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Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Unique role working as a pharmacist overnight and supporting two busy community hospitals. Excited to be in the collaborative, triaging and problem solving mode of hospital pharmacy.

Listowel, Ontario, Canada

In this role I manage the Oncology Department at Wingham and District Hospital as well as two pharmacy departments at both the Wingham and District Hospital and Listowel Memorial Hospital. I am also responsible for day to day clinical duties as a pharmacist. With the staff we have managed a pharmacy redevelopment and relocation and significant change management in relation to improving our sterile preparation processes to meet NAPRA standards. Since beginning to manage Oncology this… Show more In this role I manage the Oncology Department at Wingham and District Hospital as well as two pharmacy departments at both the Wingham and District Hospital and Listowel Memorial Hospital. I am also responsible for day to day clinical duties as a pharmacist. With the staff we have managed a pharmacy redevelopment and relocation and significant change management in relation to improving our sterile preparation processes to meet NAPRA standards. Since beginning to manage Oncology this program has grown from a 3-day to a 4-day program. Our team has worked with other areas of the hospital to monitor the budget, staffing and patient schedule for a 4-day program, balancing fiscal responsibility, patient safety and staff workload. Show less

Kitchener, Canada Area

Lecture in various topics for Pharm 352: Management Issues in Pharmacy Practice in Organizations including Quality Improvement, Drug Use Evaluation, Standardization in Pharmacy and Strategic Planning and Prioritization.

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Worked on 14 different projects to provide recommendations for medication use at Grand River Hospital and Freeport including WWLHIN project to coordinate the initiation of patients to pay for IV iron services leading to an estimated cost savings of $70,000/year• Project lead on team to switch subcutaneous insulin administration from vial and syringe to insulin pen. This was a major safety initiative that will likely be an accreditation standard in the future• Conducted an inhaler… Show more • Worked on 14 different projects to provide recommendations for medication use at Grand River Hospital and Freeport including WWLHIN project to coordinate the initiation of patients to pay for IV iron services leading to an estimated cost savings of $70,000/year• Project lead on team to switch subcutaneous insulin administration from vial and syringe to insulin pen. This was a major safety initiative that will likely be an accreditation standard in the future• Conducted an inhaler review and provided recommendations for formulary additions and deletions and auto-substitutions. Cost savings of approximately $7000/year• Provided recommendations for use and restriction criteria for Sugammadex (Bridion) and Idarucizumab (Praxbind) to limit usage leading to cost avoidance Show less

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Provided clinical services for busy emergency department including order entry, drug information, consultations, therapeutic management, etc. • Experience in trauma response with emergency trauma team including providing recommendations on medications, calculating doses, preparing medications for IV administration, facilitating nursing staff in programming IV pumps• Member of emergency department quality council helping to improve processes• Supervisor of Emergency Department… Show more • Provided clinical services for busy emergency department including order entry, drug information, consultations, therapeutic management, etc. • Experience in trauma response with emergency trauma team including providing recommendations on medications, calculating doses, preparing medications for IV administration, facilitating nursing staff in programming IV pumps• Member of emergency department quality council helping to improve processes• Supervisor of Emergency Department Pharmacy Co-op Student Show less

Brantford, On

Worked as surgical department pharmacist. Pharmacist Lead on update for 3 operative order sets. Covered all clinical areas of the hospital including emergency and mental health populations.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Pharmacy co-op student involved in patient care and early project planning on a pharmacy automation project including addition of automated dispensing cabinets and bedside medication verification.