Pharmacy Practice Residency Award

2019 Award Recipients

British Columbia Branch

Mattie Bakker Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services	A pharmacokinetic assessment of extended-interval aminoglycoside dosing in neonates
Andrea Feere Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services	Evaluation of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
Julia Ho Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services	Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in extremely low birth weight infants: a retrospective cohort study
Brittney Mathers BC Cancer	Use, response and outcomes of second line chemotherapy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

Alberta Branch

Thomas Brownlee

Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone

Patient Factors Associated with Intravenous Iron Prescribing (INFeRX): A Descriptive Study

Saskatchewan Branch

Janelle Kraft

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon Integrated Service Area

Implementation of Pharmacy Services to Identify and Evaluate Processes for Improving Admission Medication Reconciliation in a Pre-Assessment Clinic

Manitoba Branch

Katarina Popovic

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Pharmacist-Initiated Intravenous to Oral Antimicrobial Therapy Conversions in Adult Inpatients

Ontario Branch

Joseph Blommesteyn Unity Health Toronto	Opioid Prescribing at Discharge for General Surgery Patients: A Prospective Study
Samantha Polito University Health Network – General Program	Evaluation of a Patient Self Medication Program in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Elsa Purivatra Windsor Regional Hospital	A Quality Assurance Evaluation of Hydromorphone Adverse Events Post-Implementation of a Safety Initiative
Jessica Ragazzo University Health Network – General Program	Development and Validation of a Uremic Pruritus Treatment Algorithm in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD)

New Brunswick & Nova Scotia Branches

Krysta Spencer

Nova Scotia Health Authority, Central Zone

Roles and Perceptions of Pharmacists as Immunizers of Adult Patients in Tertiary Care Academic Hospitals: An Environmental Scan of Canadian Hospital Pharmacists

Newfoundland and Labrador Branch

Heather Williams

Eastern Integrated Regional Health Authority

Evaluating the necessity of ciprofloxacin use in hospitalized patients and the impact of a prospective targeted antimicrobial intervention

About the Award

The Pharmacy Practice Residency Award recognizes pharmacy practice residents whose major projects are judged to be most deserving in terms of significant innovation, practical application, and/or development in an institutional pharmacy practice setting. Winners receive a $1000 cash prize.

Award Criteria

To be eligible, each candidate must:

Be a current Member of CSHP and must have been a Member of CSHP at the time the residency was completed;
Be currently enrolled in, or one year post-completion, of a CPRB-accredited (or accreditation-pending) pharmacy practice residency program in the province of the branch administering the award. For the 2020 award, Members from the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 residency programs are eligible, depending on the submission deadline set by the branch; and
Submit an award application to the branch in the province in which the residency was completed. The residency project manuscript must be formatted according to the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy's (CJHP) Author Guidelines.

Winners of the 2019 award may not apply for the 2020 award.

Application Process

Each branch will be entitled to one Pharmacy Practice Residency Award for every 10 pharmacy residents who are CSHP Members and who are enrolled in a CPRB-accredited (or accreditation-pending) program in the province. All participating branches advertise and administer the program annually within their respective branches. The branches also adjudicate the award submissions and present the awards at branch award presentations.

Check your branch website for submission requirements and deadlines.

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