On March 3 the Waterloo Pharmacy hockey team won the tenth annual Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) Cup. The OPA Cup is awarded to the winner of an annual hockey game that pits teams from Ontario’s two pharmacy schools against each other.
Last weekend, students, staff, and faculty from the School of Pharmacy supported local service organization Ray of Hope in delivering two events.
On Friday February 23, the team brought 80 pounds of potatoes, 100 pounds of ham, 45 litres of ice cream, and more to Ray of Hope Community Centre. They peeled, sliced, and cooked to produce scalloped potatoes, ham, vegetables, and dessert. The meal fed approximately 220 needful people in Kitchener.
Pharmacists in Ontario are doing more for their patients than ever before. This March, we’re joining the Canadian Pharmacists Association and encouraging people to Think Pharmacists.
Professor Götz Hoeppe wanted his fourth-year anthropology students to see science in action. To achieve this, he and the 15 students of the Anthropology of Science class visited Waterloo Pharmacy in February and toured the research labs. Research technician Dr.
The Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN) awarded $2 million in funding to advance work in medication management.
Medications can improve health and save lives, but they are not without risk. With prescription medication in Ontario costing $10.6 billion per year, new strategies to help patients and healthcare providers choose, use, and remove medications are critical to providing better care and ensuring financial sustainability of the public system.
Earlier this month, seven students from Waterloo attended Professional Development Week (PDW) 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta alongside 580 other pharmacy students. PDW is an annual conference hosted by a different Canadian pharmacy school each year. It brings students from across the country together to network, apply practical skills, and expand knowledge of current health care topics. This year was the 30th PDW, hosted by the University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy.
As an outreach volunteer with ACCKWA, Manu Kahlon spoke with and presented to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Waterloo Region. ACCKWA is an organization dedicated to creating a future where HIV, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted or blood-borne infections are rare in Waterloo Region.
Nyasha Gondora, third year PhD candidate at the Waterloo School of Pharmacy, was the winner of the 2017 Three Minute Thesis Faculty of Science heat. In this article, Gondora highlights her experiences for other students considering to take on the 2018 Three Minute Thesis challenge.
On January 7 2008, the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy ran its first class. The School had 90 students, six faculty members, and only a handful of staff.
On January 6, the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy welcomed friends and family to celebrate Rx2021, the newest class of pharmacy students.