continue
the strong advocacy work that has been the hallmark of recent years'
Branch Council activities.
Pharmacy Awareness Month in March represents an excellent oppor-
tunity to raise awareness and advocate for our profession. This year
CSHP BC Branch will again spearhead initiatives to educate the public,
elected officials and other health disciplines about pharmacists' role
and our value to the health care system. We will have an active social
media presence, and will again run a hospital pharmacy themed
Twitter campaign. We hope to coordinate with other branches across
Canada so that we can stimulate a cross-country conversation. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook and join the conver-
sation. We encourage you to begin planning for Pharmacy Awareness Month events at your site. CSHP BC will make shared
PAM resources available via the website and we encourage you share and novel or fun ideas you may have with others. Let’s
make this Pharmacy Awareness Month one to remember!
Message from the President
V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4
Past President — Marianna Leung
Treasurer — Ivy Chow
Programs Chair — Cesilia Nishi
Secretary — Jodie Ford
Fundraising Chair — Anca Jelescu-Bodos
Awards Chair — Herb Wong
National Advocacy Rep — Mits Miyata
Co-Chief Residents — Rince Wong & Harrison Lee
Student Membership Senior Chair — Mitch Prasad
CAPSI Representative — Moh Kazem
Past-President — Karen Dahri
President-Elect — Doson Chua
Treasurer — Gabriel Loh
Programs Chair — Greg Mah
Secretary — Kseniya Chernushkin
Fundraising Chair — Cesilia Nishi
Awards Chair — Marianna Leung
National Advocacy Rep — Anca Jelescu-Bodos
National Delegate — Shirin Abadi
Membership Coordinator — Winnie Ma
Communication Officer — Eric Chu
College of Pharmacists of BC Rep — Anar Dossa
2015 Branch Champion — Steve Shalansky
Co-Chief Residents — Connor Chan & Danika Daley
Student Membership Coordinator — Jarred Kelly
CAPSI Rep — Kevin Sin
Provincial Chapter Chairs:
Northern — Jennifer Hawkes
Interior — Piera Calissi
Fraser Valley — Amber Uhrich
Vancouver Island — Sean Spina & Celia Culley
“CSHP BC Branch will again spearhead initiatives to
educate the public, elected officials and other health
disciplines about pharmacists' role and our value to
the health care system. ”
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
P A G E 3
“In addition to our
regular events we are
excited to provide a
new offering this year:
Clinical News Briefs.”
Message from the President Your BC Branch is planning another year of excellent continuing
education content. In addition to our regular events we are
excited to provide a new offering this year: Clinical News Briefs.
The first of these was posted on the branch website in December.
These News Briefs will feature a brief update and analysis by a
local clinical expert on breaking news or a practice-changing trial
in the medical literature. Posting our continuing education content
on the website is part of CSHP BC’s commitment to making our
educational content more accessible to members across BC.
CSHP is an excellent organization and I am proud to be part of it.
Its strength is in its membership and in the willingness of members
to get involved. I encourage you all to find a way to participate.
Attend a CE event, participate in Pharmacy Awareness month, be
a mentor, join a committee. Perhaps even consider joining council
in the fall.
I look forward to seeing you at CSHP events over the coming year. If you have questions or
ideas I’d love to hear them. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully submitted, Michael Legal President, CSHP BC Branch Branch Webpage: www.cshp-bc.com Email: [email protected] Branch Email: [email protected]
V O L U M E 1 3 , I S S U E 4
“Its strength is in its membership and in the willingness of members to get involved..”
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
The entry in 2015 also marks my transition in the CSHP National Advocacy Committee BC Chair.
I would like to thank and congratulate Mits Miyata, the outgoing chair, for his passion, consideration and dedication to this role over the past four years. He has enabled many changes and advances in our profession. With the help of pharmacy teams throughout BC, he managed to put in the limelight the value pharmacists bring to our healthcare system, and advocate for enabling them to leverage their skills and knowledge in order to improve patient care.
Thank you Mits Miyata!
