Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
• Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
• Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology
• Pharmacy Education Research and Leadership

By the Numbers

2024 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #35 Worldwide, #2 in Canada

As of Jan 2024 (from Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2023)

• Publications: 190
• Grants: 160 (active, non-internal, Fiscal Apr 1, 2022–Mar 31, 2023)
• Awards: 13 
• Presentations: 41
• Media Hits: 92
• Students
  • E2P PharmD: 861 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 635 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 888 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • Flex PharmD: 19 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 17 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 17 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • BPSc: 150 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 64 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 198 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
  • MSc: 40
  • PhD: 50
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 31
  • Visiting International Research Students: 13
  • 4,329 registrants in 14 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 95 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program
• Alumni (total): 7,489
• Experiential Education: 795 Practice Educators in 532 Practice Sites
• Practice: 3,492 Patient Encounters (Jul 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2023); 25,946 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 122 months of operation)
• People: 80 Total FTE Faculty; 664 Clinical Faculty; 30 Honorary Faculty; 107 Total Staff; 4 Research Associates; 151 Student Workers

To view our 2023 Year in Review report, click here (PDF, 5.2 MB).

October 2024

Yucella Liu PharmD, Arun Verma BSc., BSc (Pharm)., ACPR., MSc., PhD and George Pachev published “Pharmacy Students’ Perspectives on Reflection for Effective Learning During Practicum” in Pulses on October 3, 2024. https://pulsesrx.com/2024/10/03/pharmacy-students-perspectives-on-reflection-for-effective-learning-during-practicum/ 

Turgeon RD, Beavers CJ. FINEARTS Restoration: Revisiting the Role of Steroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure with Mildly-Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction Following FINEARTS-HF. Journal of Cardiac Failure 2024; online:doi:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.09.011 Available at: https://onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-9164(24)00420-2/fulltext 

Tam AC, Niak H, Trenaman L, Lynd LD, Wei Zhang. Health-related quality of life among women and men living with migraine: a Canada-wide cross-sectional study. J Headache Pain. 2024; 25. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01882-4

Meng Y, Chiu C, Kapoor M, et al. Patient Perceived Barriers and Enablers to Medication Adherence in the Treatment of Depression: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2024;15. doi:10.1177/21501319241286313 
Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21501319241286313 

Dahri K, Wong YC, Loewen P, Basi J, Sidhu S, Ragsdale P, Barry A, Pammett R. Community-Based Pharmacists' Perspectives on Prescribing Authority for the Minor Ailments and Contraception Service in British Columbia. Innovations in Pharmacy 2024; 15(3): https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v15i3.6230 

Van MT, Loewen P, Sadatsafavi M, Zhang W, Hawkins NM, Turgeon RD. Pharmacotherapy sequencing strategies for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a cost–utility analysis. CMAJ 2024;196(36):E1221–31. Available at: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/36/E1221 Accompanying editorial on this article: Howlett J. Time to step into better heart failure therapy. CMAJ 2024;196:E1240. Available at: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/36/E1239 

Hui M, Salimian S, Turgeon R, Virani S, Hawkins N, Moghaddam N. Real-World Eligibility for Guideline Directed Medical Therapy across the Spectrum of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Results from Vancouver Coastal Acute Heart Failure (Vocal-Ahf) Registry. Can J Cardiol 2024;40:S105–S106.

Lau K, Sidsworth M, Turgeon R. The Effect of an Infographic Counselling Aid on Patient Treatment Satisfaction and Understanding in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Prospective Single-Arm Before-And After Study. Can J Cardiol 2024;40:S109.

Yao R, Athayde J, Chiu W, Turgeon R, Cowan S, Hawkins N, Wan T. Implementation of a Novel Transitional Care Post Discharge Clinic for Patients with Heart Failure. Can J Cardiol 2024;40:S99.

Van M, Turgeon R, Hawkins N, Sadatsafavi M, Zhang W, MacKay K, Loewen P. 1-Year Comparison of Quadruple Therapy Sequencing Strategies for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Using an Individual-Based State-Transition Micro-Simulation Model. Can J Cardiol 2024;40:S91.

Chua D, Buffone B, Hefford H, Turgeon R, Grewal J. Pharmacists Clinical Activities and Patient Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients. Can J Cardiol 2024;40:S46–S47.

Bains P, Chan F, McCormack J, Sha A. British Columbia community pharmacy during COVID-19: Describing the patient experience via Google reviews, Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635241281749

October 2024

The ACCESS-GC trial aims to integrate a genetic counsellor into a solo family practice office to evaluate the outcomes of providing clinical genetics in team-based primary care. This project was funded through the Genome BC GeneSolve Program, which involves funding from Genome BC and the BC Ministry of Health. The PI is Dr. J9 Austin and Kennedy Borle and Dr. Larry Lynd are co-applicants on this study.