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2004 BC Branch Annual General Meeting

November 19-20, 2004

Pan Pacific Hotel

300-999 Canada Place

Vancouver BC

Friday, November 19

18:00-19:00 Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

19:00-20:30 Panel Discussion- Medication Errors: Learning from our mistakes - Steve Long, Ian Sheppard, Robin Ensom

20:30-22:00 Reception and Exhibits

Saturday, November 20

07:30-09:00 College of Pharmacist District 6/7 Breakfast Meeting

08:15-09:00 Manufacturer's Exhibits

08:15-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:15 Welcome and Greetings from the Dean

09:15-10:00 A Quick Update on 2004: Trials That Will Impact Practice - Sue Corrigan Get Handout

10:00-10:45 Therapeutic Choices for the Pregnant Patient - Terri Betts Get Handout

10:45-11:15 Manufacturer's Exhibits

11:15-12:00 Update on Prostate Cancer: What Works and What Doesn't - Mario de Lemos Get Handout

12:00-13:30 Lunch and CSHP-BC Annual General Meeting

13:30-14:15 Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Guidelines and Other Influences - Peter Jewesson Get Handout

14:15-15:00 What Are You Worth?  Determining Your Value as a Consultant - Barbara Ogle Get Handout

15:00-15:30 Door Prizes and Poster Awards

2004 Clinical Symposium

September 18, 2004

Four Seasons Hotel

791 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, BC

09:15-10:00 Emergencies in Advanced Cancer - Sue North Get Handout

10:30-11:15 Understanding Economic Evaluations of Drug Therapy - Carlo Marra

11:15-12:00 Drug Related Problems in the Elderly - Priti Flanagan

13:30-14:15 Medications Associated with Discontinuation Syndromes - Lily Cheng Get Handout

14:15-15:00 ARBs vs Aldosterone Antagonists for CHF - Steve Shalansky Get Handout

2004 Spring Therapeutics Update

April 19, 2004

Radisson Hotel

4331 Dominion St

Burnaby, BC

2003 BC Branch Annual General Meeting

November 21-22, 2003

Vancouver Renaissance Hotel

1133 West Hastings Street

Vancouver BC

Friday, November 21

18:00-19:00 Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

19:00-20:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: "Hindsight is 20/20: A Look Back on 2003's Drug Therapy Revelations" - Dr. Peter Loewen

20:30-22:00 Reception and Manufacturers Exhibits

Saturday, November 22

07:30-09:00 College of Pharmacists of BC District 6/7 Breakfast Meeting

08:15-09:00 Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

09:00-09:15 Welcome and Greetings from the Dean"

09:15-10:00 "Top 10 List of What Every Pharmacist Should Know About Antidepressants" - Dr. David Gardner  Get Handout

10:00-10:45 "Clear and Present Danger: Emerging Infectious Diseases - Dr. Fawziah Marra

10:45-11:15 Manufacturers Exhibits

11:15-12:00 "HRT Boom Bust Echo?" - Dr. Tom Brown

12:00-13:30 Lunch - CSHP BC Branch Annual General Meeting 

13:30-14:15 "Scope of Practice - Who Gets to Define It?" - Mr. Don Hamilton  Get Handout

14:15-15:00 “Pharmacotherapeutic Approach to Acute Renal Failure" - Dr. Sean Gorman

15:00-15:30 Door Prizes and Poster Awards

2003 Okanagan Chapter Event

October 25, 2003

Prestige Inn

1675 Abbott Street

Kelowna, BC

10:00-10:30 Registration/Reception

10:30-11:15 Antibiotics- for the person who has everything - Paul Filiatrault

11:15-12:00 Getting the straight goods: Retrieving & appraising systematic reviews - Richard Slavik

12:00-12:30 Pharmacy volunteering abroad: My adventures in the Peruvian jungle - Angela Lo

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:15 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring- What’s New Since School - Kerry Wilbur

14:15-15:00 Statins in Acute Coronary Syndrome - Donna Buna

2003 Clinical Symposium

September 13, 2003

Pan Pacific Hotel

999 Canada Place 300

Vancouver, BC

Brought to you by the Programs Committee of the CSHP-BC Branch through your committed support of CSHP and the generous support of the following Pharmaceutical Manufacturers: Altana Pharma, Apotex/P.A.C.E., AstraZeneca, Aventis, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elan, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Leo, Merck Frosst, Organon, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Wyeth

8:00-8:30 am Registration

8:30-9:15 am " Preventing Adverse Drug Interactions" - Dr. Philip D. Hansten, Pharm.D. Get handout

9:15-10:00 am "Advances in the Acute Management of Pulmonary Embolism" - Dr. Peter J. Zed, B.Sc., B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D. Get handout

10:00-10:30 am Coffee & Posters

10:30-11:15 am "Moving Ahead in Parkinson’s Disease" - Dr. Tania Mysak, B.S.P., Pharm.D. Get handout

11:15-12:00 pm "Update on the Management of Hypertension" - Dr. Wendy Gordon, Pharm.D.