Keeping this momentum going is my overarching goal moving forward. Over the next two years, I hope to propel the initiatives started forward. I hope the awareness created through the CSHP informational videos and campaigns will continue to flourish, and future activities will enrich their success. Another one of my goals is to take advantage of the communication channels with the Ministry of Health and take part in creating solutions to maximize the impact of pharmacists in our healthcare system. Also, personally, I hope to move our profession forward and advance the work on collaborative prescribing, which has great potential to bring numerous benefits to patients and our healthcare system.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Pharmacy Awareness Month (PAM) is just around the corner. We are just six weeks away from PAM, taking place in March 2015. The awareness campaign for 2014 was extremely successful, with strong participation throughout the LMPS. I hope the 2015 PAM will be even more successful and better received!
Remember: Awareness resources can be found on our website under Awareness, or just following this link: http://www.cshp-bc.com/templates/pharm_awareness.html
I look forward to my time in this role and it is with great pride I will try to magnify the voice of pharmacists in BC. If you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Anca Cvaci CSHP BC National Advocacy Representative
CSHP’s National Advocacy Committee (NAC)
is responsible for developing focused
campaign themes, to build awareness among
key decision-makers about the role and value
of hospital pharmacists, and assist in moving
the profession forward. Each province
appoints a representative to this Committee,
and this representative serves both CSHP
National and the Provincial Branch in the
development and roll-out of these campaigns.
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
Together we can make the 2015 PAM a success
Clinical News Briefs + This is a NEW CSHP members benefit, with pharmacist experts providing a quick presentation on practice-changing or
landmark trials. It’s brief information to help you interpret and incorporate new findings into your practice!
Our first one is on antiplatelets post cardiac stenting by Dr. Doson Chua.
Link is here: http://www.cshp-bc.com/events/events.html
If you deem yourself a pharmacist expert and would like to help out with future news briefs, please contact us via email
Happy 2015, everyone! I hope the New Year will bring you and your families good health, happiness,
success and prosperity. It is amazing how quickly the years go by, but with every passing year we have
the opportunity to learn more and continue to make a positive difference.
I am honoured to represent you and the BC Branch on CSHP’s National Board and will be attending the
Mid-term Board Meetings in early March. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with Board members
from across the country and CSHP executives and staff to brainstorm about the best ways to deliver on
matters of importance to our members. One of the items that we are in the process of reviewing and
formalizing is CSHP’s new strategic plan for 2015-2018, which the BC Branch had the opportunity to
contribute towards during the strategic planning session at SES 2014. In addition, your feedback from
the membership survey in Spring 2014, observations from environmental scans, follow ups from focus
groups and additional reviews by the CSHP executive team and staff have been very helpful in shaping
the new strategic plan. Your feedback is as always highly valued, so I would encourage you to please
let me know how best CSHP can represent you.
On another note, I would like to invite you to take advantage of CSHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Leadership Academy Scholarship to further develop your leadership skills. This is a fantastic CSHP member benefit that will enable you to optimize your leader-ship skills, regardless of the type of position that you are in. It is a 12 month distance learning program that starts in July 2015, and will cover a number of modules on leadership, financial management, transformational change and innovation, patient safety and quality, technology advancement and system design, and organizational success. For more information, please refer to the CSHP Foundation website, and let me know if you have any questions. Please note the application deadlines are coming up on February 13th, 2015 and March 27th, 2015.
With best wishes,
Shirin Abadi
National Delegate
CSHP BC Branch
“...CSHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Leadership Academy
Scholarship... a 12 month distance learning program
that starts in July 2015”
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CSHP Professional Practice Conference 2015 The 46th annual Professional Practice Conference (PPC) will take place January 31st to February 4th For more information on this event and to register online, visit http://www.cshp.ca/events/ppc/2015/index_e.asp
CSHP Annual Banff Seminar 2015 The 2015 Banff Seminar will take place March 20th to 22nd .Online registration and program information can be found at: http://www.cshp.ca/events/BanffSeminar/index_e.asp
CSHP-BC Spring Therapeutics Update 2015 The Spring Therapeutics Update is to be held on
Thursday April 16th, 2015 at Vancouver General
Hospital. This year’s program features the following
speakers and topics:
Dr. Greg Egan—Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Dan Martinusen—Biosimilar Agents
Dr. Wendy Gordon—Antiplatelet Agents
We look forward to your feedback! If you have suggestions for topics and speakers for future events, please email [email protected]. The Programs Committee would like to thank our corporate sponsors for their contributions in 2014. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at our next events!
