CPE Speaker Series
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy - Zoom
Location Details
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Type 2 Diabetes Remission – Implications for Pharmacists
Presenter: Sean McKelvey, BSc is a pharmacy graduate from the University of British Columbia in 1990, Sean is a recognized leader in pharmacist practice change across Canada. Sean and his colleagues have been acknowledged numerous times for innovative programs including the Canadian Pharmacists Association Patient Care Achievement Award for Innovation and the BC Pharmacy Association Ben Gant award for Innovation. In 2008 Sean was awarded the prestigious CACDS Len Mark’s Award which recognizes an individual for demonstrating outstanding dedication to the advancement of pharmacy. Sean is the CEO of the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition (IPTN), a multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers, academics, physicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
Discussant: Lori MacCallum
Dr. Lori MacCallum is the Program Director of the Knowledge Translation and Optimizing Care Models at the Banting & Best Diabetes Centre as well as an Assistant Professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. Dr. MacCallum’s research focuses on the evaluation of expanded pharmacy services and medication management, including the first evaluation of the MedsCheck Diabetes program in Ontario. She is currently leading a research study aimed to identify the most substantial barriers and helpful facilitators to follow-up of people with diabetes and to develop and evaluate strategies to improve follow-up by community pharmacists.
Presentation Info:
The Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition (IPTN) is a multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers, academics, physicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals. The overall objective of the IPTN is to implement an evidence based “food first” approach to treating and preventing medical conditions. This new model of care will significantly reduce unnecessary suffering and costs and will dramatically improve health outcomes and quality of life.