12:00-1:30 pm Lunch & Posters

1:30-2:15 pm "Immunizations for Children - Old Controversies and New Developments" - Terri Betts, B.Sc.(Pharm) & Alison MacDonald, B.Sc.(Pharm) Get handout

2:15-3:15 pm Short Snappies

"Research??!!! What the Clinician Should Consider" - Dr. Glen Brown, Pharm.D., FCSHP, BCPS Get handout

"How to Get Started in Clinical Research" - Dr. Rubina Sunderji, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., FCSHP

2003 Spring Therapeutics Update

April 7, 2002

Radisson Hotel Burnaby
4331 Dominion St,

Burnaby, B.C.

1800-1830 Registration

1830-1915 "Controversies in Atrial Fibrillation-Does the Rhythm Method Really Work?" - Dr. Richard Slavik, PharmD Get handout

1915-1945  Hors d'oeuvres and Refreshments

1945-2030  "Controversial Issues in Renal Failure Management" - Dr. Karen Shalansky, PharmD Get handout

2030-2100 "Home IV Antibiotic Therapy Update" - Amy Wai, BSc.(Pharm) Get handout

2002 CSHP-BC Branch Annual General Meeting

November 15-16, 2002

Hyatt Regency Hotel,

655 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by the Programs Committee of CSHP-BC Branch through the generous support of Abbott Laboratories, Apotex/P.A.C.E., Altana, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Biovail, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elan, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Leo Pharma, Merck Frosst, Novopharm, Organon, Pfizer, Pharmacia & Upjohn, and Roche.

1830-1930  Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

1930-2030  KEYNOTE SPEAKER: "Cardiology update - translating clinical trial results into practice" - Dr. Rubina Sunderji

2030-2200  Reception and Manufacturers Exhibits

0730-0900 College of Pharmacists of BC District 6/7 Breakfast Meeting

0730-0900  Breakfast Research Workshop for Beginners "Research Ideas and Methodology" - Dr. Mary HH Ensom and Dr. Nilufar Partovi Get handout

0830-0915  Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

0915-1000  "Pharmacist-managed anticoagulation - ED and community perspectives" - Dr. Peter J. Zed and Dr. Wendy A. Leong

1000-1045  "Atypical antipsychotics - practical tips to compare the agents" - Dr. Colette Raymond  Get handout

1045-1115  Poster Session

1045-1115  Manufacturers Exhibits

1115-1200  "Just smoke and mirrors? Complementary and alternative Medicines" - Dr. Robin O'Brien  Get handout

1200-1330  Lunch - CSHP BC Branch Annual General Meeting

1330-1400  "ASK THE EXPERTS" and Poster Session - Various Facilitators

1400-1430  “Thinking outside the box - challenging dogma" - Dr. James P. McCormack  Get handout

1430-1500 "Clinical pearls in acute pain management" - Dr. Edward C. Dillon  Get handout

1500-1530 "Top ten ways to keep up with the literature" - Dr. Robert M. Balen  Get handout

1530 Door Prizes and Poster Awards

2002 Residency Presentation Night

May 8th, 2002

Hyatt Regency Hotel,
655 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by the Programs Committee of CSHP-BC Branch through the generous support of AstraZeneca, Aventis, Bayer, Biovail, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elan Canada Inc., Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Leo Pharma, Merck Frosst, Organon, Pfizer, Pharmacia & Upjohn, and Roche.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

6:00 pm Registration

6:30 pm Welcome and Presentations

• Jonathan Lau - "Drug utilization review of surgical prophylaxis in caesarean section"

• Jenie Le - "A protocol for the treatment of peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis:  Efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness and acceptance"

• Shelly Spina - "Examining the impact of automatic substitution of ACE inhibitors and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on patient care"

• Sunita Stenton - "Assessing the impact of clinical pharmacy interventions on patient outcomes using an innovative method of documenting and measuring pharmaceutical care activities"

Surrey Memorial Hospital

• Sandra Howie - "Pharmacist interventions for optimizing congestive heart failure drug therapy at a community hospital"

St. Paul’s Hospital

• Daphne Chow - "A pilot study to determine the utility and feasibility of a medication assessment questionnaire for opioid and benzodiazepine use in chronic non-malignant pain patients"

• Karen Dahri - "Medication interruption in surgical patients"