2014 Sponsor List
Major Benefactors (> $3500)
Astellas Bayer
College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
Hospira Mylan Pendopharm
Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada
Pfizer Sandoz Takeda
Patrons ($1000-1999)
Eli Lilly Merck Novartis
Sponsors ($500-$999)
Sunovion Omega
Laboratories
For additional fundraising opportunities or questions, please contact Cesilia. [email protected]
Cesilia Nishi CSHP BC Programs Chair and Fundraising Chair, 2015
Greg Mah CSHP BC Programs Chair-Elect, 2015
Future Events
January 31 - February 4th, 2015
CSHP Professional Practice
Conference (PPC)
Sheraton Centre, Toronto, ON
March 20 - 22th 2015
Western Branches CSHP Annual
Banff Seminar
Banff Centre, Banff, AB
April 16th 2015
CSHP-BC Spring Therapeutics Update
Paetzold Auditorium, Vancouver General
Hospital, Vancouver, BC
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
CSHP Student Mentorship Program
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone taking part in the CSHP
Mentorship Program. The Mentorship Program pairs pharmacy students with a practicing hospital pharmacist mentor.
Through this pairing, students are given the opportunity to shadow their mentor and gain a better understanding of the role
of the hospital pharmacist. The shadowing sessions can provide a general overview of hospital pharmacy practice, or a
more detailed look at the mentor’s daily activities in a specialized setting. Many students report that the mentorship program
was instrumental in their decision to pursue a career in hospital pharmacy. Your willingness to help teach keen students and
show them what clinical pharmacy entails is always appreciated!
We are always looking for more mentors to participate in the program, as the number of students wishing to participate is
greater than the number of available mentors. We welcome pharmacists who are involved in distribution services, clinical
services, specialized clinical practice, administration, and any other facet of hospital pharmacy to sign-up to be a mentor.
The program is extremely flexible and can be tailored by the mentor and/or mentee to fit even the busiest of schedules.
If you are interested in participating as a mentor, or would like to learn more, please visit
http://www.cshp-bc.com/mentorship/mentorship.html. or email us at [email protected].
Your willingness to help teach keen students and show them what clinical pharmacy entails is always appreciated.
Winter is an invariably busy time of year for pharmacy students at UBC with assignments due and final exams looming. In
spite of the chaos, we are pleased to report that the annual CAPSI-CSHP Clinical Symposium held on November 19th was a
great success with about 80 students in attendance. The theme of this year’s symposium was Young Leaders in Pharmacy
and we were pleased to welcome the highly accomplished Dr. Hilary Rowe, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Maternal Fetal
Medicine at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and Larry Leung of the UBC Pharmacists Clinic, as our guest speakers. Dr. Rowe and
Mr. Leung spoke about how their journey through the world of pharmacy had brought them to their present positions and
shared some of their personal experiences and tips for success. Students in attendance gained insight into the importance of
being creative and innovative in their future practice and how to inspire change in our rapidly advancing profession.
With the start of a new semester and the New Year we are looking forward to continuing
to advocate for the CSHP. We will be helping to support Pharmacy Awareness Month at
UBC by hosting another clinical symposium in March as well as educating students about
hospital pharmacy and advocating for the profession at the week-long UBC Pharmacy
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
Awards Announcement
AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Past President Award Dr. Karen Dahri
Distinguished Service Award Dr. Mary H.H. Ensom
Meritorious Service Award Dr. Zahra Kanji
Mentorship Award Dr. Karen Shalansky
New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award (New Award) Dr. Hilary Rowe
Doctor of Pharmacy Award Sarah Burgess
Publication Award
1. Review Article
2. Original Research
1. Dr. Glen Brown
Cotrimoxazole- Optimal dosing in the critically ill. Ann Intensive Care 2014, 4:13
DOI:10.1186/2110-5820-4-13
2. Dr. Vincent Mabasa, Dr Damen Man
Special thanks: Marsha Fajardo, Karen Hertslet, Patty Tarbet.
