Arden Barry BSc, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR
Associate Professor (Partner)
Clinical Pharmacy and Research Specialist, Fraser Health
Associate Member, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Arden Barry completed a bachelor of science in pharmacy and doctor of pharmacy from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, and Pharmacy Practice Residency from Vancouver Coastal Health-Providence Health Care. Subsequently, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutics from the Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta. In 2011, he became one of the first 150 pharmacists in Alberta to be granted Additional Prescribing Authorization. Between 2012-15, Dr. Barry practised as a clinical pharmacy specialist in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2015, Dr. Barry began his current role as a clinical pharmacy and research specialist with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (Fraser Health), and an assistant professor (partner) with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He maintains a clinical practice at two ambulatory clinics: a primary care clinic based at the Chilliwack General Hospital and heart failure clinic based at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. He is a member of the editorial boards of Canadian Pharmacists Journal and CJC Open. He is currently the member from British Columbia on the Board of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
Dr. Barry’s research interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, with a primary focus on optimization of preventive pharmacotherapy for secondary risk reduction, as well as chronic disease state management, knowledge translation, social media, and pharmacy practice.
Barry AR, Turgeon RD, Ellis UM. Physical assessment educational programs for pharmacists and pharmacy students: a systematic review. J Am Coll Clin Pharm 2021;4(2):211-23.
Webb CA, Barry AR. Colchicine for secondary cardiovascular prevention: a systematic review. Pharmacotherapy 2020;40(6):575-83.
Barry AR, Semchuk WM, Thompson A, LeBras MH, Koshman SL. Use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for cardiovascular disease prevention: a practical, stepwise approach for pharmacists. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2020;153(3):153-60.
Barry AR, Turgeon RD. Newer oral antihyperglycemics: from Seinfeld to Breaking Bad. Can J Hosp Pharm 2019;72(5):385-7.
Barry AR. Patients’ perceptions and use of natural health products. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2018;151(4):254-62.
Hong J, Barry AR. Long-term beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction in the reperfusion era: a systematic review. Pharmacotherapy 2018;38(5):546-54.
Anderson TJ, Grégoire J, Pearson GJ, Barry AR, Couture P, Dawes
M, Francis GA, Genest Jr J, Grover S, Gupta M, Hegele RA, Lau DC, Leiter LA, Lonn E, Mancini GBJ, McPherson R, Ngui D, Poirier P, Sievenpiper JL, Stone JA, Thanassoulis G, Ward R. 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the adult. Can J Cardiol 2016;32:1263-82.
2018 Distinguished Paper, Family Medicine Forum, The College of Family Physicians of Canada.
2018 Management and Leadership Best Practice Award, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
2016 and 2017 Publication Award (Review Article), Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (British Columbia Branch).
2017 Future Alumni Agent of Change, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia.
2016 Postgraduate Teaching Award, Department of Family Practice (Chilliwack Site), University of British Columbia.
Barry A. “Gone Fishing: Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Cardiovascular Prevention.” Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Together Conference, pre-recorded on demand presentation, March 20-27, 2021.
Barry A. “COVID-19—What Pharmacists Know Now: Should Patients Discontinue Their ACE Inhibitors and ARBs?” Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (British Columbia Branch) Online Webinar, March 25, 2020. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X0VKVzb4Gc&t=101s
Barry A. “Pharmacist Prescribing & Perspectives from a Canadian Pharmacist.” Talk To Your Pharmacist Podcast Episode #123, February 9, 2020.
Barry A. “Twitter for #Pharmacists: It’s Not Just Trolls, Bots, and @realDonaldTrump.” Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Professional Practice Conference, Toronto, ON, February 3, 2020.
Thanassoulis G, Barry A, Lonn E. “Current Issues in Dyslipidemia Management.” Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Montréal, QC, October 26, 2019.
Barry A, Nagge J. “My Heart Will Go On? A Live Debate on Using Statins and Aggressive Blood Pressure Control to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults.” Canadian Pharmacists Association Pharmacy Practice Webinar (Live), Ottawa, ON, October 7, 2019.
Barry A. “What’s Up With Leaky Leaflets: An Overview of Medical Management of Valvular Heart Disease.” 2018 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, Seattle, WA, October 20, 2018.