• Jody Harper - "Evaluation of laxative withdrawal protocol in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa at St. Paul’s Eating Disorder Clinic"

• Gabriel Loh - "A randomized trial comparing two modalities of alteplase administration on patency of hemodialysis access catheters"

• Michelle Whiting - "A prospective evaluation of complementary and alternative medicines as risk factors for warfarin-related adverse effects"

7:45 pm Refreshment Break (5 mins)

• Janet Smith - "Assessing the guidelines for potassium replacement in pediatric oncology patients receiving amphotericin B:  A retrospective review"

Lion’s Gate Hospital

• Berny Leung - "Appropriate use, time to treatment and medication errors with reteplase and alteplase for acute myocardial infarction"

• Rumi Pattar - "Pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with an exacerbation of CHF or COPD"

Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

• Rebekah Curran - "Characterizing patient discharge counselling activities performed by pharmacists"

• Trana Hussaini - "Evaluation of cardiac risk factors in renal transplant recipients"

• Katie Lacaria - "An evaluation of Pharmaceutical Sciences Clinical Service Unit professional services in a major    teaching hospital:  A comparison of stakeholder perceptions"

• Vivian Leung - "Switching from abciximab to eptifibatide for percutaneous coronary interventions—a local analysis (SWAP study)"

• Anne Sawoniak - "Evaluation of erythropoietin resistance in hemodialysis patients"

• Denise Sprague - "Feasibility of implementing an individualized, evidence-based stroke prevention counselling program for patients with atrial fibrillation"

9:00 pm Poster Presentations and Reception

2002 Banff Seminar

Go to the Banff Conference webpage

2002 Spring Therapeutics Update

April 8, 2002

Radisson Hotel Burnaby
4331 Dominion St,

Burnaby, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

1800-1830 Registration

1830-1915 "Controversies in HIV Management.  Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits of Therapy?" - Dr. Alice Tseng, B.Sc. (Pharm), PharmD Get handout

1915-1945 Hors d'oeuvres and Refreshments

1945-2030 "Preventing Stroke: Navigating the Evidence and Making Excellent Decisions" - Dr. Peter Loewen, BSc.(Pharm), PharmD Get handout

2030-2100 "Recent Advances in the Pharmacotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis" - Dr. Carlo Marra, BSc.(Pharm), PharmD

2001 Annual General Meeting

November 16-17, 2001

Sheraton Wall Hotel
1088 Burrard St,
Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Friday, November 16th

1830-1930 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

1930-2030 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Proving It! Disease Management Programs for Front-Line Pharmacists" - Dr. Ross T. Tsuyuki Get handout

2030-2200 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Reception and Manufacturers Exhibits

Saturday, November 17th

0730-0845 - Pavillion Ballroom C:
College of Pharmacists of BC District 6/7 Breakfast Meeting

0830-0915 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

0915-1000 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Shocking New Treatments for the Pharmacotherapy of Sepsis" - Dr. Richard Slavik Get handout

1000-1045 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Toxicology Update: Trends in Managing the Poisoned Patient" - Dr. Deborah A. Kent Get handout

1045-1115 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Break and Manufactures Exhibits 

1115-1200 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Closing the Loop on Retention and Recruitment" - Mr. Neil Johnson Get handout

1200-1330 - Pavillion Ballroom C:
Lunch and CSHP BC Branch Annual General Meeting

1330-1400 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Gabbing about GABA: A Review of Gabapentin in Neuropathic Pain" - Dr. Tania Mysak Get handout

1400-1430 "Prescription for Profit - Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs" - Mr. Bob Nakagawa 

1430-1500 "Use of Sildenafil and the Cardiovascular Patient" - Dr. Margaret L. Ackman

1500-1530 "Smoking and Schizophrenia" - Dr. Ric M. Procyshyn Get handout

1530 Door Prizes

2001 Clinical Symposium

September 22, 2001

Four Seasons Hotel

731 West Georgia St,

Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE! 

8:00-8:30 am Registration

8:30-10:00 am "Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Panel Discussion" 

Moderator: Dr. Peter Zed, CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, VHHSC

"Medical Management of Unstable Angina and Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction" Get handout
Dr. Peter Zed, Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Emergency Medicine, VHHSC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

"Medical Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction" Get handout
Dr. Steve Shalansky, Research Coordinator, Pharmacy Department, St. Paul's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

"Use in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention" Get handout
Dr. Rubina Sunderji, Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Cardiology, VHHSC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

10:00-10:30 am Coffee & Posters

10:30-11:15 am "Type II Diabetes: Putting the Puzzle Together"
Dr. William Kirchain, Associate Professor of Community Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina
Coordinator, Kerr Drug - Enhanced Care Center of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

11:15-12:00 pm "Erythropoietin Review: Clinical Use and New Indications" Get handout
Dr. Dana Cole, Regional Clinical Coordinator - Pharmacy, Prince George Regional Hospital.

