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CHPRB Accredited Programs

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Director: Dorothy George
Education & Technical Practice Manager
Pharmacy Department, Foothills Medical Centre
1403 29 St NW
Calgary, AB   T3B 4A6
Phone (403) 944-1060
Fax (403) 944-1964
Email: dorothy.george@albertahealthservices.ca

Coordinator: Erin Cashin
Clinical Practice Leader- South
Phone: (403) 343-4907
Fax: 403-343-4878
Email: erin.cashin@albertahealthservices.ca

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Focus: Community Hospital Practice
Established in: 1982
# Positions: 1
App. deadline: November 2010, as set by Alberta Pharmacy Practice Residency Committee
Starting date: July 4, 2011
Est. stipend: $46 500
Benefits: Basic Medical/Dental
Vacation: 10 working days
Education/Conference Leave: Assistance to a maximum grant amount negotiated each year

Program highlights: The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre residents will be exposed to a community hospital environment in central Alberta. The residency program is an experiential education program that develops proactive, accountable, responsible pharmacist practitioners and leaders. Emphasis will be placed on skill development. The pharmacists and residents provide direct patient care and collaborate with the health care team, including family physicians and specialists. The Red Deer Regional Hospital is located in Red Deer (pop. Approx. 90,000) which is 1.5 hours from Edmonton and Calgary and provides convenient access to many outdoor activities in Alberta.

Required rotations: Clinical rotations include general medicine (6 weeks), cardiology (4 weeks), critical care (4 weeks) and liaison pharmacist/precepting (4 weeks). Other required rotations include drug information (3 weeks, divided; longitudinal activities throughout year), project (no more than 10 weeks), distribution (3 weeks) and administration (2 weeks). The resident is not expected to perform dispensary coverage outside of the residency program.

Elective rotations: Chosen in conjunction with the resident and may include: emergency medicine, anticoagulation clinic, palliative care, nephrology, heart failure clinic, medication safety and rural practice. External rotations accounting for less than 25% of the residency year may also be arranged, if requested by the resident.  Three electives, four weeks in length are typically scheduled.

Minimum required credentials: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (or equivalent). Registration as a Pharmacy Intern with the Alberta College of Pharmacists prior to beginning the program and achievement of registration as a Pharmacist with the Alberta College of Pharmacists within 6 months of beginning the program.  Active Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists membership is required. Experience in a hospital setting is an asset but not required.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Regional, community hospital
Number of beds: 336 acute care beds and 40 mental health beds
Site: Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
Affiliation: University of Alberta

2010/2011 Resident:
Stan Dyjur

2009/2010 Residents:
Marissa Hutchison
Rosaleen McLarney

2008/2009 Residents:
Dawn Poisson
Christine Roth