Past Projects

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2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

Ravi Parmar

Study of the Utility of Respiratory Pathogen panel testing to enhance Antimicrobial StewardShip in pediatric patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections: a retrospective chart review (SURPASS)

Alanna Janz

ASsessment of a Strategy to improve Electronic allergy records at a Tertiary care hospital (ASSET)

Jennifer Pitman

Impact of a Brief Tobacco Cessation Intervention by Pharmacy Personnel During Pre-Admission Visit on Patient Intent to Access Tobacco Cessation Support

2016 - 2017

Kyle McWilliams

Review of Electronic Allergy Record in a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital (REACT)

Kelsey Lautrup

Canadian pharmacists’ perspective on the role of the cystic fibrosis pharmacist in an outpatient multidisciplinary care team

Karin Chisholm

INR Point of Care - Impact on the Patient Experience

2015 - 2016

Scott Aldersey

IMPROVE-Hip: Impact of Pharmacist Involvement on Polypharmacy and use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

Project Presentation (Island Health Pharmacy Residency Research Event, June 7, 2016)

Rachel Edey

I DROP IT - Implementation of Deprescribing Rounds on Outpatient Prescriptions: an Interventional Trial

Project Presentation (Island Health Pharmacy Residency Research Event, June 7, 2016)

Gina Cragg

ID Risk-HCC: Identification of Medications and Confounding Risk Factors Associated with Hospital Admission within Island Health Home and Community Care (HCC) Population

2014 - 2015

Nicholas Edwards

Patient Preferences in Decision-Making for Stroke Prophylaxis in Atrial Fibrillation

Carly Webb

Integrating Smartphone Communication Strategy and Technology into Clinical Pharmacy Practice: A Mixed Methods Research Study

Christopher Yearwood

A Retrospective Clinical Informatics Study: Improving and valiDating the use of a VANCOmycin nomogram (ID-VANCO)

2013 - 2014

Colleen Mayhew

AntiCoagulation Therapy for atrial fibrillatION in the ICU setting (ACTION-ICU)

Heather Paulson

Patient-completed medication histories using a patient-specific provincial database prescription history form in an urban emergency department

Stacy So

A PhArmacist/RN supervised medication TitratioN program to achiEve heart Rate/rhythm control in Atrial Fibrillation: a retrospective chart review (PARTNER-AF)

2012 - 2013

Jesse Inkster

Procalcitonin as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Tool: Executing Antibiotic Use Reduction (PASTEUR)

Jessica Power

Integration of Smartphones into Clinical Pharmacy Practice: An Evaluation of the Impact on Pharmacists' Efficiency

Luzhi Yan

A Prospective Observational Pilot Study: Evaluating the Impact of a Breakthrough Pain Action Plan on the Use of Breakthrough Medications

 2011 - 2012

Tristan Melton

Hazardous Drug Program Development

Warren Prokopiw 

Reducing Insulin Administration Errors: The Independent Double Check

2010 - 2011

Kyle Grieve 

Subcutaneous Lidocaine Infusion for Chronic Pain: The LIDO-CHRON Study

Lyle Powell

Perinatal Venous Thromboembolism: Rates, Risks and Implementation of a Support Tool Evaluating thromboProphylaxis Use in Perinatology (STEP-UP)

 2009 - 2010

Heather Chui

Evaluation of an Anemia Management Protocol in Chronic Dialysis Patients

Evelyn Low

Use of Lactobacillus Acidophilus/Rhamnosus Complex for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Hilary Rowe

The Impact of a Formalized Medication Reconciliation Process in the Emergency Department

 2008 - 2009

Laura Lammers

A Review of Risperidone Long Acting Injection in Schizophrenia Spectrum Illnesses: Evaluating Outcomes Compared to First Generation Depot Treatments

Keri Lockhart, née Mann

Evaluation of a Residential Care Diabetes Management Preprinted Order Set

Kristen Mathé, née Nelson

An Evaluation of Alteplase Practices in Hemodialysis Patients with Occluded Central Venous Catheters

2007 - 2008

Ajay Bains

Efficacy & Safety of Nitrofurantoin in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Patients with Renal Impairment

Charmaine Ngo

Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants: Do Video Counselling and Samples Improve Adherence?

2006 - 2007 

Cathy Li

A Retrospective Clinical Audit of Adherence to the Venous Thromboembolism Prophylactic Protocol in Surgical Patients

2005 - 2006

Allison Kirkwood

A Retrospective Chart Review Examining Ototoxicity of In-Utero Gentamicin Exposure

Gillian Slater

Implementing a Medication Reconciliation & Order Form on a Surgical Unit - Does it Reduce Discrepancies?