Discover - Issue Two, Summer 2013

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES ISSUE TWO • SUMMER 2013

From Possibility to Reality:Introducing the PSSC

Not Your Ordinary Sims:Patient Simulators at UBC Pharm Sci

CongratulationsPharm Sci Class of 2012-2013

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04 Congratulations to the Graduating uBC Pharm sci Class of 2012-2013

08 Not Your Ordinary sims: How Patient simulators are Making a Difference in student Learning at uBC Pharm sci

10 a Weekend to remember: Pharmacy alumni Celebrated at annual uBC event

12 From Possibility to reality: the Future of Pharmacogenomics & Personalized Medicine at uBC Pharm sci

14 Flexible Learning at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences

16 Learning Never stops: a Message from the College of Pharmacists of BC

eDuCatiON

17 summer update: the New entry-to-Practice Program

18 Meet the team: Office of educational support & Development

19 Dean’s reception

undergraduates Get their First taste of research with the Faculty

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20 Faculty appointments Will enhance Pathophysiology education & research expertise

21 Leading researchers Gather at the Faculty for Personalized Medicine Conference

Faculty Launches Joint PhD with university of Copenhagen

Faculty Celebrates achievements of Graduate students and researchers

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22 Faculty to unveil Canada’s First university-affiliated Patient Care Pharmacy Clinic

23 Partner appointments at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences

a Progress update on aGiLe

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24 Legacy Giving

upcoming reunions

in Memoriam

Mogul’s Den

Faculty Members to attend allergen 2013 scientific Meeting

PhD Candidate Works to Launch antibiotics initiative in ecuador

25 entry-to-Practice student awards

26 recent awards, Publications & Presentations

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As the seasons change from spring to summer, we celebrate the exciting changes in the lives of our students and for

the Faculty.

In May, we commemorated the end of another successful academic year with our annual Faculty and Graduate Awards Reception and Dean’s Reception. Both events presented us with an opportunity to reflect on and acknowledge the hard work of our faculty members and students. On behalf of the Faculty, I wish to thank all of the donors, sponsors and partners who generously contributed to and established the awards that we present to recognize the efforts of our people. I also offer heartfelt congratulations to our graduates. Over the years you have worked diligently, strived for excellence, experienced new challenges and gained valuable insights. You also formed bonds with your classmates and instructors that will serve to enhance your career in health care and connection to us as our alumni. We are very proud of what you have accomplished and have every confidence in your continued success.

In August, our new Dean, Dr. Michael Coughtrie, will officially begin his five-year term. Dr. Coughtrie brings a considerable amount of experience to bear on his new leadership position gained over his 27-year career at the University of Dundee. Currently a Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology and Operations Director of the Medical Research Institute, Michael completed his Bachelor of Sciences in Biochemistry in 1986, followed by a PhD before receiving a Personal Chair in

Biochemical Pharmacology. He went on to serve as Head for the Division of Pathology and Neuroscience from 2003 to 2008 and Director of the Division of Medical Sciences from 2008 to 2011.

In his previous leadership roles, Dr. Coughtrie has overseen many projects requiring change management, including the planning of departmental mergers, establishment and direction of a postgraduate training and monitoring system, and implementation of an IT network infrastructure review for the University of Dundee. We look forward to welcoming Michael later this summer and to ongoing forward momentum in pharmacy education, research and practice under his tenure.

I will continue to serve in the capacity of Dean pro tem until the end of July. It has been an honour and privilege to lead the Faculty during these past several months and I look forward to working with Dr. Coughtrie in the role of Acting Associate Dean Academic.

Warm regards,

K. Wayne Riggs PrOFessOr aND DeaN PrO teM

Message from the

Dean

suMMer 2013

Master of Science (MSc)Deeksha BakshiGirish BankarMaryam Zamiri

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Timothy ChowStephen LeeVivian LeungSamuel GilchristHesham Soliman

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)Andrea CartwrightCelia CulleyMichelle HinchKaren NgMaria PaivaShane PawlukTasha RamseySimon Tremblay

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSc Pharm)Rawan AbulabanAmmar AnjarwallaJagdeep BirkLauren Marie Bissonnette

Meryn Louisa BowenCathy Yin Ki ChanMichael Kwun Yiu ChanJudy Hui-Ting ChangAnn ChaoBonnie ChaoChloe CharmChiao-feng ChengWendy ChengMichele Mei Yoi CheungFu Kao ChiangKenneth Gao Zen ChoiAlbert Wai Ho ChongLauren Victoria ChorBrenda ChowChristine Wing-Yee ChowHelen ChowOi Ling ChowKerry Ann ChristyWinston ChungHelena CuiMatthew Gregory Del NinChristopher Duff DodgeStefan Theodore EberleTullio Vito Francesco EspositoAugusto Jose EstradaGhulam Mustapha FaqeriCatherine Anne HebertKatheryn Alyce Hendel

Man Hon Mark HoNathan Alan HoweHao Hsuan HuJacky HuangJessica Jiamin HuangYi-wenn Yvonne HuangRachel Jui Chi HungSoomi HwangFatima IbrahimRan JiJoohee JungCalvinjit KailaArash Keshavarz-RahbarNader Youssef KhattabManish Kumar KhullarBrian Hongchan KimEric KosiukGilly Chiu Yee LauMelvin Chern Yie LauSheryl Suet Yang LauLuke James LePageHak-Choel David LeeHarrison Jefferey LeeKenneth Jan Shang LeePing Hei LeeBecky Elizabeth LiDaisy LiYing LinYi-Te Liou

to the Graduating UBC Pharm Sci Class of

2012-2013

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Deanna Ah-Wai LoHeather Jean LorimerZachary LukMelody MaMelissa Ann Neves MachialOlivia Mae MagsajoJennifer Jessica MargoreethIan Travis McDiarmidTamara MihicPeter MurrayRoger Joytesh NandanRenee NelsonAlfred NgJoan Chung Yan NgKarin Ka-wai NgVivian Ka Hei NgGreg Isaac NikkelAtryzad NobahariJaeyoung ParkGraham Richard PeacockGary PengJasmine Maria PhilpVittoria Antonella PigaPardis PournazariDuncan Matthew PrestonJaideep Singh PuriLily Yu Long QiuIrfan RajaniDavid Neil Ram

Alice RatchevaGloria Rosanne ReidSimon Singh SandhuMing-Fung ShaNaomi Zheng ShaoJoanne Yongju ShinYoung Ah Dorothy ShinKatie ShovarSukhjinder SidhuAnne Noelle SisonRebecca Michelle Marie SmithStacy Lianne SoFatemeh Soleiman-PanahChristopher Emmett StokesMelissa Domenica TaddeiLoann Thanh Chau TanSandy Wei Yan TangCynthia Joy TannasLéa Azur TremblayYen-Phi TrinhKa Lam TsangRicky Heung Wing TsuiSabrina VandesypeLisa Christina WallaceClaudia Po Ting WanLi-Ching WangCandace Brianne WaungErica Jane Tecson WebbJames Wilbert Edward Wigston

Stephanie Elizabeth WilkinsonChun Hei Michael Lukas WongDanny Gar Jing WongEric Che Wai WongErica Celine WongGabriella Tze Yinn WongJason Jonathan WongRince Wing Hang WongVincent Wing Shun WongAngela Yin Ruo WuBicong WuHilary Hil-Yu WuWinni Zijun YeCatharina YihJessica Jeein YimCharles YuJustin YuXiao Yu ZhangMark Zhou

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to the Graduating UBC Pharm Sci Class of

2012-2013

Congratulations

““THE MOST REwARdING ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM wAS THE PEOPLE. MY CLASSMATES: SEVEN AMAZING PHARMACISTS THAT WILL CONTINuE TO IMPACT OuR PROFESSION. THE FACuLTY: DIVERSE INDIVIDuALS THAT ENCOuRAGED MY LEARNING AND HELPED ME TO ACHIEVE MY PROFESSIONAL GOALS.” - Maria Paiva, PharmD13

