Distinguished University Scholar & Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia

Dr. Wasan was appointed Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in August 2014. He has published over 520 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in the area of lipid-based drug delivery and lipoprotein-drug interactions. Dr. Wasan completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Cell Biology at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Wasan joined the Faculty of Pharmaceutical ...

Professor, University of Toronto

Dr. Anna Taddio, Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and Senior Associate Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children, is internationally recognized for her work related to pain management during medical procedures and the long-term harms of unmitigated pain. Dr. Taddio founded and currently leads a national inter-disciplinary, multi-sectoral team, Help Eliminate Pain in Kids and Adults (HELPinKids&Adults), investigating and promoting evidence-based pain management during vaccination. The World Health Organization adopted the recommendations from Dr. Taddio and her team in its first ...

Professor and Associate Director; Research, Dalhousie University

Ingrid Sketris is a Professor of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University. She was President of the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada and is a fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She is one of 12 chairs funded by CHSRF/CIHR as part of the Capacity for Applied Developmental Research and Evaluation in Health Services program. Her research involves examining approaches to increase the uptake of evidence-based drug therapies and the effectiveness of policy levers used by pharmacare programs to provide effective and affordable ...

Professor, University of Waterloo

David Edwards is Professor at the University of Waterloo where he served as Hallman Director of the School of Pharmacy from 2011-2020. He is also Professor Emeritus at Wayne State University. He is a highly cited researcher in pharmacokinetics and drug interactions. He has served in a number of leadership roles including President of the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) and the Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs. He is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, received the Honorary Life Award from the Canadian Pharmacists Association ...

Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta

Dr. Neal Davies is an outstanding researcher, administrator, teacher, pharmacist and pharmaceutical scientist. He is an international renowned in drug investigations from discovery to patient recovery. His research has yielded > 500 publications. He is also a dedicated administrator having been Dean of two U15 Pharmacy Faculties at the Universities of Manitoba and Alberta. Dr. Davies was the founder of Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) which lead to the successful establishment of the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative. (CCDI). He has distinguished performance in the academic health ...

Retired, University of British Columbia

Helen Burt holds the Angiotech Professorship in Drug Delivery and is Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. Her research interests are novel controlled release delivery systems for drugs and the mechanisms of crystal induced inflammatory arthritis. Her work is supported by grants from CIHR and other sources and she has supervised over 30 research trainees. She recently completed a 3 year term as the CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Coordinator in the VP Research Office at UBC and worked with a team to create new ...

Vice-Provost Faculty and Academic Life, University of Toronto

Professor Heather Boon, Vice-Provost Faculty and Academic Life at the University of Toronto, is internationally known for her research into the safety, efficacy and regulation of complementary and traditional medicine, especially natural health products. She founded the Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research in 2004 and served as President of the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research from 2013-14. From 2014-2018 she was the Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. She currently advises Health Canada ...

Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Dr. Reina Bendayan is a Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, and Career Scientist, Ontario HIV Treatment Network. Her research explores membrane drug transport particularly in HIV infection. A Fellow of the American and Canadian Associations for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Bendayan is the recipient of international and national research and leadership awards. She serves on the Boards of international and national scientific associations, and is Chair, Scientific Officer and Expert Reviewer on national and international ...

My research interests focus on the personal and professional development of the health human resources workforce. As the complexity and interdependency of care provision advances, the importance of investing in continuous professional development of health professionals increases. My research recognizes that artificial divisions between "personal" and "professional" development are counterproductive to the goal of enhanced quality care. Failure to recognize these important development needs in the workforce leads to burnout, disengagement, and ultimately error. A particular focus of my ...