Feasibility of ASsisTed WARfarin Dosing by Clinical Pharmacy Support Assistants
(FAST-WARD Study). Can J Hosp Pharm 2014 May-Jun;67(3):220-225
Pharmacy Practice Residency Award 1. Manish Khullar
Coauthors: Dr. Sean Gorman, Dr. Richard Slavik, Dr. Nicole Bruchet, Sarah
Murray, Brett Hamilton, Dr. Dawn Dalen
“Contribution of hospital pharmacy residents to resolution of drug therapy
problems for patients: RES-DTP study”
2. Emma Reid
Coauthors: Dr. Greg Egan, Nichoe Huan
“Managing the incidence of selective reporting bias: a survey of
Cochrane review groups”
3. Yvonne Huang
Coauthors: Dr. Alison Alleyne, Dr. Vivian Leung, Dr. Michael Chapman,
Dr. Benjamin Mack
“Urosepsis due to Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Organisms:
Risk factors and Clinical Outcomes Maria Machado Memorial Education Program Award Dr. Marianna Leung
Renal Transplant Patient Education Pamphlets
Pharmacy Awareness Week Award BC Cancer Agency — Vancouver Centre
Royal Columbian Hospital
Pharmacy Practice Award
(Poster Competition)
Wendy Luong, Nick House, Dr. Michael Legal, Dr. Peter Loewen, Dr. Patricia
Gerber, Dr. Angela Kim-Sing, Dr. Peter Zed
“Opportunities to enhance institutional Experiential Education:
Mutually Beneficial Activities Analysis”
CSHP 2015 Success Story
(BC Branch)
Dr. Richard Slavik and Interior Health Clinical Pharmacists
“From Audience to Stage: Story of Transformational Change Starring
IH Pharmacists”
BC Branch Participation Award
Large Hospital
Medium Hospital
Small Hospital
Lion’s Gate Hospital
Peace Arch Hospital
Langley Memorial Hospital
Future Professional Pharmacy Student Award
(Sponsor: McKesson Canada)
Kimberly Hilchie
PPC Continuing Education Travel Grant
(Sponsor: Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada Inc.)
Ann-Marie Liberman, Jamie Steeves,
Dr. Janice Yeung, Kris Zutter
Most Outstanding Recruiter of Active Members (NEW) Uncontested
Most Outstanding Recruiter of Student Supporters (NEW) Mitch Prasad
Recruitment Raffle Draw (NEW) Dr. Karen Dahri, Jenn Day, Jarred Kelly
1. Congratulations to the following CSHP-BC Branch Award Winners for 2014:
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Awards Announcement 2. Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW) Award Winner 2013:
The most impressive Pharmacy Awareness Month 2014 campaign was tied between BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre
and Royal Columbian Hospital. This year’s winners not only spread pharmacy awareness within their sites with the use of
booths, games and presentations but they also went above and beyond to reach out externally with tireless tweeting and the BC
Cancer Agency’s President paying a tribute to the Pharmacy Team (BC Cancer Agency – Vancouver Centre) or conducting Phar-
macy tours and producing a fun video on ‘Why does it take so long for medications to come up from Pharmacy?’ (Royal Colum-
bian Hospital).
With support from the CSHP BC branch, we had a total of 7 submissions, including the BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver), BC Chil-
dren’s & Women’s, Langley Memorial Hospital, Lions Gate Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital and Royal
Jubilee Hospital. Each pharmacy department ran an impressive campaign on promoting the role of pharmacists and technicians
to other healthcare professionals and the public.