“I AM ExCITEd TO EMBARk ON A CAREER FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOuLD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOuT THE EXPERIENCES AND GuIDANCE PROVIDED BY THE FACuLTY. THANK YOu!” - Tasha raMsey, PharmD13

“LEARN TO LOvE ExPERIENTIAL EdUCATION [OPPORTUNITIES]. THEY MAY BE A BIT OF WORK, BuT THEY ARE VERY REWARDING WHEN IT COMES TO RECALLING KNOWLEDGE AND LICENSING EXAMS. NOW THAT I’VE COMPLETED MY DEGREE I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” - vincenT Wong, Bsc(Pharm)13

“THERE WERE MANY MOMENTS IN THE PAST FOuR YEARS WHERE I HAD DOuBTS OF MY CAPABILITY AS A PHARMACIST, BuT THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENTS ANd NURTURING OF THE FACULTY ANd STUdENTS, I’vE FINALLY MAdE IT. THANK YOu TO ALL OF YOu WHO TRAINED uS!” - rince Wong, Bsc(Pharm)13

“IN THE PHARMD PROGRAM, WE WERE A CLASS OF ONLY EIGHT STuDENTS, WHICH AFFORDED uS THE PRIVILEGE OF DEVELOPING MEANINGFuL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OuR FACuLTY. I wILL ALwAYS FONdLY REMEMBER ANd vALUE THESE RELATIONSHIPS AS I GO FORwARd IN MY CAREER.” - celia culley, PharmD13

“ONE’S GRAD SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS LIKE SNOWFLAKES – EVERYONE’S IS uNIQuE. FOLLOW WHAT INSPIRES YOu. BE PREPAREd TO BE CHALLENGEd, BuT REMEMBER TO KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON, AND KEEP FIT AND HAVE FuN!” - TiM choW, PhD(Pharm)13

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““MY EDuCATION AT THE uBC FACuLTY OF PHARMACEuTICAL SCIENCES HAS ALLOWED ME TO uNDERSTAND THE TRuE MEANING OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE, MEET LEADING PROFESSIONALS, AND HAS EqUIPPEd ME wITH THE TOOLS I NEEd TO TAkE ON ANY FUTURE CHALLENGES.” - JD Puri, Bsc(Pharm)13

“THE PHARMD PROGRAM WAS A CHALLENGING ANd REwARdING OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE MY SkILLS ANd LEARN FROM ExPERIENCEd CLINICIANS. IT TOOK HARD WORK, SACRIFICE, AND DETERMINATION, BuT THE RESuLTING CAREER OPPORTuNITIES AND SELF-SATISFACTION MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE.” - Michelle hinch, PharmD13

“uBC HAS HELPED ME BROADEN MY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE … BROuGHT ME SEVEN EXTRAORDINARY NEW FRIENDS AND COLLEAGuES, AS WELL AS A UNIqUE NETwORk OF PRACTITIONERS IN BOTH THE FACULTY ANd ACROSS CANAdA.” - siMon TreMBlay, PharmD13

“I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT EFFECTIVE TEACHING IS FuLL OF uNIQuE CHALLENGES, DEMANDING IMMENSE EFFORT AND CONSTANT REFINEMENT. I AM SINCERELY APPRECIATIvE ANd GRATEFUL FOR OUR ABSOLUTELY ExCELLENT FACULTY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPANDED OuR MINDS, INSPIRED WITH CONVICTION, AND MENTORED WITH CARE.” - Karen ng, PharmD13

“I WANTED TO BE IN A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED ME TO FIND MY PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY, TO TRAVEL, TO DO RESEARCH, BuT ALSO FEEL ENGAGED IN THE STuDENT AND GREATER COMMuNITY. FOuR YEARS OF PHARMACY HAVE ALLOWED ME TO DO THAT. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, YOU jUST HAvE TO EMBRACE THEM.” - yvonne huang, Bsc(Pharm)13

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155 StuDentS graDuateD FrOM tHe FaCuLtY OF PHarMaCeutiCaL sCieNCes BsC PHarM, MsC, PHD, aND PHarMD PrOGraMs at MaY’s CONVOCatiON CereMONies. as tHese GraDuates eMBarK ON tHeir Careers, We asKeD tHeM tO reFLeCt ON tHeir tiMe as stuDeNts aND WHat tHe Future HOLDs. - CHRISTOPHER COOK


by Alexandra Warren

Not Your Ordinary Sims: How Patient Simulators Are Making a Difference in

Student Learning at uBC Pharm Sci

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Innovations in technology often result in improvements to the way in which we live our lives. At the UBC Faculty

of Pharmaceutical Sciences, advances in the realm of health science technology have provided an opportunity to enhance the student learning experience.

This year, the Faculty acquired several patient simulators to augment curriculum and create a more dynamic learning environment for students. Patient simulators are a form of computerized manikin designed to mimic real life medical conditions that occur in the human body. Despite their somewhat eerie appearance, the simulators have been receiving positive feedback from both faculty members and students. They were purchased from Laerdal, a Norwegian company that specializes in the production of life-like training aids that can be used to teach a variety of medical procedures.

Laerdal is a company with a unique history. Founded in the 1940s as a small publishing house by Åsmund Laerdal, it originally specialized in the production of greeting cards and children’s books before moving into toys. However, after being inspired by a story involving an unidentified Parisian girl that drowned in the river Seine, Åsmund decided to change the focus of his company to creating a life-size training aid to teach mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. “Resusci Anne manikin” was the first simulator developed and it was modeled after the death mask of the mysterious Parisian girl.

Laerdal went on to develop patient simulators with advanced functions to improve medical education. A range of simulators are now available, from adult males and females to children and babies. These simulators can imitate an array of injuries and systematic failures. For example, trauma kits can be purchased so that serious burns, gunshot wounds, amputated limbs, and bleeding can be replicated. The simulators are even equipped with mock cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and have the ability to produce tears, saliva, sweat, and urine. The anatomical features, which include a trachea, esophagus, lungs, stomach, accessible

veins and a heart, allow for effective clinical training for a number of procedures.

The Faculty purchased several models designed for scenario-based training in basic patient care and management skills. The simulators are used in all three pharmacy practice courses – PHAR 202, 303, and 401. In these courses, instructors have been using the manikins to teach students how to measure blood pressure and heart rate, as well as how to conduct a pulmonary assessment. They are also useful for teaching students how to deal with patient abnormalities. For example, instructors can demonstrate what a patient with asthma or right-sided pneumonia may sound like. Students are also expected to treat the simulators as they would a real-life patient in order to practice their bedside manner.

“Students are much more engaged in class,” says Dr. Kathy Seto, instructor. “I have students who will stay after class just to finish up their activities with the simulators.” Instructors have found the simulators extremely helpful because they allow students to practice physical assessment skills without the consequences of making a mistake on a real life patient. They also enable instructors to provide immediate feedback to students as they perform assigned tasks.

Patient simulators are a welcome addition to UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences and its academic program. These valuable learning tools are enriching the student experience and encouraging the development of critical thinking and decision-making skills necessary for the training of competent health care professionals. To learn more about Laerdal visit www.laerdal.com/ca.

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http://www.laerdal.com/caDeath mask of unidentified Parisian girl “Resusci Anne” manikin ©~aorta~

image: (oPPosiTe) Paulo Tchen, lecturer and oee coordinator with patient simulator “Daniel”

“stuDeNts are MuCH MOre eNGaGeD iN CLass...i HaVe stuDeNts WHO WiLL staY aFter CLass Just tO FiNisH uP tHeir aCtiVities WitH tHe siMuLatOrs.” - Dr. KatHY setO

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A weekend to Remember:Pharmacy Alumni Celebrated at Annual uBC Event

by Julia Kreger

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In the month of May, over 4,000 alumni and their family and friends descended on the UBC Point Grey Campus for

Alumni Weekend, one of the most widely-anticipated events on the UBC calendar.

