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Meet Your Regional CE Coordinators By Certina Ho, R.Ph., B.Sc.Phm., M.I.St., M.Ed. Professional Development Advisor, Continuing Competency Programs Regional Continuing Education Coordinators are volunteer pharmacists who work with the Ontario College of Pharmacists and/or local pharmacists’ associations in their CE Regions to: • Identify continuous professional development needs of pharmacists • Organize live CE events To identify your CE Region or to find the contact information of your Regional CE Coordinator and Associate(s), visit our website (http://www.ocpinfo.com) and click on “Continuing Education” on the left menu bar. Some of the Regional CE Coordinators have kindly provided us with their biographies and shared with us their experiences as Coordinators or Associates. Their efforts and contribution to continuous professional development of the profession are truly appreciated. CE Region #2: Joanne Labelle Joanne has been working at Shoppers Drug Mart, Cornwall Square, since her graduation from University of Toronto in 1981. She enjoys being a preceptor for the SPEP program of U of T and Dalhousie University's programs. Her duties as a pharmacy manager, preceptor, CE co-ordinator and chair of the SD&G Pharmacists' Association have made her pharmacy career exciting and very rewarding. “Getting involved in my profession was one of the best decisions I have made and I would recommend it for all pharmacists.” CE Region #3: Priti Luhadia Priti came from India seven years ago and has been working as a staff pharmacist at Pharma Plus Drugmart in Brockville since 2003. “Professionally, I would like to see pharmacists being able to do a lot more than we presently do.” CE Region #4: Kelli Ouimet Kelli graduated from U of T in 1993 and started working for a local independent pharmacy in Petawawa. Three years ago she became the Designated Manager of Mulvihill Drug Mart in Petawawa. “I have been the Regional Coordinator for CE Region #4 for the last four years and would greatly appreciate any help from anyone willing to give a little bit of their time.” CE Region #6: Cindy Londry Cindy graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1986. She is currently working at Clinic Pharmacy at the Fraser Armstrong Clinic at Kingston General Hospital. She has been a CE Coordinator for almost four years for the Kingston and Area Pharmacists’ Association. Cindy has found this to be an extremely rewarding experience, especially with the opportunity to meet so many great people. CE Region #7: Debbie Moffatt Debbie graduated from Dalhousie University in 1984 and moved to Trenton in 1990. She works in retail pharmacy with special interests in pediatric psychiatry and diabetes. 28 Pharmacy Connection January • February 2007
She received her CDE certification in 1999 and is actively involved with a local diabetes support group. She has been a Regional CE Coordinator for the past eight years and recognizes the importance of educational and networking opportunities for pharmacists in rural areas. CE Region #8: Karen Matwijec Karen has 25 years of experience in community pharmacy practice. She assists Heather Philpot, Associate CE Coordinator, who organizes CE events for pharmacists in the area. CE Region #11: Janet Shore Janet is a graduate of the University of Manitoba. A year after graduation, she completed a residency in hospital pharmacy, worked as a hospital pharmacist for many years, and then became a community pharmacist. She loves to help people, in the workplace and in organizing continuing education to positively impact patient care. CE Region #11: Carolyn Bornstein Carolyn has worked at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, as a Drug Use Evaluation pharmacist and in the ICU, oncology clinic, and other areas of the hospital since 1990. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Carolyn believes in giving back to her profession in any way that she can. She has been co-chair of the York North Pharmacists’ Association and an Associate CE Coordinator for the past 12 years. She just completed a three-year term as delegate for Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP), Ontario Branch, and is currently the National President-Elect for CSHP. CE Region #11: Danielle Caron Danielle is a part-time/relief pharmacist doing contract work for a pharmaceutical company. She helps coordinate CE activities organized by the Markham Pharmacists’ Association, which has been established since 1997, offering 10 CE events per year for its members. CE Region #12: Reza Farmand Reza has practiced pharmacy in Ontario since 1985 and has had experience as Continuous Professional Development Coordinator at the Metro Toronto Pharmacists’ Association (MTPA) for many years. CE Region #12: Goretti Nguyen Goretti has been practicing pharmacy for 10 years. She is a member of the Education Committee of MTPA, assisting in providing CE to pharmacists in Toronto. CE Region #13: Aldo Anzil Aldo has 41 years of experience in pharmacy practice with special interests in compounding and teaching in diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. He also has seven years of experience in organizing CE events. CE Region #14: Johnny Wong Johnny has been in community practice since 1992 with special interest in diabetes and asthma education. He enjoys meeting other pharmacist colleagues through continuing education events. He has experience in organizing CE events for the Chinese Canadian Pharmacists’ Association since 1995 and has been the Regional CE Coordinator for the South Simcoe region since 2004. CE Region #15: Antonietta Forrester Antonietta has been on the Executive of the Hamilton and District Pharmacists’ Association for the last 10 years. She has enjoyed building relationships with pharmaceutical company representatives, pharmacist speakers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. She works fulltime for Marchese Health Care in Hamilton, where she is the Dispensary Pharmacist Manager, serving patients in the dispensary, home care settings, special homes, and in one-on-one consultation. CE Region #20: Ravinder Banait Ravinder graduated from U of T in 1985, and then worked at Shoppers Drug Mart as an associate in Rexdale and Woodbridge for 12 years. More recently he worked for Pharma Plus Drugmart, where he was a staff pharmacist until this year when he started to work at Guelph General Hospital in October. He became a Regional CE Coordinator because he wanted to get involved in continuous professional development, believeing that the best way to keep up-to-date is to be active in organizing edu- Pharmacy Connection January • February 2007 29
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