Feng Chang
Biography
Dr. Feng Chang is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo, Chair of Rural Pharmacy at the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health, and a pharmacist with clinical expertise in the care of older adults.
Dr. Chang’s research is driven by a commitment to supporting populations with complex health needs, including older adults and individuals living in rural and remote communities. Working closely with healthcare providers and community partners, she aims to better understand gaps in care and develop practical solutions that improve access, quality, and coordination across the health system. Through this work, she helps advance more responsive and inclusive approaches to care grounded in real-world needs.
Research Interests
Healthy aging, geriatric care, and medication optimization
Pharmacist-integrated care and healthcare innovation
Rural and remote health
Health services research, implementation science, and knowledge translation
Scholarly Research
Dr. Chang leads an interdisciplinary research program spanning pharmacy practice, health services research, and implementation science, with a focus on optimizing medication use and models of care to improve health system performance and patient outcomes. Drawing on collaborative and mixed-methods approaches, her work includes the design and evaluation of interventions to support appropriate medication use, as well as care models that enhance service access. Her research also examines system- and patient-level factors influencing change in practice, with the goal of informing and driving meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery.
Service
Associate Editor, Canadian Pharmacists Journal
Chair of Rural Pharmacy, Board of Directors Member, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health
Faculty Liaison for University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Residency Forum of Ontario
Contributor to professional organizations, clinical practice guidelines, continuing professional education, and knowledge translation initiatives that advance pharmacy practice and healthcare delivery
Teaching*
- PHARM 120 - Pharmacy in an Evolving Healthcare System
- Taught in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
- PHARM 324 - Integrated Patient Focused Care 8
- Taught in 2025
- PHARM 466 - Advanced Geriatric Care
- Taught in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
Cooke M, Waite N, Cook K, Milne E, Chang F, McCarthy L, Sproule B. Incorporating sex, gender and vulnerable populations in a large multisite health research programme: the Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network as a case study. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2017;15(1):20.
Chang F, O’Connell MB, Mills ME, et al. Preventive Health Therapy and Behavior Outcomes from a Brown Bag Medication Review for Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022.
Duong S, Patel T, Chang F. Dementia: What Pharmacists Need to Know. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 2017.
Sharma R, Gill JK, Chhabra M, et al. Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia Attending Memory Clinics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2024.
Dolovich L, Austin Z, Waite N, et al. Pharmacy in the 21st Century: Enhancing the Impact of the Profession of Pharmacy on People’s Lives in the Context of Health Care Trends, Evidence and Policies. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 2019.
Patel T, Ivo J, Faisal S, et al. A Prospective Study of Usability and Workload of Electronic Medication Adherence Products by Older Adults, Caregivers, and Health Care Providers. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020.
Murphy L, Chang F, Dattani S, Sproule B. A Pharmacist Framework for Implementation of the Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. 2019.
Gondora N, Versteeg SG, Carter C, et al. The Role of Pharmacists in Opioid Stewardship: A Scoping Review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2022.
Patel T, Chang F, Mohammed HT, et al. Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Chronic Pain and Its Management: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Frontline Pharmacists in Ontario, Canada. PLOS ONE. 2016.
Chang F, Gupta N. Progress in Electronic Medical Record Adoption in Canada. Canadian Family Physician. 2015.
Chang F, Paramsothy T, Roche M, Gupta NS. Patient, Staff, and Clinician Perspectives on Implementing Electronic Communications in an Interdisciplinary Rural Family Health Practice. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2017.
Fonseca J, Chang A, Chang F. Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Methadone Maintenance Treatment Among Rural Community Pharmacists in Southwestern Ontario. The Journal of Rural Health. 2018.