2022 Alumni Agent of Change
Sam Louie, BSc(Pharm)’73
Sam Louie is a native Vancouverite and distinguished face in BC hospital practice having served 34 years leading his pharmacy team at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.
For 49 years, Sam has inspired generations of healthcare personnel as a frontline leadership trainer, lecturer, facilitator, and master of ceremonies. After 10 years as an adjunct professor and a PharmD course coordinator at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, where he remains a clinical instructor, he also teaches in VCC's Pharmacy Technician program.
Public speaking and teaching opportunities have taken Sam as far away as Cambodia and Myanmar. Sam's students and colleagues know him as enthusiastic and imaginative, applying creative approaches to problem solving. His co-workers and students appreciate his passion for team dynamics, the power of "ah ha" moments, dedication to transformational leadership, and quirky sense of humour.
2022 Alumni Future Agent of Change
Annick Sevigny, PharmD’19
An interest in primary care practice was sparked for Annick during the early days of her entry-to-practice PharmD program, leading her to pursue her current role as British Columbia's first primary care clinical pharmacist, as part of the Pharmacists in Primary Care Network (PCN) Program. The initiative is led by the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in partnership with the Ministry of Health, primary care networks and regional Health Authorities.
Following graduation, Annick obtained an Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency certification at Interior Health in 2020. Prior to her current role, Annick practiced as a clinical pharmacist at Kelowna General Hospital.
Annick is part of the Kootenay Boundary PCN and provides comprehensive initial and follow-up consultations to complex patients with the goals of identifying and resolving drug therapy problems, providing patient support and education and assisting them in meeting their health care goals.
Currently, Annick lives in Nelson, BC and is happy to have returned to a rural community as she is originally from a Francophone community in Northern Ontario. In Nelson, she continues to pursue her passions outside of work such as mountain biking, hiking, backcountry skiing, and reading.