As part of this year’s celebrations, the Faculty hosted a compounding workshop for kids on Saturday, May 25, titled “Look, I’m a Pharmacist!” Led by Instructor Tony Seet, the session was attended by over 30 excited and engaged young participants interested in learning compounding techniques and creating their own skin cream. In addition, half-hour guided tours of the award-winning Pharmaceutical Sciences Building were offered as an opportunity to explore the Faculty’s new home, including the Story of Medicines exhibit.

Alumni Weekend is more than a day spent enjoying the sunshine and reconnecting with old classmates. Part of the Start an Evolution campaign with a University-wide goal to double alumni engagement by 2015, it is just one of over 250 annual events specifically designed for UBC Alumni held on campus,

in the Lower Mainland and across the globe.

“Making alumni engagement a priority demonstrates just how important our alumni are to the University and Faculty,” says Alumni Relations Manager Caely-Ann McNabb. ”Without our alumni, where would UBC be? Our alumni are the best measure of our success.”

There are many tangible benefits on offer for Alumni such as the A-Card, travel and insurance discounts, the monthly Pharm Sci Alumni E-Newsletter, intellectual and professional development opportunities, and a new Alumni Centre slated for construction on University Boulevard.

However as Caely-Ann, a UBC alumna herself notes, it is the non-tangible benefits that inspire our 5,500 Pharmacy alumni to further engage with the Faculty.

“Our Alumni value the opportunity to connect with and share their knowledge with the next generation of practitioners, as well as opportunities to reconnect with their former classmates


Inside Story on the Story of Medicines is an ongoing feature dedicated to uncovering the individual narratives that

make up our interactive Story of Medicines exhibition. In this edition, following the graduation of the Class of 2012-2013, we focus on the Interactive Alumni Yearbook exhibit.

The Interactive Alumni Yearbook is the first of its kind at any Pharmacy school in North America. It includes convocation photos and information for graduates of all UBC Pharmacy programs - including BSc, MSc, PhD and PharmD - and also lists CP3 graduates and Faculty members.

The yearbook is operated by touch and features a number of different ways for our alumni to search for fellow classmates and past instructors. The Interactive Alumni Yearbook has proven to be a popular feature of the Story of Medicines gallery. Many visitors have commented that they enjoyed scrolling through the years and admiring the changes in fashion and hairstyles from 1949 to the present.

The Faculty would like to thank the UBC Pharmacy Alumni Association, Arti Maharaj, Jonathan Van Drunen and Christopher Cook for their role in making this exhibit possible.

The Story of Medicines is free to the public and open for viewing from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - JuLia KreGer

inside story on the story of Medicines:

Interactive Alumni Yearbook

“MaKiNG aLuMNi eNGaGeMeNt a PriOritY DeMONstrates Just HOW iMPOrtaNt Our aLuMNi are tO tHe uNiVersitY aND FaCuLtY.” - CaeLY-aNN MCNaBB

image: ema Peter Photography

If you are a UBC Pharm Sci Alumni and would like to update your advanced Interactive Alumni Yearbook

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who influenced their time at UBC,” she explains.

The Faculty offers several opportunities to get involved through guest lecturing, preceptorships, alumni events, reunions, and by participating in yearly Multiple Mini Interviews to select the next class of Pharmacy students.

“I encourage all our alumni to connect with us. Whether that’s by simply updating contact details online, participating in our social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, or even registering as a preceptor - our Alumni will always be welcome at the Faculty.”


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by Julia Kreger

From Possibility to Reality: The Future of Pharmacogenomics & Personalized Medicine at uBC Pharm Sci


image: Dr. corey nislow with the agilent automated Dna sample preparation robot

“tHe LauNCH OF tHe PssC rePreseNts a siGNiFiCaNt steP FOrWarD FOr NOt ONLY tHe FaCuLtY But FOr tHe PrOFessiON OF PHarMaCY as a WHOLe.” - Dr. COreY NisLOW

capable of generating two terabytes of genetic information – the equivalent of three whole genomes – and 24 exomes, per week. It is also equipped with an Illumina miSeq capable of sequencing one exome daily.

“The launch of the PSSC represents a significant step forward for not only the Faculty but for the profession of pharmacy as a whole,” says Dr. Nislow. However, the PSSC is just one node in the greater B.C. sequencing ecosystem and Dr. Nislow emphasizes that a crucial next step is to form mutually beneficial partnerships with pharmacists, industry and patients across the province. The Faculty has secured lab partnerships with Mt Sinai Medical Centre/New York Genome Centre for genome and exome analysis and a Canada Foundation for Innovation funded Compute Canada Calcul WestGrid that will provide 150 terabytes of data storage.

Perhaps Mark Kunzli said it best in the conclusion of his talk: “Pharmacists are entrusted with the responsibility to ensure that medication is safe, necessary and effective. Pharmacogenomics has already shown the potential to enhance safety, ensure necessity, and improve effectiveness – we just haven’t had the tools to use it. With the opening of the UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Sequencing Centre today, we now have the tools in our hands. Let’s get to work.”

The Faculty thanks Illumina Inc. for their sponsorship of the PSSC opening event.

Just over 10 years ago the cost of sequencing one human genome was $13 billion. It was also around this time that

then Pharmaceutical Sciences Dean Robert D. Sindelar, along with Drs. Ron Reid and Wayne Riggs, first envisaged the possibility of a genome sequencing centre at the Faculty. Nowadays it takes just one day - and a comparatively slim $10,000 - to sequence one human genome. With the launch of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Sequencing Centre (PSSC) on April 26, 2013, the possibility of a genome sequencing centre in the Faculty is now a reality.

The PSSC opening event was attended by over 125 guests who gathered to commemorate this significant milestone in the Faculty’s history. The program consisted of a presentation by Dr. Corey Nislow, associate professor, titled “Pharmacogenomics and the PSSC”; followed by a talk by UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences alumnus Mark Kunzli that explored how genomics can be applied in contemporary pharmacy practice.

The focus of the PSSC is pharmacogenomics, a relatively new field of study made feasible by the advent of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) five years ago. Pharmacogenomics is the study of how variations in the human genome affect an individual’s response to drug therapy. With adverse drug reactions resulting in the hospitalization of millions of individuals in North America each year, pharmacogenomics addresses a compelling unmet need to equip health care professionals with the tools to modify drug therapy based on gene function.

“We’ve moved from our initial one-size-fits-all era of medicine to the few-sizes-fits-most model currently in practice. The next evolution is what we call personalized medicine - therapy, both drug and non-drug, specifically catered to each individual,” explains Kunzli.

The facility is equipped with an Illumina hiSeq2500 which is



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Flexible Learningat the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

by Jon-Paul Marchand

“startiNG iN sePteMBer 2013, uBC PHarMaCY stuDeNts CaN LOOK FOrWarD tO iMPrOVeD aCCess tO COurse MateriaLs, NeW iNteraCtiVe ONLiNe LearNiNG MODuLes, (aND) aN iNCrease iN LeCture reCOrDiNGs.” - JON-PauL MarCHaND

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A new initiative at UBC focusing on an educational approach called flexible learning is creating quite

the buzz about campus. Understanding what flexible learning means can be confusing at times as flexible is often interchanged with terms such as hybrid, blended, distance, online, and flipped. While two of these terms, distance (a method of learning that takes place through media that is not face-to-face) and flipped (utilizing technology to decrease lecturing and increase student interaction), have specific and widely accepted definitions, the same cannot be said for the remaining three. Individuals use these terms differently, with some arguing that once 50% of course content/activity is online then it is classified as a hybrid course, while others view 25-33% as the classifying amount.