Award Winners 2014
Past President Award Meritorious Service Award Distinguished Service Award
Mentorship Award Doctor of Pharmacy Award New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner
Award
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Award Winners 2014
Publication Award (Review Article) Publication Award (Original Research) Maria Machado Memorial Award
Pharmacy Residency Award Pharmacy Residency Award Pharmacy Residency Award
Future Professional Pharmacy
Student Award
CSHP 2015 Success Story Award Pharmacy Practice Award
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Award Winners 2014
Branch Participation
Large Hospital
Branch Participation
Medium Hospital
Branch Participation
Small Hospital
Pharmacy Awareness Month Award Pharmacy Awareness Month Award
3. Upcoming Award Deadlines
Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada Continuing Education Travel Grant
Deadline is March 31, 2015.
For eligibility and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/ppc_travel.html
Compassionate Membership Grant **NEW**
Deadline is March 31, 2015.
For eligibility and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/comp_memb.html
Pharmacy Awareness Month Award
Deadline is April 30, 2015.
For more information and application form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/pharm_aware.html
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members
Awards Committee 4. NEW Awards and Grant
Did you know..........that CSHP-BC Branch has established some new awards and grant?
a) Recruitment Awards
Category 1: Most Outstanding Recruiter of Active Members (excluding students) - $150 cash prize
Category 2: Most Outstanding Recruiter of Student Supporters - $50 cash prize
All other members or student supporters who have a minimum of 1 recruitee will be entered in a prize draw for one of the
four $25 gift cards at the Annual General Meeting. Each new recruit confers one extra raffle draw for the recruiter. The more
members you recruit, the better your odds! Please ensure your name and CSHP Membership ID# is recorded on the new
member’s application form to be eligible for this award!
Deadline for submission of Registrations Forms: October 31, 2015
b) Compassionate Membership Grant
Description: This grant helps CSHP-BC Branch members to continue their involvement with CSHP, even at times of finan-
cial hardship. Up to 3 applicants annually may receive this grant to renew their CSHP membership.
Eligibility/Deadline: Applicants must be CSHP members with one year of membership and are unable to continue with their
CSHP membership because of illness, unemployment, retirement or other reasonable causes.
The application deadline is March 31, 2015
c) New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award
Description: This award recognizes new hospital pharmacy practitioners who demonstrate promising leadership, dedication
and commitment to practice excellence. The award consists of a plaque and a cash prize of $500.
Eligibility/Deadline: The nominee must be an active CSHP-BC Branch member with a minimum of 1 year membership, com-
pleted an undergraduate pharmacy program within the past 5 years and has practised in an organized healthcare setting
since graduation.
For eligibility and nomination form: http://www.cshp-bc.com/awards/new_practitioner_award.html
The application deadline is August 31, 2015.
5. Uncontested Awards
I’m happy to report that almost all awards were given to well deserving pharmacists last year! We need YOUR help to con-
tinue to recognize the achievement of your colleagues and nominate them for one of the CSHP-BC Branch Awards.
Continuing Education Travel Grant
March 31/15
Compassionate Membership Grant March 31/15
Pharmacy Awareness Month Award
April 30/15
New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award
August 31/15
Pharmacy Practice Residency Award August 31/15
Publication Awards (Original Research/Review Article) August 31/15
Awards Committee 6. Thank you to our Volunteers of 2014!
Firstly to Herb Wong, Awards Chair 2013-14, who has established a number of new awards/grant during
his term for the benefits of our members, with support from CSHP-BC Branch. The awards process was
so well orchestrated largely due to his diligence, stamina and tireless efforts. Check out his creative video
on the various CSHP-BC Branch awards at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FtmHH0pBNk
Secondly to our most trusted BC Branch Award Committee members: Alison Alleyne, Carolyn Bubbar, Robin Cho,
Marie de Haan, Anca Jelescu-Bodos, Vanessa Paquette, Hilary Rowe, Hilary Wu, Catharina Yih, Alison Yong.
Lastly to our tireless volunteers: Without your time, effort, dependability and expertise, the 2014 award assignment would have been
impossible to achieve with such success. Both Herb and I cannot thank you all enough.
