Island Health Pharmacy Department
Pharmacotherapy Grand Rounds 2020 Schedule

Rounds Take Place on The First Wednesday of Each Month 12:00 to 1:00 pm. Rounds Are Available By zoom At Multiple Island Health Sites

The Zoom link will be sent out via island health outlook email the day before the presentation date. Please send an email to reginald.smith@viha.ca if you are not on the pharmacy department emailing list and you would like to participate

  

Date Speaker Topic Location Notes
2 Sep 2020 Dr. Cait O'Sullivan Which vitamin is good to take and why did you pick vitamin D? Zoom This session will provide an opportunity to examine the texture of a 2017 systematic review evaluating the effects of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory tract infections.
7 Oct 2020 reginald.smith@viha.ca Cancelled Zoom
4 Nov 2020 Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
2 Dec 2020 Dr. Bree Zehm Psychiatry Topic: Do you find yourself suffering from Clozaphobia? If so, you’re not alone! How to be better prepared rather than scared…… Zoom Learning Objectives: • Review the basics surrounding this underutilized treatment • Discuss vulnerability to select ADRs and monitoring/prevention thereof • Using a clinical vignette, provide some management tips when faced with a patient on clozapine • Provide some additional resources for future reference
6 Jan 2021 Dr. Donna Buna and Nickolas Cherwinski Topic: The New Managed Alcohol Program Zoom
3 Feb 2021 Dr. Tom Perry Topic: Therapeutic Initiatives TBD Zoom
3 Mar 2021 Dr. Jessica Otte Topic: We need to talk about tramadol Zoom
7 Apr 2021 Dr. Aaron Tejani Topic: Are Cardiovascular risk scores helpful or harmful for patients? Zoom
5 May 2021 Alan Cassels Topic: The Media and Overdiagnosis: Challenges and Opportunities in Educating the Public Zoom
2 June 2021 Pharmacy Residents Topic: Residency Project Presentation Zoom

Videoconference Room Bookings

Site Rooms Usually Used For Videoconference Bookings
Campbell River CR Meeting Room #6
Comox CVH Meeting Room #6
Duncan CDH THx 1016 Telehealth
Nanaimo NRGH Room 2050
Port Alberni WCGH Room 2340C
Qualicum Eagle Park EPLTC Office
Saanich SPH 1350
Saltspring Island Lady Minto Annex12B
Victoria Victoria General CFAU N203
Victoria Royal Jubilee PCC S169 (Live)