It is easy to understand why UBC has adopted flexible as an umbrella term for all instructional design that enables pedagogical and logistical flexibility facilitated by technology. It is also easy to become preoccupied with defining what your flexible learning programs are and how you are implementing them, rather than focusing on whether or not they will enhance student learning.

At the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, improving student education is the central focal point for all flexible learning designs and ideas. It can be common for both instructors and students to think that moving a course online will enable an easier and less demanding experience, however, if its done right, this is not the case.

The question then becomes, “Why are we doing this if it’s harder and more time consuming to produce and complete?” The answer is that it isn’t. It’s just a different approach and method of teaching and learning. And here’s the kicker… it’s better. Flexible learning designs can provide an environment that is supportive of learning differences, multiple assessment techniques, effective and immediate feedback and, contrary to popular belief, enhanced collaboration and interaction:

“We have a one-size-fits-all, one speed-fits-all, one-path-fits-all model, the result of one simple assumption…that education takes place from teacher to student by synchronous, not recorded, spoken word … if everyone really learned at the same speed on the same path then you could fill a stadium and still have useful learning. But you can’t.” (Noer, 2012, p. 90).

So how do you implement Flexible Learning properly? There are a number of different strategies but the Faculty is focusing on designs that increase motivation, higher-order thinking, and student interactions. And the Faculty is accomplishing this through evaluation and research that goes beyond reading the literature. Piloting different designs and technologies in the classroom, and soliciting both instructor and student feedback, and working collaboratively with other faculties are essential to the process. We also work collaboratively with other faculties and vendors to Flexible learning projects and test new products, all with the intent of discovering better ways to develop and deliver our curriculum.

Starting in September 2013, UBC Pharmacy students can look forward to improved access to course materials, new interactive online learning modules, an increase in lecture recordings - including pre-recordings, different assessment and feedback techniques and, in the near future, a new online course in Genomics.

This new way of learning is creating a revolution, one that is changing the landscape of higher education. Students at Harvard Business School now take entry-level accounting through an online course offered by Brigham-Young University, simply because of how good it is. “When outstanding becomes so easily available, average is over” (Friedman, 2013, p. A23). To learn more about Flexible Learning at UBC, visit flexible.learning.ubc.ca.

JON-PauL MarCHaND is MaNaGer OF eDuCatiONaL teCHNOLOGY aND LearNiNG DesiGNs iN tHe OFFiCe OF eDuCatiONaL suPPOrt aND DeVeLOPeMeNt.

Sources:

Friedman, T. L. (2013, March 5). The Professors’ Big Stage. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/opinion/friedman-the-professors-big-stage.html

Noer, M. (2012, November 2). One Man, One Computer, 10 Million Students: How Khan Academy Is Reinventing Education. Forbes. Retrieved May 17, 2013, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelnoer/2012/11/02/one-man-one-computer-10-million-students-how-khan-academy-is-reinventing-education/


It is an exciting time in the profession. There are great opportunities that are now available to pharmacy students

that were not available until recently. With the expanded scope of practice and the addition of a new health profession – pharmacy technicians – the profession is growing its role in health care. We encourage all future and current registrants to never stop learning. Your continued pursuit of knowledge will not only advance your career, but will enable the profession to thrive.

Beginning your careerYour career in pharmacy begins the day you begin your education. All the knowledge that you acquire as a student will be important to your development as a health care professional. Health care professionals are held to the highest standards. Your knowledge will enable you to provide your future patients with the quality of care that the public expects. Learning to provide safe and effective care to the public is fundamental for you to flourish. Provide the attention and care that your education requires now so you can adapt what you have learned to better the health of the public in the future.

Mastering your careerLearning never stops. As your time in school ends your career as a student continues. Learning to be a lifelong student is a part of the transition of being a professional. As you pursue your career you might find that your practice presents different

and unique challenges. Master your career by furthering your education to adapt to the dynamic nature of your practice. Advancing your education can offer greater opportunities for assisting your patients, which will enable you to offer a higher quality of care. Be open-minded and strive to become a better health care professional by continuing your education.

Be passionate about your careerShow that you are passionate about the work that you do and let your passion guide your learning. Continue to seek out aspects of your practice in which you value. Learn more about things that you are passionate about in your practice and determine how that knowledge can assist the public achieve better health.

Throughout your career it is essential to continue learning. Your continued effort in advancing your knowledge in pharmacy is expected by the public and the College. Master your career and be passionate about the work that you do to help the citizens of British Columbians achieve better health.

JONatHaN CHeN is COMMuNiCatiONs sPeCiaList at tHe COLLeGe OF PHarMaCists OF BC. tO LearN MOre aBOut tHe COLLeGe OF PHarMaCists OF BC, Visit WWW.BCPHarMaCists.OrG.

by Jonathan Chen

Learning Never Stops:a Message from the College of Pharmacists of BC

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by Jimi Galvão

The New Entry-to-Practice Programsummer update:

Since sharing news of plans to develop a new entry-to-practice Doctor of Pharmacy (E2P PharmD) Program in

the Spring issue of Discover, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences has made steady progress.

Meetings with our alumni have taken place in Vancouver, Victoria, and Kelowna. At these meetings, Dr. Peter Loewen, assistant professor and director, Doctor of Pharmacy Programs, explained why we are transforming our programs, how they will be different, and the work the Faculty is doing to achieve that. This was followed by opportunities for participants to ask questions and provide feedback. A similar talk will take place at an alumni and friends event in Prince George later this year.

“During this initial phase of program development it’s essential that we consult with and inform our alumni,” says Dr. Loewen. “Our alumni are very engaged and we are receiving a lot of valuable feedback that will inform our next steps.”

The Faculty has also established working groups to design key components of the new E2P PharmD curriculum. The working groups report to a task force that will integrate these perspectives into a program description. The task force and all

the working groups include faculty, community and hospital pharmacy practitioners, and students.

“Curriculum design is one of the most important aspects of the E2P PharmD Program development,” says Dr. Glenda MacDonald, clinical assistant professor and director of the Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development Program. “The collective experience and expertise of the members of our working groups have been invaluable in this regard and we appreciate their input as we move forward.”

The description of the E2P PharmD Program will be shared widely for feedback once drafted. As our work continues, we welcome feedback and involvement from all our stakeholders, including government, industry, practitioners, educators, researchers, our alumni, and our students.

Look to the Fall issue of Discover for further updates.

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Meet the Team:Office of Educational Support & Development

by the Office of Educational Support & Development

image: (clockwise from back left) Jon-Paul Marchand, simon albon, Wayne riggs, Marion Pearson, Kalev hunt, isabeau iqbal and ginette vallée.

Established in 2009 by Dr. David Fielding, the Office of Educational Support & Development (OESD) designs

and implements programs, identifies existing and develops new resources, and provides individualized consultations for the enhancement of teaching, learning and professional development. Services include, but are not limited to:

• Studentevaluationsandpeerreviewsofteaching • Curricularmapping&development • Teachingwithtechnology • Trainingforgraduatestudentteachingassistants • Strategicplanning,accreditationactivitiesandfacilitation of Faculty-related educational events • FacilitationoftheFaculty’sScholarshipofTeachingand Learning initiative

Since January 2013, the office has been led by Simon Albon and Marion Pearson. Simon is an instructor and serves as the OESD acting director. “I’m fully committed to supporting high quality teaching, effective learning, educational scholarship, and faculty development,” he says. Simon completed a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Master of

Science in Chemistry, and Certificate on Teaching in Higher Education at UBC. He is also completing a PhD in Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Education at UBC. Simon’s teaching interests lie in the scientific foundations of pharmacy education and their integration with pharmacy practice. His research interests include examining the scientific knowledge base of contemporary pharmacists and curriculum design.

