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Third-year pharmacy student Ai-Leng Foong has received recognitions for outstanding research presentations. At the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) she won the Best Pharmacy Practice Research Oral Presentation award, and at the Ontario Pharmacist Association (OPA) conference she received awards for Best Poster Presentation and Best Audio-Slide Presentation. These honours recognized two research projects, one examining perceptions of recent changes in Ontario pharmacists’ ability to provide immunizations, and the other exploring the manner in which pharmacists are disciplined by pharmacy colleges.

In Canada, Alberta is looked on as the leading province for pharmacy practice. All Albertan pharmacists can order lab tests and initiate therapy for minor ailments, and those with additional authorization can prescribe independently for most prescription-requiring drugs. These are all services Ontario pharmacists can’t provide.

Anil Maharaj graduated from Waterloo Pharmacy’s PhD program in June and has been recognized with two awards. The first is WB Pearson Medal from the Faculty of Science which acknowledges the creative research presented in his PhD thesis. The second is the Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies honour from the University of Waterloo awarded for overall academic excellence.

Last week, the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) ran its annual conference for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians throughout the province. Waterloo Pharmacy faculty, staff, students, alumni participated in a variety of ways at the conference.

At the Waterloo Pharmacy alumni reception, held during the Ontario Pharmacists Association conference, the School’s experiential team presented two awards to pharmacists who are outstanding in their support of pharmacy student education. The first was the 2016 Outstanding Co-op Supervisor Award which celebrates an exceptional mentor to students completing work terms. The second was the 2016 Outstanding Preceptor Award which acknowledges a preceptor who provides excellent guidance for students in their final clinical rotations.

On June 15, 50 bridging students and five graduate students received their degrees at the University of Waterloo spring convocation.

“We’re proud of everything our graduates have accomplished so far and we look forward to seeing the contributions they will make to improving healthcare and the lives of Canadians over the course of their careers,” says the Waterloo Pharmacy’s Hallman Director David Edwards.

Last week, Professor Marianna Foldvari received the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) Pfizer Research Career Award at the AFPC conference in Quebec City. The award recognizes Foldvari’s success as a leader in pharmaceutical sciences research. 

Professor Andrea Edginton and the Waterloo Pharmacy assessment committee were honoured this week at the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) conference in Quebec City. The team received the AFPC/Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Award for Excellence in Research or Innovation in Assessment of Competence for developing and launching the midpoint assessment.

Waterloo Pharmacy alumnus Allison Tario received the New Practitioner Award at the Canadian Pharmacists Conference this weekend. Tario graduated in 2014 and is the first Waterloo Pharmacy alumni to receive this prestigious national award, bestowed by the Canadian Pharmacists Association.

The Opioid Education Partnership, a new continuing education course for pharmacists and physicians, received an award from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE). The award was earned in the category “Non-credit Programming under 48 Hours” and acknowledges the value of course content and the innovation of information delivery.