12:00-1:30 pm Lunch & Posters

1:30-2:15 pm "2001 ACE Inhibitor Potpourri"
Dr. Kerry Wilbur, Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Internal Medicine, VHHSC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

2:15-3:15 pm Short & Snappies

2:15-2:35 pm "Identifying Drug-Related Problems Using Interpretation of Acid-Base Disorders" Get handout
Dr. Glen Brown, Clinical Coordinator, Department of Pharmacy, St. Paul's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

2:35-2:55 pm "Interpretation of Liver Function Tests" Get handout
Dr. Zahra Kanji, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care, Lion's Gate Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

2:55-3:15 pm "Understanding Anemias" Get handout
Dr. Suzanne Malfair Taylor, Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacist, BC Cancer Agency
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

2001 Spring Therapeutics Update

April 9, 2001

Radisson Hotel Burnaby

4331 Dominion St,

Burnaby, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

18:00-18:30 - Registration

18:30-19:15 - "Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Update: Everything You Need to Know but Were Afraid to Ask"

Dr. Glen Pearson, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Co-Director Cardiac Transplantation and Cardiac Risk Reduction Clinic, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta

19:15-19:45 - Refreshments

19:45-20:30 - "Managing Difficult Gram-positive Infections"

Dr. Rob Reynolds, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

20:30-21:00 - "The Bony Facts on Corticosteroid Use"

Dr. Alan Low, Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Ambulatory Care, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

2000 Annual General Meeting

November 17-18, 2000

Sheraton Wall Hotel
1088 Burrard St,
Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Friday, November 18th

17:00-18:30 Satellite Symposium: COX II Inhibitors
Sponsored by Merck Frosst

1830-1930 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

1930-2030 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Hospital Pharmacists and Liability" - Ms. Marie Berry

2030-2200 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Reception and Manufacturers Exhibits

Saturday, November 18th

0730-0845 - Pavillion Ballroom:
College of Pharmacists of BC District 6/7 Breakfast Meeting

0845-0930 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Registration and Manufacturers Exhibits

0930-1015 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Acute Atrial Fibrillation: Clarifying the Confusion of Conversion" - Dr. Richard Slavik

1015-1100 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Pills and Spills-when do pharmacists play a role with falls management?" - Dr. Cheryl Wiens

11:00-11:30 - Pavillion Ballroom A/B:
Break and Manufactures Exhibits 

1130-1215 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"Treatment of COPD-what to do when the evidence doesn't support your beliefs" - Dr. James McCormack 

1215-1330 - Pavillion Ballroom C:
Lunch and CSHP BC Branch Annual General Meeting

1330-1430 - Pavillion Ballroom D:
"BUGS WARS EPISODE 1: new antibiotics to deal with resistant pathogens" - Dr. George Zhanel

1430-1530 "Short & Snappies" 

"Update on the Management of Hypothyroidism" - Ms. Anisha Lakhani 

"Aggrenox and Stroke Prevention: Another Arrow in the Quiver?" - Dr. Aaron Tejani 

"The Chicken and the Egg Story-update on Varicella and other Vaccines" - Mr. Dominique Khoo 

1530 Door Prizes

2000 Clinical Symposium

September 9, 2000

Four Seasons Hotel
791 W. Georgia St,
Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by: 
Astrazeneca, Aventis, Boehringer, Byk, GlaxoWellcome, Janssen-Ortho, Liposome, Merck, Novartis and Pharmacia and Upjohn.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

8:00-8:30 am Registration

8:30-10:00 "Thrombolysis Debate tPA vs rPA"

Moderator: Introduction/Background (20 minutes)
Dr. Rubina Sunderji, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver, BC 

"Pro tPA" Ms. Joanne Marquis-Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver, B.C. (20 minutes)

"Pro rPA" Dr. Zahra Kanji-Lions Gate Hospital , Vancouver, B.C. (20 minutes)

Rebuttals: 10 minutes each
Questions and Answers 

10:00-10:30 Coffee and Posters

10:30-11:00 "Bipolar Mood Disorder" 
Ms. Marianna Leung, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver B.C.

11:00-11:30 "Drug Induced Rashes" 
Ms. Sandra Knowles, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, Toronto, Ontario

11:30-12:00 "Community Acquired Pneumonia" 
Dr. Richard Bachand, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 "Evidence Based Medicine Forum" Topics TBA

Dr. Robert Balen: Using information technology to keep up with the literature: a practical approach 
Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

Dr. Suzanne Taylor: J.O.T ("Juicy Oncology Tidbits")
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, B.C.