Marion Pearson is a senior instructor, the acting associate dean of the Faculty’s academic portfolio, and the director of the Entry-to-Practice Program. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Residency in Community Pharmacy, Certificate on Teaching in Higher Education, and Master of Arts in Higher Education at UBC. She is currently completing a PhD in Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Education at UBC. Marion is committed to teaching and student learning in numerous ways, involving herself in various committees and leadership roles. “In my own teaching, I emphasize the development of practical knowledge and skills for patient-centred care,” she explains. Marion’s research interests include curricular integration, narrative pedagogy, and program evaluation.

Other members of the OESD team include:

Kalev Hunt Learning Technologies AnalystKalev has several years’ experience with UBC’s e-learning ecosystem, especially in Learning Management Systems like Vista and Connect. At OESD, he serves as the Faculty’s main support resource for instructors teaching with Connect and other learning technologies.

Isabeau Iqbal Curriculum Project CoordinatorIsabeau designs curriculum, facilitates workshops, and develops processes that aim to improve teaching and student learning. Isabeau has extensive experience in faculty development and a solid background in qualitative, educational research.

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Dean’s reception

On May 28, 2013, the Faculty hosted the annual Dean’s reception to celebrate the achievements of the 2012-2013 graduating class and the faculty members that taught them. the reception was held in the Pharmaceutical sciences Building and was attended by over 300 people.

the afternoon began with a formal speaking program featuring partners, faculty members and students, before transitioning into an awards presentation. More than 20 awards were presented to graduating students for their achievements and to faculty members for their teaching accomplishments. Dean pro tem Wayne riggs wrapped up the event with closing remarks.

“the Dean’s reception is a great opportunity for the faculty to honour the hard work our students and faculty members put in throughout the academic year,” says Dr. riggs. “there is a lot of great work done by students and faculty alike and it gives us great pleasure to recognize them.” - iVaN YastreBOV

undergraduates get their First taste of research with the Faculty

twenty one undergraduate students will spend this summer with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences working on research projects with mentors. the Faculty’s summer student research Program (ssrP) gives these students the opportunity to work full-time in a lab or research group for three months, and

the program culminates with the ssrP Poster Competition in early september. this year’s participants include students currently pursuing Bsc degrees with the Faculty, undergraduates from other health-related disciplines at uBC and the British Columbia institute of technology (BCit), as well as two international students. these students will focus on projects in several areas of drug discovery, clinical application, and pharmacy practice. - CHristOPHer COOK








image: graduates and their family and friends gather in the Pharmaceutical sciences Building atrium for the Dean’s reception


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Jon-Paul Marchand Manager, Educational Technology and Learning Designs Jon-Paul focuses on the proper integration of technology in the learning environment. His aim is to create enhanced methods and strategies for teaching and learning that are more efficient, motivating, sustainable and enjoyable for all participants.

Ginette Vallée Project Manager, Doctor of Pharmacy ProgramsGinette will be focussing on three major projects: creating a new Entry-to-Practice PharmD program, creating a new flexible post-graduate PharmD program, and supporting the development of our current post-graduate PharmD program.

“We have a team of exceptional talent,” says Wayne Riggs, professor, dean pro tem, and OESD collaborative member. “OESD is positioned to continue making a positive impact to the teaching and learning efforts of our faculty.”


by Janet Ferraro

Faculty appointments Will enhance Pathophysiology

Starting this July, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences welcomes Assistant Professors Drs. Tara Klassen and Tim

Chen to its roster of pharmacy education, research and practice experts.

Tara will be responsible for the coordination and instruction of pathophysiology content for the BSc (Pharm) curriculum. Originally from Brandon, Manitoba, she completed her doctorate in Physiology, Developmental and Cell Biology from the University of Alberta in 2007, and recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Epilepsy Foundation at the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. At Baylor, she worked in the Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory (DNGL) under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey L. Noebels, and in the Translational Neurogenetics in Epilepsy Laboratory (TNGL) with Dr. Alica M. Goldman. In these roles, Dr. Klassen assisted in identifying the genetic causes of epilepsy and translating bench research into clinical practice.

Tara has published in a number of important and influential journals, including Cell, and most notably, she has contributed

to the discovery and validation of the first genes identified for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP): KCNQ1 and KCNA1; two known human channelopathy genes for cardiac arrhythmia and epilepsy, respectively. In addition to her research accomplishments, Tara has received awards for her teaching and currently serves as the Genetics Chair of the Student and Resident Education Committee for the American Epilepsy Society.

Tim holds a doctorate in Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Calgary and has been working as a Research Associate at the Baylor College of Medicine, under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey L. Noebels. At Baylor, Dr. Chen is employing a multidisciplinary approach to study the dysfunction of ion channels in excitability disorders, with the objectives of translating profiles of ion channel gene variants into clinically useful markers for diagnosis, prognosis and effective pharmacotherapy selection; and to identify possible targets for known and novel therapeutic intervention. Dr. Chen is also the recipient of several awards and honours, including a Heart and Stroke Doctoral Research Scholarship and an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Doctoral Research Scholarship.

“Not only does Tara’s outstanding teaching background provide us what we need in the area of pathophysiology, a core competency required by our entry-to-practice students, but her neurogenetics research background will align the Faculty with the University’s research strategic plan and strength in brain research,” says Dr. Kishor Wasan, professor and associate dean, Research and Graduate Studies. “Tim brings a similar background and will be able to provide critical mass in a new and emerging area of research.”

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tHe DeaN.



Education & Research Expertise

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Faculty appointments Will enhance Pathophysiology

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Leading researchers gather at the Faculty for Personalized Medicine Conference

From June 11-14, 2013, researchers from all over the world will come together at the uBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences Building to take part in the Personalized Medicine and individualized Drug Delivery conference. Presented by the Canadian society for Pharmaceutical sciences (CsPs) and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled release society (CC-Crs), the conference will explore personalized medicine and its impact on health care systems, as well as biopharmaceutics, nanomedicines, and other areas of individualized drug delivery.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the annual symposium of the CsPs and CC-Crs in our new building,” says Dr. Kishor Wasan, associate dean, research & Graduate studies. “this conference is shaping up to be one of the largest CsPs meetings in the history of the society.”

the conference will begin with three industry-sponsored workshops, offering participants the opportunity to hear from pharmaceutical, information technology, and biotechnology companies, and showcase the latest drug and technological advances in personalized medicine. Covering topics from community engagement to effective collaborations, these workshops will present the perspective of over 20 industry speakers.

Other conference sessions will include the impact of personalized medicines on cancer, the B.C. personalized medicine initiative, and the ground breaking work of researchers in academia, industry, and government from across Canada and the world.

“these speakers are internationally recognized as being at the forefront of personalized medicine,” says Dr. Wasan.

“this conference is a unique opportunity for these research and industry leaders to come together to consider how advances in personalized medicines can be utilized by patients and health care practitioners today.”

