Over 100 people from across Canada joined Waterloo Pharmacy to celebrate Dr. David Edwards nine years as Hallman Director. Attendees of the virtual event ranged from faculty, staff and colleagues at the University of Waterloo, to students, alumni and members of the pharmacy community from the east to west coast.
The KW Legacy Leaders group supports awards at the School of Pharmacy and other academic institutions across Canada. Above: Vince Denomme, Will Schill, Maria Anton (pharmacy student award recipient), Cathy Schill and Mike Denomme. Photo taken in 2019.
Giving Tuesday is a global philanthropic event, and today the University of Waterloo is raising funds for numerous initiatives. At Waterloo Pharmacy, Hallman Director David Edwards is personally matching donations to the Women in Pharmacy Leadership fund, up to a maximum of $5,000.
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology recognizes 16 research leaders across campus. This year’s recipients include Emmanuel Ho (left) and Shawn Wettig (right)
Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy partners with AirMatrix to trial medication delivery by automated drones. Photo provided by AirMatrix.
COVID-19 has changed the daily workflow of community pharmacies.
Professor Tejal Patel receiving funding from CFP to support her research. Photo taken in 2015.
Pfizer and Moderna announced in recent days that they have vaccine candidates that are over 90 per cent effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus.
Elisa Basile’s work term was altered by COVID-19 but led to unique experiences in two workplaces. The above shows Elisa and her preceptor Adam Livingston, the Designated Manager at NutriChem. They are in a section of NutriChem's compounding laboratory, a non-sterile negative pressure room where the hormones and other hazardous agents are compounded.
In January 2021, two faculty members will be stepping into leadership roles for the Waterloo Pharmacy graduate program.
Since 2016, Christine and David Edwards have sponsored the Christine and David Edwards Travel Award for Graduate Students. As a result, 19 pharmacy graduate students have attended 24 conferences across Canada and the world over the last five years.