Mr. Anthony Taddei: IMPRESS Trial (Omapatrilat in Hypertension)
Burnaby Hospital, Vancouver, B.C.

2:30-3:15 "Influenza Treatment" 
Dr. Kerry Wilbur, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver, B.C.

3:15-4:00 "Infliximab in Crohn's Disease" 
Dr. Tania Mysak, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Vancouver, B.C. 

2000 Fraser Valley Chapter CE Event

August 2, 2000

Northview Golf & Country Club,
Surrey, B.C.

Sponsored by: 
CHSP BC Branch, BYK

An Update on the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
Shallen Letwin, Pharm.D., 
Regional Clinical Coordinator - Pharmacy Services, Fraser Valley Health Region

Medication Non-Compliance: Who, Why and What to Do About It
Steve Shalansky, Pharm.D., 
Research Coordinator
St. Paul's Hospital

Residency Presentation Night 2000 

Hyatt Regency Hotel,
Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by:
Merck Frosst, Dupont Pharma, Leo Laboratories, Novartis, Organon, Roche, Liposome, Sabex, Glaxo Wellcome, Novopharm, Janssen-Ortho, Parke-Davis, AstraZeneca, Key Pharmaceuticals

BC Children’s Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Mr. Don Hamilton)
Chris Cameron – "The Development and Implementation of Guidelines for the use of IV Pamidronate in Children with Severe Osteopenia"

Burnaby Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Dr. Wendy Leong)
Elaine Lum – "Evaluation and Impact Analysis of Heart Failure at  Burnaby Hospital"

St. Paul’s Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Dr. Angie Kim-Sing)
Liz Edwards – "Topical Diclofenac Use in Pain Management"

Jeremy Li – "The Impact of a Cardiac Discharge Form on the use of Proven Effective Therapies in Post Myocardial Infraction Patients"

Janice Yeung – "Dextromethophan: St. Paul's Experience in the Treatment of Chronic Pain"

Andre Lo – "The Relationship Between Patient Characteristics and the Types of Medications Used in Intentional Drug Overdoses at St. Paul's Hospital"

Surrey Memorial Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Mr. Shakeel Bhatti)
Maria Cuna – "A Retrospective Analysis of the Management of Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients: How Well Do We Adhere to the Clinical Practice Guidelines "

Royal Columbian Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Dr. Edward Dillon)
Anna Lau – "Integrating Informatics Tools into the Patient Care Process: Development of a Palmtop Relational Database for Enhancing Pharmaceutical Care in the Intensive Care Unit"

Lion’s Gate Hospital (Residency Coordinator: Dr. Zahra Kanji)
Aileen Mira – "Efficacy, Safety and Cost of Intravenous Amiodarone Compared with Intravenous Procainamide in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation"

Dawn Robb – "Comparison of Two Needle Types for Subcutaneous Administration of Enoxaparin: Size and Incidence of Injection-site Hematomas and Pain on Injection"

Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center (Residency Coordinator: Dr. Karen Shalansky)
Alan Goodfellow – "Patient Preferences and Quality of Life Assessment for Home IV Antibiotic Therapy"

Edith St. Pierre – "Assessment of the Therapeutic Effect and Economic Impact of Standardized Order Forms on the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting"

Michelle Guy – "Pharmacokinetic Profile of Low Dose Intramuscular Hepatitis B Immune Globulin in Long-term Liver Transplant Patients for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection"

Troy Cook - "Outpatient Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis from the Emergency Department: Clinical Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction and Economic Analysis"

Poster Presentations and Reception

Spring Therapeutics Update 2000 

Radisson Hotel,
Burnaby, B.C.

April 10th, 2000

Sponsored by: Janssen-Ortho, Parke-Davis, Aventis, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Glaxo Wellcome, Merck Frosst, Apotex/P.A.C.E, AstraZeneca

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Heart Failure in the New Millennium
Dr. Bill Semchuk, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Regina Health District and Assistant Clinical Professor, Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Prostate Cancer: A Generalist Approach
Dr. Mario de Lemos, Provincial Drug Information Coordinator, British Columbia Cancer Agency

Migraine: Mastering the Maze of Medical Management
Dr. Peter Loewen, Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist – Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center and Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

1999 Annual General Meeting

Sheraton Wall Center Hotel,
Vancouver, B.C.