“Health economics and the Best of Care” will be the final conference session on June 14. Chaired by Dr. Carlo Marra, professor, uBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences, this workshop will address the readiness of the Canadian health-care system to integrate emerging personalized medicine technology. - CHristOPHer COOK

Faculty Launches Joint PhD with university of Copenhagen

the Faculty is launching a joint PhD degree program with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences at the university of Copenhagen (uCPH).

this collaborative program will be supervised by faculty from both universities, and built on continuing research collaborations between the two institutions. the first two PhD students accepted into the program,

astrid Knuhtsen (uBC supervisor Dr. adam Frankel; uCPH supervisor Dr. Jesper Kristensen) and Kristensen Maria Michaelsen (uBC supervisor Dr. Kishor Wasan; uCPH supervisor Dr. thomas rades), will arrive at uBC in October 2013, and stay until May 2014. the students are expected to spend equal time with both faculties over the course of their degrees. With over 1,300 students, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences at uCPH is the only educational institution in Denmark that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Pharmacy. the joint PhD degree program is the result of a statement of Cooperation signed between the two faculties in 2011. - CHristOPHer COOK

Faculty Celebrates achievements of graduate Students and researchers

On May 8, 2013, more than 80 faculty, staff, and students attended the Pharmaceutical sciences Faculty and Graduate awards Ceremony and reception. Presented by the Faculty’s Office of the associate Dean, research & Graduate studies, this annual ceremony celebrates the achievements the Faculty’s graduate student and researchers. Dr. Marcel Bally, adjunct professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences, and head, experimental therapeutics, B.C. Cancer agency’s research Centre, delivered the keynote address, presenting a recipe for success for drug development.

among the graduate students honoured, PhD student Natalie McCormick was presented with the rx&D Health research Foundation Pharmaceutical sciences research scholarship. “i am honoured to have received this recognition,” says Natalie. the rx&D scholarship will allow Natalie to continue her research investigating the economic impact of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (sarDs) in B.C. “the scholarship is a strong endorsement of my work, and its relevance to patients, health policy makers, and the Canadian economy.”

research associates Drs. Katayoun saatchi and Kristina sachs-Barrable were presented with the Outstanding service award, and assistant Professor Dr. Kevin Letchford received the Pharmaceutical sciences award for excellence in translational Graduate teaching. Finance Manager Josie Lim was presented with the service to research Community award. - CHristOPHer COOK


PraCtiCe

Work is underway on Canada’s first University-affiliated patient care licensed pharmacy clinic at the Faculty of

Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In March 2013, the Faculty announced the appointment of Barbara Gobis as Director of the new Pharmacists Clinic. Barbara is a UBC alumna, having completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the Faculty, followed by a Pharmacy Residency and Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Toronto. She is a licensed pharmacist and a seasoned executive who has authored over 300 papers.

However, it is Barbara’s experience in change management and practice innovation that she will draw on as the launch of the Clinic approaches.

“I’ve spent my entire pharmacy career working on innovative practice models and initiatives to support pharmacist practice change in the community setting,” she confirms. “I will be drawing on my past experiences as we establish the Clinic, develop interprofessional relationships with other health disciplines, and ultimately help pharmacists and our students practice to their full potential.”

The Pharmacists Clinic, located on the second floor mezzanine of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, is one of the first in British Columbia to be granted an educational site license. It will provide both undergraduate Pharmacy students and graduates with a unique experiential education opportunity where they can develop their practice skills with real patients in

a supported learning environment.

“Essentially, we will be able to accelerate students through their learning curve to the point where the Faculty can graduate work-force ready pharmacists who are able to provide medication management services to patients on day one of their career,” says Barbara. “What an exciting prospect!”

Working collaboratively with physicians and other health care professionals, the new Pharmacists Clinic will offer valuable services to the community; including medication reviews, comprehensive medication management, patient education, therapeutic counseling and interprofessional consultation services. It is expected that the Clinic will benefit the profession of Pharmacy as a whole by demonstrating to patients and other health care providers the importance of a collaborative approach.

For Barbara, the potential and promise of the Pharmacists Clinic is for it to become a model of best practices, an example of interprofessional teamwork and a “proof statement for patients on the importance and value of having an on-going relationship with their pharmacist.”

The Pharmacists Clinic is anticipated to be open to the public before the end of 2013.



by Julia Kreger

Faculty to Unveil Canada’s First university-affiliated Patient Care Pharmacy Clinic

“esseNtiaLLY (WitH tHe PHarMaCists CLiNiC) We WiLL Be aBLe tO aCCeLerate stuDeNts tHrOuGH tHeir LearNiNG CurVe.” - BarBara GOBis

image: Barbara gobis


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Partner appointments at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

With the practice of pharmacy rapidly evolving to a necessary focus of patient centred care, pharmacists of today and tomorrow will require the ability to provide a high standard of care that includes working with patients towards optimal medication use, promoting wellness and disease prevention, and leading change.

One of the main goals of the Practice innovation portfolio within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences is to accelerate knowledge translation to practice and develop teaching and clinical collaborations to advance knowledge, health outcomes and the profession of Pharmacy. to enable this vision, Partner appointments were developed in collaboration with partner institutions such as the Health authorities in BC to support and recruit individuals with expertise in clinical practice, education, and research. through Partner appointments, these clinical experts will be able to train our students with essential practice-based skills necessary to perform to their full scope upon graduation and also contribute in developing practice-based research that will further inform what we do as pharmacists.

Partner appointments are full-time, non-tenure track appointments made in the Faculty in collaboration with a partner institution. individuals with these appointments possess the qualifications of those in tenure track professorial ranks and are expected to maintain an active research and scholarly program, participate in our academic programs, and carry out their share of academic service. although individuals with Partner appointments are considered full-time

appointments at uBC, they receive no salary or benefits through uBC but rather through a partner institution.

Partner appointments reflect how our partner institutions invest in and support pharmacists who not only provide direct care but who advance knowledge through research, training and the translation of knowledge into practice. By advancing knowledge and training our students with essential practice-related skills, this collaborative effort will result in our ability to better prepare our graduates to practice to meet the future demands of the profession, be leaders in our health care system, and to have the skills and knowledge to optimize patient care and health outcomes.- GraCe WOOD. GraCe is exeCutiVe COOrDiNatOr iN tHe OFFiCe OF

assOCiate DeaN, PraCtiCe iNNOVatiON.

a Progress update on agILe

the past few months have been eventful for Michael Legal, Project Lead of aGiLe (advancing experiential LearninG in institutionaL Pharmacy Practice), and his team. they have been travelling around British Columbia gathering feedback on

experiential education in institutional pharmacy practice.

this was accomplished by employing two different engagement strategies. For larger teaching sites, a two-visit plan was

created; the first would focus on an initial introduction of the project and the other on engaging with an experiential learning working group that was formed in each of the larger sites to help identify challenges unique to that site. For smaller groups, a single visit strategy was implemented where the introduction and group discussion occurred simultaneously.

Michael began his initial site visits in mid-February, giving introductions of the project and engaging in preliminary discussions about experiential learning with pharmacy groups in major sites in Vancouver island, Northern B.C., interior B.C., and Lower Mainland Pharmacy services. Following the initial visits, there were further engagements through focus group discussions with students as well as preceptors to capture site-specific feedback on barriers and solutions relating to experiential learning. With most of the engagement sessions finished, Michael and his team are starting to analyse feedback. this process will continue into september and October as they gather stakeholder feedback to generate preliminary recommendations ultimately ending in a report that will inform the redesign of institutional experiential pharmacy education in B.C. to learn more or offer your feedback, join the conversation by visiting agile.pharmacy.ubc.ca - iVaN YastreBOV


uPDates

Legacy giving

there are a number of donors including alumni who have left a legacy for future generations of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences students at uBC, while making the best use of their assets and maximizing taxable benefits. a legacy gift is a reflection of you and your family’s deepest values. they include gifts in will and other future gifts such as life insurance and retirement funds.

Click here to read more about Dean emeritus John McNeill and his creation of a legacy gift to uBC Pharmaceutical sciences. - JuNe CHOW. JuNe is assOCiate

DireCtOr, DeVeLOPMeNt & aLuMNi

eNGaGeMeNt.

upcoming reunionsCLASS OF 1973: september 21, 2013, Vancouver, B.C.

CLASS OF 1988: October 4-5, 2013, Vancouver, B.C.

For information on these reunions or if you’d like to plan a milestone reunion for your class, contact Caely-ann McNabb at [email protected] or

604-827-1411.

