Feng Chang

Chair of Rural Pharmacy, Gateway Rural Health Research Institute. Affiliated with the School of Pharmacy.  Cross appointment with the School of Public Health and Health Systems

Teaching interests

Geriatric pharmacotherapy, rural health

Recent Courses Taught

Pharm 420 Integrated Patient Focused Care 7

Pharm 466 Advanced Geriatric Care

Pharm 415 Clinical Rotation: Integrated Care

Pharm 422 Integrated Patient Focused Care 9

Pharm 322 Clinical Applications of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research interests

My research interests focus on safe, effective, and efficient medication use in older people, and finding new applications for pharmacists as a health care resource particularly in rural and smaller communities.  I also work with interprofessional team members on improving care delivery and expanding access to care in rural communities.  Recent projects have included pharmacist model of care for community dwelling patients with cognitive impairment; value of brown bag medication reviews for community dwelling older patients; developing an interprofessional health coaching program; feasibility of electronic patient communications for a rural family health team; and financial needs assessment related to chronic illnesses and aging for people entering retirement.

Major funding sources

• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Ontario Branch

• AstraZeneca

• RBC Retirement Research Undergraduate Fellowship

• Huron East / Seaforth Community Development Trust

• Iris and Dalton Bales Research Endowment Fund

Selected publications 

(*indicates student author)​

• Duong S, Chang F, A practical approach to the management of chronic non-cancer nociceptive pain in the elderly, Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 2011;144(6):270-7.
• Reynaert C, Chen L*, Chang F, The omega-3 controversy, Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 2008;141(4):222-5.
• Chang F, Chapter: Entering the medication-use system and dealing with drug-related problems, Safe and Effective: The Eight Essential Elements of an Optimal Medication-Use System, Edited by MacKinnon N, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Ottawa, 2007.
• Chang F, Jaber LA, Berlie HD, O’Connell MB, Evolution of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists, Ann Pharmacother 2007;41(6):973-83.
• Chang F, Strategies for benzodiazepine withdrawal in seniors, Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2005;138(8):38-40.
• Linnebur SA, O'connell MB, Wessell AM, McCord AD, Kennedy DH, Demaagd G, Dent LA, Splinter MY, Biery JC, Chang F, Jackson RC, Miller SL, Sterling T, Pharmacy practice, research, education, and advocacy for older adults, Pharmacotherapy 2005 Oct;25(10):1396-1430.
• Chang F, Late life depression, Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2005;138(1):31-36.

Selected professional activities and networks

• Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS)

• American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)

• Canadian Pharmacy Practice Research Group (CPPRG)

• Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA)

• Hospital Pharmacy Residency Forum of Ontario (HPRFO)