November 19 & 20, 1999

Sponsored by: 
Merck Frosst, Pfizer, Glaxo Wellcome, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Novopharm, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen-Ortho, Sabex, Key Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Knoll

Advances in Pharmacological Therapy of Diabetes
Julie Oki, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Contemporary Issues in Asthma Management
Marie-France Beauchesne, Pharm.D. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pulmonary Medicine, Sacre-Coeur Hospital, Montreal, QC

Selected Topics in Critical Care
Glen Brown, Pharm.D., FCSHP, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care, St. Paul's Hospital

Hospital Formularies: A Leftover from the Past?
Peter Jewesson, Ph.D., FCSHP, Clinical Director of Pharmacy, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center

Pharmacotherapy of Depression
Ric Procyshyn, Ph.D., Pharm.D., Clinical Psychopharmacologist, Division of Medical Services, Riverview Hospital 

COX-II and YOU: Preferential or Specific?
Donna Buna, Pharm.D., Long Term Care Pharmacy Supervisor, Kelowna General Hospital

Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonists: Are They all the Same?
Stephen Shalansky, Pharm.D., FCSHP, Research Coordinator, Pharmacy Department, St. Paul's Hospital

Latex Allergy: What Every Pharmacist Should Know
Sherry Coutts, B.Sc.(Pharm), Sterile Productions Supervisor, Royal Columbian Hospital

1999 Northern Chapter CE

Saturday, October 23, 1999

Prince George Regional Hospital,
Prince George, B.C.

Sponsored by: CSHP-BC Branch

HIV – What Pharmacists Need to Know
Dana Cole, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., Prince George Regional Hospital

Asthma Disease Management- Getting Patients Involved in Self Management
Jane Gillis, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., Consultant Integral Health Inc.

A Review and Update on Epilepsy Pharmacotherapy
Patricia Gerber, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., B.C. Children’s Hospital

Pain – A Wholistic Approach
Kyla Bertschi, B.Sc.(Pharm) & Reta Johnson, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharm.D., Prince George Regional Hospital

1999 Clinical Symposium

September 11, 1999

Four Season's Hotel,
Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by: 
Organon, Dupont, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Merck Frosst, Sanofi, Key Pharmaceuticals, Janssen-Ortho, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Glaxo Wellcome, Sabex, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pharmaceutical Partners of Canada, Leo Laboratories, Bayer, Novopharm

Alternative Medicine Panel
Moderator:  Dr. Heather Boon, Research Consultant, Michener Institute, Toronto, ON

Hospital Formulary Considerations for Alternative Medicines
Heather Boon, Ph.D. Research Consultant, Michener Institute, Toronto, ON

Regulatory Issues of Alternative Medicines
Sharon Clark, B.Sc.(Pharm) Pharmacy Practice Consultant, College of Pharmacists of BC

Legal Implications of Using Alternative Medications in Hospitalizated Patients
Penny Washington, LLB, Health Law Practise Group, Bull, Housser & Tupper, Vancouver, B.C.

Clopidogrel: Where Does it Fit in the Antiplatelet Armamentarium?
Robert Balen, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical Care, Royal Columbian Hospital

Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Withdrawal: The Key "IS" the Patient
Edward Dillon, Pharm.D., Clinical Coordinator – Emergency Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital.

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: The Big Little Problem
Peter Loewen, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist – Internal Medicine, VHHSC

Seamless Care Forum
Moderator:  Dr. Robin Ensom, Director of Pharmacy, St. Paul's Hospital

National Task Force on Seamless Care
Robin Ensom, Pharm.D., Director of Pharmacy, St. Paul's Hospital

Perspective from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Alan Low, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Ambulatory Care, VHHSC

Community Pharmacy Initiatives in Seamless Care
Paul Polachek, B.Sc.(Pharm), Somerset Pharmacy, Surrey, B.C.

Seamless Care in The Community Hospital Setting
Martin Emig, B.Sc.(Pharm), Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care, MSA Hospital

PEP: Assessing the Risk and Benefit of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to HIV/AIDS
Catherine Lai, B,Sc.(Pharm), Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care, St. Paul's Hospital

Pharmacotherapeutic Alternatives for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Zahra Kanji, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical Care, Lion's Gate Hospital

1999 Fraser Valley Chapter CE Event

August 5, 1999

Northview Golf & Country Club,
Surrey, B.C.