Ontario Branch Literary Awards: Alison Alleyne, Michelle Co, Karen Dahri, Marianna Leung, Dorothy Li, Jonathan Mailman, Lynne Nakashima, Brandi Newby, Anthony Tung, Herb Wong Practice Residency (Project) Award: Carolyn Bubbar, Sandra Chang, Ada Chiu, Robin Cho, Celia Culley, Jane DeLemos, Zahra Kanji, Gordon Klammer, Wynnie Lau, Marianna Leung, Tim Leung, Dorothy Li, Cliff Lo, Gabe Loh, Winnie Ma, Damen Man, Rumi McGloin, Claire McLeod, Lynne Nakashima, Brandi Newby, Karen Ng, Anne Nguyen, Erica Otto, Vanessa Paquette, Jillian Reardon, Victoria Su, Ricky Turgeon, Herb Wong, Flora Young
Special thanks to: Marcel Romanick and Bharti Thomas of Alberta Health Services
Pharmacy Practice (Poster) Award: Karen Dahri, Greg Mah, Janice Yeung
BC Branch Publication Awards (CSHP Ontario-Branch Members): Larissa Boychuk, Cathy Burger, Janice Ma, Holly Meginnis, Gary Wong
CSHP 2015 Success Story Award: Anca Jelescu-Bodos, Marianna Leung
Marianna Leung
Awards Chair
CSHP BC Branch
College Offers Collaborative Practice CE Program The College of Pharmacists of BC recognizes the importance of integration within the pharmacy and across the health care team.
This is why the College partnered with the UBC College of Health Disciplines to deliver a continuing education program for
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians that promotes interdisciplinary relationships.
Participants will learn through self-directed online modules, which outline the key steps for successful collaborative practice. The
modules include:
1) Interprofessional Communication 4) Team Functioning
2) Patient/Client/Family/Community-Centred Care 5) Interprofessional Conflict Management
3) Role Clarification 6) Collaborative Leadership
Participants who complete the online modules are eligible to attend a regional in-person workshop to put their
new knowledge, skills and abilities into practice. The regional workshops will take place on February 10, 12,
17, and 19. Find out more about the program on the College website and register today!
Do you work with someone who is interested in becoming a member? Sign up a new CSHP member and be rewarded! In doing so, you will be eligible for a $10 coupon towards your next renewal. Did you know CSHP BC has a Recruitment Award? The member who signs
up the most new active members wins a $250 recruitment award (or $50 for
the student member award). Remember to include your name as the recruiter
Hospital Insulin Pen Implementation – What You Need to Know!
Monday January 26th at
0900h PT, 1000h MT, 1100h CT, 1200h ET, 1300h AT, 1330h NT
or Thursday January 29th at
1200h PT, 1300h MT, 1400h CT, 1500h ET, 1600h AT, 1630h NT
Presented by: Sara Kynicos, M.Pharm, R.Ph
Pharmacy Operations Manager, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto Rehab Institute, University Heath Network
Duration: 1 hour
THIS IS A CSHP MEMBER BENEFIT (NO CHARGE) PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONLY ONE SESSION AND ONLY ONE RSVP FOR A GROUP
In recent years there has been growing interest in using insulin pen devices for subcutaneous insulin administration in hospitals. Although risks exist, transitioning to insulin pens correctly can have a number of benefits related to safety, nurse and patient satisfaction, cost, wastage and transitions of care support.
The purpose of this webinar is to describe experiences from pen implementation projects, including the benefits and risks identified. When planning to implement pens a number of factors need to be considered, including staff education and dispensing processes which are crucial aspects in circumventing risk.
In this session, challenges and opportunities will be discussed and tools that have been created shared, in hopes that these will facilitate discussion within your own institution
Target audience: hospital pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy leaders.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. To summarize benefits and risks of insulin pen use in a hospital setting 2. To utilize available tools and practical tips that can assist in insulin pen conversions 3. To recognize outcome measures that may be attained from insulin pen conversions
CSHP would like to thank Pfizer Canada Inc. for their unrestricted financial support of the CSHP 2015 initiative which has made webinars for CSHP members possible
If you have a CSHP 2015 success story you’d like to share as a webinar please contact: [email protected].
For additional fundraising opportunities or questions, please contact Cesilia Nishi at [email protected]
CSHP Vision Equipping pharmacists to practice to their full scope. Advocating for the profession. Collaborating with critical stakeholders. Fostering engagement and networking amongst our members