In Memoriamerast Huculak, Bsc(Pharm)55 1930-2013

Mogul’s Den

On april 5, 2013, groups of fourth year pharmacy students participated in Mogul’s Den, a Dragons’ Den style group presentation, for Dr. alan Low’s PHar 400 class. throughout the term, students prepared business plans to make innovative clinical services viable. they were then given five minutes to convince industry leaders of the financial feasibility and sustainability of their service.

ideas ranged from comprehensive diabetes management programs, to providing cardiovascular risk assessment and action plans.

the panel of judges included Gerry spitzner (retailsOs), ian Maxwell (Peoples Drug Mart), Barbara Gobis (Pharmacists Clinic, uBC) and Louis tang (Bank of Montreal).

it was an intense competition, but in the end the aperture Consulting team won the top prize by presenting a business plan for bone density scan and osteoporosis prevention services. team members Jason Hu, Manish Khullar, Harrison Lee, David ram and Charles Yu received a $150 Gift Certificate to JOeY restaurant to celebrate their accomplishments. - iVaN YastreBOV

Faculty Members to attend allergen 2013 Scientific Meeting

Drs. Carlo Marra and Larry Lynd, along with graduate students Lilla roy (Msc) and Wenjia Chen (PhD) have been invited to allerGen’s 2013 scientific Meeting in toronto, June 7-10, 2013. the 2013 scientific Meeting aims to provide allerGen investigators and trainees working on projects in which allerGen is investing from 2012-2016, an opportunity to network, share scientific methods,

collectively address research challenges, identify new approaches and research avenues and explore new partnership and capacity building opportunities.

PhD Candidate Works to Launch antibiotics Initiative in ecuador

Nelson Gorrin, PhD candidate in Collaboration for Outcomes research and evaluation spent the last three months in ecuador and ensured the institutional support to launch an intervention with a heterogeneous group

of pharmacy professionals.

this intervention will increase the pharmacists’ involvement in promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics. Hospital pharmacists, primary care pharmacists (Ministry employees in health centres), community pharmacists together with their assistants and undergraduate pharmacy students will be trained in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MsP), WHO/OPs, Provincial Health authority of Pichincha and the Central university of ecuador (uCe). Changes in knowledge, attitude and practice together with quantitative changes in antibacterial consumption should generate data for the evaluation.

image: Dr. John Mcneill


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FRANK S. ABBOTT SCHOLARSHIP

APOTEx INC. AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

CHARLES AND JANE BANKS SCHOLARSHIP

ANDREAS BAUR SHOPPERS DRUG MART OUTREACH AWARD

H & H BLOMQUIST SCHOLARSHIP

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PRIzE IN PHARMACY

BRITISH COLUMBIA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

TERENCE H. BROWN SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

MABEL CHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP

COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP

GEORGE T. AND MYRTLE W. CUNNINGHAM SCHOLARSHIP

O. GORDE DAVIES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

DEAN OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP

CHARLES E. FROSST PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP

BALVINDER GAKHAL MEMORIAL AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

GIBB G. HENDERSON MEMORIAL PRIzE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

BALDAVE JOHAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

LAMBDA KAPPA SIGMA SCHOLARSHIP

LAMBDA KAPPA SIGMA - DR. J. O. RUNIKIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

LONDON DRUGS SCHOLARSHIP

LONDON DRUGS LIMITED 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

JOHN H. MCNEILL SCHOLARSHIP

FINLAY A. MORRISON SCHOLARSHIP

FINLAY ANGUS MORRISON AND DOROTHY ELLEN MORRISON SCHOLARSHIP

BYRON O'MALLEY MEMORIAL AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

JAMES M. ORR SCHOLARSHIP

OVERWAITEA/SAVE ON FOODS SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

PACIFIC BLUE CROSS SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACY

PARPIA SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

MARION L. PEARSON SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

PEOPLES DRUG MART AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

DR. M. PERNAROWSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

DR. M. PERNAROWSKI MEMORIAL PRIzE

PFIzER CANADA PRIzE FOR ExCELLENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

PFIzER CONSUMER HEALTHCARE GUY GENEST AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

PFIzER CONSUMER HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARD IN PHARMACY

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES TRAVEL ABROAD AWARD

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES RURAL COMMUNITIES PLACEMENT AWARD

PHARMASAVE DRUGS PACIFIC LTD. SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACY

PHARMASAVE DRUGS PACIFIC LTD. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

PHARMASAVE DRUGS PACIFIC LTD. AWARD

SHOPPERS DRUG MART COMMUNITY PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP

SHOPPERS DRUG MART TERRY MORRISON SCHOLARSHIP

MARCEL ST. JEAN AWARD IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

TEVA CANADA LIMITED SCHOLARSHIP IN PHARMACY

TEVA CANADA LIMITED PRIzE IN PHARMACY

LYNN TROTTIER MEMORIAL GERIATRICS PRIzE

W. ELGIN TURNBULL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

DEAN E. L. WOODS MEMORIAL PRIzE

BONG PANG YEE SCHOLARSHIP

entry-to-Practice Student awards

awards recognize achievements and offer financial assistance so that students may continue to excel in their education. With the expanded number of students in the entry-to-practice program, the establishment of new student awards is more important than ever. We are grateful to our donors who have responded to this need. the following awards were presented to our entry-to-practice students this past 2012/13 fiscal. if

you would like to learn more about how to set up an award at the Faculty, please contact arti Maharaj in the Office of Development & alumni engagement at 604-822-8029 or [email protected]. - JaNis HOrNe aND arti MaHaraJ. JaNis HOrNe is tHe DireCtOr aND arti MaHaraJ is tHe COOrDiNatOr iN tHe OFFiCe OF DeVeLOPMeNt & aLuMNi eNGaGeMeNt.


image: Dr. John Mcneill


recent awards, Publications & Presentations

aWarDs

Dr. James McCormack - recipient of the 2013 aFPC National award for excellence in education.

Jo-ann Osei-twum, Claudio erratico - recipients of the Waters Limited Graduate student travel award.

shenglong Zou, adam raymakers, anik Patel, Zafar Zafari - recipients of the Graduate student travel award in Pharmaceutical sciences.

Jo-ann Osei-twum - recipient of the summer internship Program Position with the stars in Global Health Program with Grand Challenges Canada.

Dr. Kishor Wasan - CiHr-iCo therapeutics research Chair in Drug Delivery for Neglected Global Diseases has been formally extended for another year to March 31, 2014.

adam raymakers (PhD), anik Patel (PhD), Zafar Zafari (PhD) - recipients of Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences travel awards.

Dr. Larry Lynd - invited to the first Conference of the international rare Diseases research Consortium to be held april 16-17, 2013 in Dublin, ireland.

adam raymakers (PhD) - recipient of the Canadian agency for Drugs and technologies in Health travel award and J H McNeill scholarship.

ellen K. Wasan, Pavel Gershkovich, Jinying Zhao, xiaohua Zhu, Karl Werbovetz, richard r. tidwell, John G.Clement, sheila J. thornton, Kishor M. Wasan - 2013 Gattefossé Canada CsPs award in Lipid Based Drug Delivery for a Novel tropically stable Oral amphotericin B Formulation (iCo010) exhibits efficacy against Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Murine Model published in PLOs Neglected tropical Diseases.

Dr. Patricia Gerber - re-appointed as Vice-Chair of the College of Pharmacists of BC’s Discipline Committee.

