Shane Nirula, Pharmd, Rph Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

- Oversee the day-to-day pharmacy operations in a fast paced, high volume pharmacy- Run clinic days to improve patient outcomes and perform med reviews- Develop and maintain performance metrics to work towards increased productivity and efficiency- Promote pharmacy services such as compliance packaging and immunization- Hire and manage new staff, conduct performance evaluations - Precept pharmacy students and technician students- Manage and control inventory by implementing various strategies

Peterborough, Ontario

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created a vaccination guideline tool allowing ON pharmacists to quickly assess what they are authorized to inject, in comparison to the ON and NACI guidelines. This helped identify gaps in immunizations and areas of opportunity. This project then expanded to other provinces (i.e. SK and BC).• Using programming knowledge, I developed a simplified way of managing patients enrolled in Appointment Based Models (aka Medication Synchronization), saving stores thousands of dollars in technology costs, simplifying workflow and increasing efficiency of pharmacies utilizing ABM.• Developed/presented material at the showcase conference on our depression module, vaccinations and medication synchronization module

Toronto, Canada Area

• Updated hospital policy concerning new legislative changes (i.e. fentanyl patch changes) and presented to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. • Created the hospital’s influenza bulletin for instructions on dosing, administration, etc. during flu season• Helped develop appropriate dosing and use guidelines for children with autism comorbid with ADHD.• Lead a parent talk on medication safety and administration.• Using my programming background, I automated the creation of take home medication calendars for parents, converting the patient profile into a calendar format with administration times. • Independently managed medications for several pediatric patients across several units (Brain Injury, Orthopedics, Complex Care)

Whitby

• Provided excellent customer service while managing the workload in a fast paced pharmacy environment, from counselling on new medications and OTC products to performing professional services such as Medication Reviews• Worked effectively in a team environment, as well as helping the team stay up to date in legislative and practice changes by doing frequent presentations on current topics• Function independently throughout the entire dispensing process. Prepared various formulations of compounds in liquid or cream.

Toronto

• Led several quality improvement and patient safety projects including switching insulin vials over to pens to reduce adverse events from a high risk drug, as well as reducing chemotherapy wastage by correcting storage policies and system level issues• Updated ward stocks and policies to follow ISMP standards and avoid adverse drug reactions• Created online software for narcotics form requisitions to help better manage inventory and control of narcotics.• Worked in a clinical setting in the Oncology inpatient unit and Chemotherapy outpatient clinic. Tasks involved conducting BPMHs, resolving drug interactions, completing various presentations and management of chemo related side effects

Toronto

• Was a crucial member of the team filing tax returns with the IRS and CRA for several of our divisions and subsidiaries, as well as amending tax returns and ledgers in SAP• Involved analysis of both Canadian and US tax systems and utilizing various depreciation methods for our inventory and equipment, as well as dealing with foreign currencies and exchange.

Whitby

• On several web site projects, was responsible for brand development, web site traffic growth, user interface and advertising revenue• Experience programming with PHP, Java, Javascript and XML, as well as backend frameworks like MySQL, Oracle and Ruby on Rails

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Pharmacy

Activities and Societies: Class of 2017 Valedictorian Undergraduate Pharmacy Society (UPS) - Vice President; 2017 Class Council.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Human Biology, High Distinction

Activities and Societies: Recruitment and Admissions Office Volunteer, Executive of VP Academics Office on Student Council, EMRG.