Sponsored by: 
CHSP BC Branch, BYK

Antisecretory Therapy for Acute GI Bleeding: Are Proton Pump Inhibitors The Answer?
Peter Zed, Pharm.D.,  Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist, Emergency Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

Clopidogrel: Ticlopidine's Nemesis?
Peter Loewen, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist, Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

1999 Residency Presentation Night

May 19, 1999

Hyatt Regency Hotel, 
Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by: Apotex/P.A.C.E, Sigma-tau, Schering Key Pharmaceuticals, Merck Frosst, Organon, Dupont, Eli Lilly, Leo Laboratories, Novartis, Faulding, Wyeth-Ayerst, Bayer, Novopharm, Purdue-Frederick, Genpharm

BCCH: Crystal Amos – The Effect of Naloxone Prophylaxis on Adverse Effects and Analgesia During Morphine Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Pediatrics

BH: Bil Ahira – Implementation of the Burnaby Pediatric Asthma Program

SMH: Sheran Hundal – Development of a Pharmaceutical Service for Ambulatory Renal Dialysis Patients

SPH: Fleur Zadka – Dimenhydrinate versus Metoclopramide in Treating Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Cardiac Surgery Patients

SPH: Natasha Fernandes – Transient Adrenal Insufficiency in ICU Patients

SPH: Monty Sandhu – Use of Intravenous Amiodarone in Critically-Ill Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

SPH: Doug Arndt – Determining a Methadone Conversion Factor: St. Paul's Hospital Experience

RCH: Emily Ho – Pediatric Clinical Pathway for the Management of Croup

RCH: Diane Villanyi – Optimization of Insulin Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients

LGH: Nooshin Kiani – Evaluation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Abdominal Surgery

LGH: Emily Lai – Applying a Prospective Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Formulary Decision-Making: A Case Study with Intravenous Ciprofloxacin

VHHSC: Niloofar Alikashani – Evaluation of Vancomycin to Treat Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Caused by Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in Critically-Ill Patients

VHHSC: Saira Alladina – A Randomized Trial of Out-Patient Self-Adjusted Versus Physician-Managed Oral Anticoagulation

VHHSC: Jodi Semeniuk – Evaluation of the Effect of Intravenous L-carnitine on Quality of Life in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

1999 Okanagan Spring Update

May 13, 1999

Hotel Eldorado, 
Kelowna, B.C.

Sponsored by: 
CHSP BC Branch, BYK, Sanofi

Clopidogrel: Ticlopidine's Nemesis?
Peter Loewen, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist, Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

Antisecretory Therapy for Acute GI Bleeding: Are Proton Pump Inhibitors The Answer?
Peter Zed, Pharm.D.,  Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist, Emergency Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

1999 Spring Therapeutics Update

Thursday April 8, 1999

Radisson Hotel, Burnaby, B.C.

Sponsored by:
Janssen-Ortho, Parke-Davis, Pfizer, Merck Frosst, Organon, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Glaxo Wellcome, Dupont, Abbott, Bayer

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Challenges in Preventive Cardiology - Reducing Cholesterol Risk
Ross Tsuyuki, Pharm.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta

New Alternatives in Epilepsy Pharmacotherapy
Patricia Gerber, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neurology, BC Children’s Hospital

The Role of the New Fluoroquinolones
Fawziah Marra, Pharm.D. Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist – Infectious Diseases, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

1998 BC Branch Annual General Meeting

Friday November 13 & Saturday November 14, 1998

Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Sponsored by: Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, Schering-Key Canada, Zeneca Pharma

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Hormone Replacement Therapy
Glenda Meneilly, Pharm.D., Oaktree Clinic, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital

Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Tom Brown, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Ambulatory Care,  Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg

Advances in the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Peter Zed, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Emergency Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Where, When and How to use Atypical Antipsychotics
Debbie Thompson, B.Sc.(Pharm)., Clinical Pharmacist,  Riverview Hospital  

Update on AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection 
Richard Slavik, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Critical Care, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Antiretroviral Update
Junine Toy, B.Sc.(Pharm)., Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care, St. Paul’s Hospital

1998 Clinical Skills Symposium

Saturday, September 19, 1998

Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Demystifying Vascular Access Devices
Ruth Nicol, BScN and Lynn Chase BScN, Clinical Educators, Infusion Program, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

The New JNC-VI Hypertension Guidelines 
Steven Shalansky, Pharm.D., St. Paul's Hospital

Advances in Cancer Care
Robin O’Brien, Pharm.D., B.C. Cancer Agency

Quality of Sedation in the ICU: From Coma to Combat  
Jane deLemos, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Critical Care Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre

So You Want to do Clinical Pharmacy Research?: A Primer on the How-To's
Mary Ensom, Pharm.D., Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

How Well do We Explain Risk and Benefits to Patients?
James McCormack, Pharm.D., Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC

1998 Residency Presentation Night

May 20, 1998

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

BCCH: Sia Michoulas - Evaluation of pediatric post-op nausea and vomiting therapy.

BH: John Wu - Implementation and evaluation of low molecular weight heparin for stable angina.

LGH: Karen Sandhu - An evaluation of antibiotics for the treatment of UTI in a long term facility.

