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CHPRB Accredited Programs

London Health Sciences Centre
800 Commissioners Road, East
London, ON, N6A 5W9

Directors:
Sandy Jansen
Residency Program Director
519-685-8500 x 77817

Coordinator: Dave Knoppert (interim)
519-685-8500 x 65532

Administrative Support: Patricia Hnatuk
Pharmacy, Administrative Assistant

RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Type: General
Established in: 1972
# Positions: 5
App. deadline: As set each year by the Hospital Pharmacy Residency Forum of Ontario.
Starting date: Late June/Early July.  Program is 56 weeks in duration.
Est. stipend: Approximately $34,600 / year.  Residents provide approximately 180-200 hours of evening coverage at an intern or pharmacist's wage (Average $6,000 per year).

Program highlights: The program is a general program designed to develop confident, self-directed pharmacy practitioners using Pharmaceutical Care as a practice model. Foundation skills provided by compulsory rotations in our regional drug information service,, comprehensive unit does/IV additive drug distributions systems as well as a practice management rotation. Mandatory patient care rotations include general medicine, surgical care and ambulatory care.  Elective patient care rotations include critical care, infectious diseases, neurology, nephrology, cardiology, oncology, mental health, pediatrics, neonatology, transplantation, and various surgical subspecialties. The program features a one week introduction to evidence based practice where residents apply principles of evidence based medicine to evaluate evidence and integrate into every day practice.  Additionally a three to four week elective rotation is offered in evidence based practice which involves completing a systematic review or meta-analysis. The residency research project forms a key component of the residency, and residents are encouraged publish their project in a professional journal.  Residents enhance their presentation skills through regular presentations to pharmacists, physicians, and nurses. Residents participate in a four week practice rotation where they integrate all portions of their training to work as a clinical pharmacist on a defined service.  Residents are provided with funding and time off at attend two conferences annually; the CSHP Summer Education Sessions in August and Professional Practice Conference in February.

A detailed program outline can be found on the LHSC pharmacy website: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/Careers/Pharmacy/Residency_Program.htm

Minimum required credentials: Licensed or eligible for licensure in Ontario, excellent communication skills, are self-directed, self-starters and have a desire to become leaders in the profession. Varied pharmacy experience is an asset.

ORGANIZATION

Type: Multi-site academic tertiary-quaternary health care centre
Number of beds: 800
Sites: University Hospital ,Victoria Hospital
Affiliation: University of Toronto (for residency), University of Western Ontario (medicine)

2011/2012 Residents
Amy Hu
Rachel Fu
Keith Miller
Denise Kreutzwiser
Pawel Przeracki - Sept 12th

2010/2011 Residents
Jonathan Chui
Janice Lee
Kelly MacLean
Sarah Burgess
April Chan

2009/2010 Residents:
Krista Biederman
Christina Candeloro
Derrick Kwan
Joanne Lau
Bonnie Thieu