PuBLiCatiONs

ibrahim F, sivak O, Wong C, Hopkins P, Midha a, Gordon J, Darlington JW, Wasan KM. impact of co-administration of protonated nanostructured aluminum silicate (cholesterol absorption inhibitor) on the absorption of lipid soluble vitamins D3 and K1: an assessment of pharmacokinetic and in vitro intraluminal processing. eur J Pharm sci. 2013 Feb 27. doi:pii: s0928-0987(13)00067-5. 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.02.008. [epub ahead of print] PMiD: 23454011 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Conway J, Bero L, Ondari C, Wasan KM. review of the quality of pediatric medications in developing countries. J Pharm sci. 2013 Feb 28. doi: 10.1002/jps.23474. [epub ahead of print] PMiD: 23450511 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Cartwright aL, Wilby KJ, Corrigan s, ensom MHH. Pharmacogenetics of risperidone: a systematic review of the Clinical effects of CYP2D6 Polymorphisms. ann Pharmacother. 2013;47:350-60. doi: 10.1345/aph.1r333

ensom MHH. What Will it take?: the quest to achieve indexing by the National Library Of Medicine. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2013;66:4-5

Zed PJ, Haughn C, Black KtL, Fitzpatrick ea, ackroyd-stolarz s, Murphy NG, MacKinnon NJ, Curran J, sinclair D. Medication-related emergency department visits in pediatrics: a qualitative systematic review. J Pediatrics 2013 Mar 1. doi:pii: s0022-3476(13)00117-0. 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.042. PMiD: 23465404

ramsey t, Lau ttY, ensom MHH. Linezolid’s serotonergic and adrenergic Drug interactions: a Critical review and Practical Management approach. ann Pharmacother. Published online 2 april 2013;47:doi: 10.1345/aph.1r604

Culley C, Kiang tKL, Gilchrist se, ensom MHH. effect of the uGt1a1*28 allele on unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia in HiV Patients receiving atazanavir: a systematic review. ann Pharmacother. Published online 2 april 2013;47:doi: 10.1345/aph.1r550

Wilby KJ, Gilchrist se, ensom MHH. a review of the Pharmacokinetic implications of schistosomiasis. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2013 Mar 12. [epub ahead of print] DOi 10.1007/s40262-013-0055-8

sadatsafavi M, FitzGerald JM, Lynd LD, Marra Ca. a quantitative benefit risk analysis if isoniazid (iNH) for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LtBi) using incremental net-benefit framework. Value in Health, 2012, accepted.

sadatsafavi M, FitzGerald JM, Marra Ca, Lynd LD. Costs and health outcomes associated with primary versus secondary care after an asthma-related hospitalization, a population-based study. CHest, February 2013, accepted.

sadatsafavi M, Bansback N, Zafari Z, Najafzadeh M, Marra C. Need for speed: an efficient algorithm for calculation of single-parameter expected value of partial perfect information. Value Health. 2013 Mar-apr;16(2):438-48. epub 2013 Jan 26.

Najafzadeh M, Davis JC, Joshi P, Marra C. Barriers for integrating Personalized Medicine into Clinical Practice: a qualitative analysis. am J Med Genet Part a 9999:1-6, 2013.

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raymakers aJN, Mayo Jr, Marra Ca, FitzGerald JM. a systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses of diagnostic strategies for pulmonary embolism. Journal of thoracic imaging [suBMitteD, 2013 March].

sadatsafavi M, Lynd LD, Marra Ca, Bedouch P, FitzGerald JM. Comparative outcomes of leukotriene receptor antagonists and long-acting b-agonists as add-on therapy in asthmatic patients: a population-based study. JaCi February 2013 (accepted).

Kiang tKL, Wilby KJ, ensom MHH. telaprevir: Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug-Drug interactions. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2013; Published ahead of Print 4 april; DOi 10.1007/s40262-013-0053-x

Hubball, H., Pearson, M. L., & Clarke, a. (2013). sotL inquiry in broader curricular and institutional contexts: theoretical underpinnings and emerging trends. teaching and Learning inquiry 1(1).

szeitz, a. Corticosteroids and mass spectrometry; latest applications using LC/Ms3. european Pharmaceutical review, 1(2):3-8, 2013

Lee s, Osei-twum J, Wasan K. Dose-Dependent targeted suppression of P-glycoprotein expression and Function in Caco-2 Cells. Mol. Pharmaceutics. 2013 apr 18. DOi: 10.1021/mp300668e, accepted; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/mp300668e

Zed PJ. Consistency matters: the practice of clinical pharmacy. Can J Hosp Pharm 2013;66:81-2

simon r. M. Dobson, MD; shelly McNeil, MD; Marc Dionne, MD; Meena Dawar, MD; Gina Ogilvie, MD; Mel Krajden, MD, PhD; Chantal sauvageau, MD; David W. scheifele, MD; tobias r. Kollmann, MD, PhD; scott a. Halperin, MD; Joanne M. Langley, MD; Julie a. Bettinger, PhD; Joel singer, PhD; Deborah Money, MD; Dianne Miller, MD; Monika Naus, MD; Fawziah Marra, PharmD; eric Young, MD. immunogenicity of 2 Doses of HPV Vaccine in Younger adolescents vs 3 Doses in Young Women: a randomized Clinical trial. JaMa. 2013;309(17):1793-1802. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.1625.

ensom MHH, Kendrick J, rudolph s, Decarie D. stability of Propranolol in extemporaneously Compounded suspensions Can J Hosp Pharm. 2013;66:118-24.

PreseNtatiONs

Dr. Peter Zed - “academic Leadership in Pharmacy Practice innovation”, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences, university of alberta, edmonton, a.B., March 27, 2013.

Dr. Peter Loewen - “Demystifying Hyponatremia assessment and Management,” Canadian society of Hospital Pharmacists Banff seminar 2013, March 23, 2013, Banff, aB.

Dr. Kishor Wasan - “the Neglected Global Diseases initiative at uBC: engaging the Next Generation of scholars” at the Department of Chemical and Biological engineering seminar series, 2-3 p.m., March 22, 2013, room 202 Chemical & Biological engineering Building.

Dr. Kishor Wasan - innovative approaches and technologies for Global Health Plenary Panel, 4th annual Consortium of universities for Global Health Meeting, March 15, 2013, Washington, D.C.

Natalie McCormick - “uncovering the Cost of systematic autoimmune rheumatic Diseases,” CHeOs Work in Progress seminar series, March 13, 2013, st. Paul’s Hospital.

Dr. Kishor Wasan - today on “Neglected Diseases initiative” at the amnesty international Conference, March 2, 2013, Vancouver, B.C.

Dr. Peter Zed - “identification and Prevention of adverse Drug-related events”, internal Medicine residents’ Winter Conference, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, university of British Columbia, Whistler, B.C., March 1, 2013.

Gerber P. - From Novice to “Competent” (and everything in-Between): Charting the student’s Journey, Oee Preceptor Workshop, uBC, Vancouver, BC, april 6, 2013

Dr. Kishor Wasan - “the Development of an oral formulation of amphotericin B and the story of NGDi-uBC: engaging the Next Generation of scholars” at the Centre for Blood research seminar series, 12-1 p.m., april 3, 2013, LsC room 3.

Dr. Kishor Wasan - “Development and evaluation of a Novel Oral amphotericin B Formulation for the treatment of systemic Fungal infections and Drug-resistant Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL),” Plenery Presentation at the 44th annual american Chemical society Meeting, May 17, 2013, Central Michigan university, usa.

Zed PJ. - adverse Drug-related events and Hospital Visits: the Growing epidemic, Pharmacotherapy Grand rounds, Vancouver island Health authority, Victoria, BC, May 1, 2013

raymakers aJN, sadatsafavi M, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM - “the economic Burden of COPD: a systematic review,” Canadian agency for Drugs and technologies in Health (CaDtH), May 2013.

raymakers aJN, Bashir J, Cowan s, Yamashita M, Lynd LD - “a Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative Management strategies for the sprint Fidelis implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator recall: a Probabilistic Decision analysis Model,” Canadian agency for Drugs and technologies in Health (CaDtH), May 2013.

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