LGH: Shirin Abadi - The implementation of a quality of life assessment tool for patients treated for DVT as outpatients.

RCH: Charmaine Turner - Development of and retrospective comparison of guidelines for ReoPro use at RCH.

SPH: Raymond Jang - Evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring of once daily aminoglycosides.

SPH: Catherine Lai -   Critical assessment of the CFE Accidental Exposure Program.

SPH: Cori Gabana -   Gabapentin therapy for neuropathic pain.

VHHSC: Lara Campbell - A randomized trial of self adjusted versus physician managed oral anticoagulation.

VHHSC: Carlo Quaia - Ciprofloxacin IV - IV stepdown in febrile neutropenia.

1998 Okanagan Spring Update

April 21, 1998

Grand Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, B.C.

Sponsored by: CSHP BC Branch and GlaxoWellcome.

NEBS OR MDI - What is Better? Evidence from the Literature
Donna Buna, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Kelowna General Hospital

Kelowna General Hospital - New protocol for Nebs to MDI conversion
Greg Herman, B.Sc.(Pharm), and Todd Gale, R.T.

Okanagan Community Asthma Network - Universal Information Sheets for Asthma Devices - Patient Education Sheets `What is a Reliever, What is a Preventer?'
Angela Von Hagen, R.T., Community Asthma Educator

Hands-on Workshop - How to use an MDI properly. Devices to aid in teaching and using MDIs properly.

1998 Spring Drugs Update

April 15, 1998

Renaissance Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

New Therapies for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease 
Alan Low, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Ambulatory Care, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

An Update on the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease  
Elaine Kam, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Geriatrics, Peace Arch Hospital

Thrombolytics:  New drugs, new uses
Rubina Sunderji, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Cardiology, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

1998 February Phundamentals

February 24, 1998

University Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Drug-Related Monitoring Parameters in Patients with Respiratory Diseases
Glen Brown, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care, St. Paul's Hospital

Understanding the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Anemia" 
Suzanne Malfair-Taylor, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology, B.C. Cancer Agency

1997 Annual General Meeting

November 21 & 22, 1997

Renaissance Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Drug Interactions with Herbal Products Every Hospital Pharmacist Should Know About
Adil Saleh, B.Sc.(Pharm), Pharmasave Inc.

Ethics of Using Alternative Medications in the Hospital Setting
Allister Browne, PhD, Ethicist, University of British Columbia

Hot ADR's
Barabara Cadario, MSc, Adverse Drug Reaction Program, Drug and Poison Information Center

Quality of Life as an Outcome of Care: Applications to Drug Therapy Monitoring
Jeff Johnson, PhD Institute for Pharmacoeconomics, Edmonton, AB

Antifungal therapy: IV, PO or Milkshake?
Fawziah Marra, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Infectious Disease, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Homocysteine: Cholesterol for the Next Millenium?
Peter Loewen, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

The Expanding Role of Amiodarone
Richard Slavik, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care, Royal Columbian Hospital

1997 Clinical Skills Symposium

Saturday, September 13, 1997

Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE!

Controversies in the Use of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins:
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins: Are they all equal, or are some more equal than others?
Stephen Nantel, MD, Haematologist, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Of Course You Should Use Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins 
David Rosenbloom, Pharm.D., McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Warfarin for DVT Prophylaxis - Still the Drug Of Choice Since 1948 
Wendy Leong, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Cardiology, Burnaby Hospital 

Bug Attacks: Can Pharmacodynamics Reduce Resistance and Save our Planet?
Peter Jewesson, PhD, Clinical Director, CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

To Monitor or Not to Monitor, That is the Question: Selective Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Mary H.H. Ensom, Pharm.D., Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

Evidence-Based Medicine in Daily Practice:  What Every Pharmacist Should Know
Carlo Marra, Pharm.D., Clinical Drug Research Program, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

1997 February Event

Wednesday, February 26, 1997

UBC Golf Club, Vancouver, B.C.

Stroke Prophylaxis
Christine Hughes, Pharm.D. Student, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
Larry Lynd, B.Sc.(Pharm), Adverse Drug Reaction Program, Drug and Poison Information Center

1997 Spring Drugs Update

Thursday, April 17, 1997

Renaissance Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

Carvedilol in CHF
Rubina Sunderji, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Cardiology, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists: A New Treatment for Asthma
Luciana Frighetto, B.Sc.(Pharm), Clinical Drug Research Program, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Insulin Lispro: Where does it fit?
Alan Low, Pharm.D., Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist - Ambulatory Care, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Center

Olanzapine: An Atypical Antipsychotic 
Ric Procyshyn, PhD, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry, Riverview Hospital