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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Waterloo Pharmacy hosts third Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Residency Research Night

Presented by the CSHP West Chapter Ontario Branch

The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy hosted the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists- Ontario Branch (CSHP-OB) West Chapter residency research night for the third year.

Residents from across Ontario were invited to present their research projects they worked on over the course of their residency year. This year, 14 residents presented their research findings on a range of topics to advance healthcare practices to approximately 80 in-person attendees.

Nicole Bakowski , Kim Dang and Christine Vaccaro holding awards

L-R: Nicole Bakowski , Kim Dang and Christine Vaccaro holding their awards at the 2024 CSHP Residency Night

“It was a wonderful evening to showcase the excellent work and research skills of this year's residents.  Their posters and oral presentations were a fascinating and impressive cross-section of clinical research in both hospital and ambulatory practice. I am so proud of their work, and so happy to host this fun event again at the School of Pharmacy,” Barb Coulston says, adjunct clinical associate professor at Waterloo Pharmacy and residency research night event organizer.

Waterloo School of Pharmacy PharmD presenters:

  • Nicole Bakowski (Rx2023), Hamilton Health Sciences – Effect of Systemic versus Inhaled Corticosteroids on Adrenal Suppression in Preterm Neonates < 29 Weeks Gestation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  • Kim Dang (Rx2023), St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton – Outcomes In Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving A Proton Pump Inhibitor For Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prophylaxis At St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton: A Retrospective Chart Review
  • Steven Huynh (Rx2023), Hamilton Health Sciences – Promoting the Use of Ceftriaxone for Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Low Risk AmpC Producing Organisms: A Pre- and Post-Intervention Quasi Experimental Study
  • So Ye (Hillary) Kim (Rx2022), Windsor Regional Hospital – Impact of Implementing Diagnostic
  • Michelle Lee (Rx2023), London Health Sciences Centre – Monitoring the QTc Prolonging Effects of Domperidone in Pediatric Patients at LHSC Children’s Hospital - A Retrospective Chart Review
  • Jacob Luba (Rx2022), London Health Sciences Centre – Measuring LHSC’s Performance in Pharmacy-Driven Medication Reconciliation and Patient Education Using Clinical Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators (cpKPIs) - A LHSC Pharmacy Quality Improvement Initiative
  • Christine Vaccaro, The Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy – Switching from Warfarin to a Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Chart Review
  • Sumani Vij (Rx2023), St. Joseph’s Health Care London – Impact of Short-acting vs. Long-acting Antipsychotic Use on Time in Seclusion on a Forensic Assessment Unit: A Retrospective Chart Review

Many thanks to Fresenius Kabi for sponsoring this event.