Kelly Grindrod

Joint appointment with the School of Public Health and Health Systems. Affiliated with the School of Pharmacy

Teaching interests

Pharmacy practice and therapeutics, eHealth technologies

Research interests

My research goal is to use the best available clinical evidence to guide medication use in primary care. One focus of my research is the potential for emerging technologies such as smart phones and social media platforms to improve medication use in the community. Another focus is the influence of health policy on medication use in the community, including changes to remuneration programs and formularies. In my current projects, I am studying the ability of a mobile app to improve medication label readability in community pharmacies; systematically reviewing new pharmacy remuneration models for non-dispensing services; and evaluating a province-wide academic detailing program for primary care.

Selected publications

• Grindrod K, Lynd L, Joshi P, Rosenthal M, Isakovic A, Marra C. Pharmacy owner and manager perceptions of pharmacy adaptation services in British Columbia. Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2011; 144:231-5.

• Menear M, Grindrod K, Clouston, K, Legarae F, Norton P. Advancing the practice and science of knowledge translation in primary care. Accepted: Canadian Family Physician (23 June 2011).

• Heinrich N, Joshi P, Grindrod K, Lynd L, Marra C. Family physicians' perceptions of pharmacy adaptation services in British Columbia. Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2011; 144(4): 172-8.

• Grindrod KA, Marra CA, Colley L, Tsuyuki RT, Lynd LD. Pharmacists' preferences for providing patient-centered services: a discrete choice experiment to guide health policy. Ann Pharmacother 2010;44(10):1554-64. Epub 2010 Sep 14.

• Grindrod KA, Marra C, Colley L, Cibere J, Tsuyuki R, Esdaile J, Gastonguay L, Kopec J. After people are diagnosed with knee OA, what do they do? Arthritis Care Res 2010; 62(4): 510-5.

• Rosenthal M, Grindrod KA, Lynd L, Marra C, Bougher D, Wilgosh C, Tsuyuki R. Pharmacists' perspectives on providing chronic disease management services in the community - Part II: Development and implementation of services. Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2009; 142(6): 284-9.

• Grindrod KA, Rosenthal M, Lynd L, Marra C, Bougher D, Wilgosh C, Tsuyuki R. Pharmacists' perspectives on providing chronic disease management services in the community - Part I: Current practice environment. Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2009; 142(5): 234-9.

Selected professional activities and networks

• Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)
• Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA)
• Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR)