Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
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Dr. Nakhla is a community pharmacist and academic with interest in minor ailments, self-care, and non-prescription medications. Since 2008, Dr. Nakhla has designed and delivered curricular content on the assessment of self-treating patients, common illnesses and self-medication using over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in both the lecture and practical laboratory setting. She has spoken at provincial, national and international meetings on these subjects, and has written a chapter for the Canadian Minor Ailments reference. In addition, Dr. Nakhla is a columnist for Pharmacy Practice+, blogging regularly about common and current issues related to OTC counselling.
Contact information
Office: PHR 7006
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 21340
Email: nnakhla@uwaterloo.ca
Website: Self Care News
Dr. Nakhla’s research interests include the impact of minor ailment prescribing by pharmacists on patient and health system outcomes. She is also interested in examining factors influencing OTC product selection and patient counseling.
In addition, Dr. Nakhla is dedicated and actively involved in the education and empowerment of community-based patients, pharmacists and healthcare providers regarding the safe and appropriate use of non-prescription medications.
Dr. Nakhla teaches at the undergraduate level. Course offerings have included:
· Inhalers, blood pressure meds top list of drug shortages reported by Canadian pharmacists. Email Interview (with Brooklyn Neustaeter) for CTV News. May 27, 2020.
o CTV News. Available online, published May 27, 2020.
· Popular infant teething gels removed from Canadian pharmacies without notice. Phone Interview (with Michelle Ward) for CBC News. January 9, 2020.
o CBC News. Available online, published January 29, 2020.
· Moving Benadryl behind the counter doesn’t resolve safety concerns: pharmacists. Phone Interview (with Michelle Ward) forThe Associated Press. November 16, 2019.
o CBC. Available online, published December 3, 2019.
o CTV. Available online, published December 3, 2019.
o Global News. Available online, published December 3, 2019.
o 204fitness. Available online, published December 3, 2019.
o Coast Mountain News. Available online, published December 3, 2019.
· Pharmacists want to prescribe medication for more minor ailments. CBC Canada (by Kas Roussy). Toronto, Ontario. Available online, published November 25, 2019.
o The National. Available online, aired on November 20, 2019.
o The Evan Solomon Show on iHeart Radio. Available online, aired on November 25, 2019.
o The Morning Show on Global News Radio, 640 Toronto. Aired on November 26, 2019.
o Alex Pierson on AM640, aired on November 27, 2019.
· Health Canada’s ALERTEC Pregnancy Advisory. Email Interview (with Amina Zafar) from CBC National News Health Unit. June 20, 2019.
· ‘Poor man’s methadone’: Imodium is a potentially fatal high. CBC Canada (by Kas Roussy). Toronto, Ontario.
o The National with Peter Mansbridge. Available online, aired 10pm on May 11, 2017.
o The World at Six. Available online (select 6pm time slot), published May 11, 2007.
o CBC Marketplace & News: Health. Available online, published May 12, 2017.
o CBC Radio Canada International. Available online, published May 12, 2017.
o Face-to-face Interview with CBC Canada (by Marcy Cuttler). Toronto, Ontario. April 25, 2017.
· TransEd Video Project: Educating healthcare students about transgender patients. University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy & McMaster School of Medicine Initiative. Served as an actor and contributor to project. Kitchener, Ontario. Available online, published November 2016.
Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
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