Karen Dahri BSc, BSc(Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, FCSHP

Associate Professor (Partner)

Office of the Associate Dean, Practice Innovation

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Faculty
Other Affiliations

Clinical Pharmacy and Research Specialist, CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver General Hospital

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About

Karen Dahri is a clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine at Vancouver General Hospital. She brings this clinical expertise to her teaching as the respirology module lead and course coordinator for her third-year elective, Pharmacy Practice in Acute and Critically Ill Patients. Karen’s research focuses on ways in which pharmacists can improve patient care, especially around transitions of care and how to optimize clinical skill development in pharmacy students.

Publications

Luo A, Dahri K, Legal M, Inglis C, Kwok J, Hong J. What Patients Want – A Qualitative Study on Patients’ Perspectives on Optimizing the Hospital Discharge Process (POHD). Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024 May 8;77(2):e3545. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3545

Yeh P, Dahri K, Legal M, Inglis C, Rahnama K, Tabamo J, Froese D, Chin L. Optimizing the Hospital Discharge Process – Healthcare Team Perspectives. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024 May 8;77(2):e3544. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3544

Rahnama K, Dahri K, Legal M, Inglis C. Characterizing Current and Optimal Involvement of Hospital Pharmacists in the Discharge Process – A Survey of Pharmacists in British Columbia. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024; 77(1):e3433. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3433.

Dahri K, Hong C, Yang C, Chan F. Implementation and assessment of a novel drug interaction tool (TLC-Act) in an Entry-to-Practice Doctor of Pharmacy program. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023; 15(9): 836-842.

Damji S, Legal M, Dahri K, Partovi N, Shalansky S. Prioritizing Quality Over Quantity: Defining Optimal Pharmacist to Patient Ratios to Ensure Comprehensive Direct Patient Care in a Medical or Surgical Unit. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024; 77(1): 3437. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3437.

Dahri K, Luo C, Kent B, Lai M, Driver A, Haag H. The Professional Identity of Hospital Pharmacists in BC.  Can J Hosp Pharm. 2024; 77(1):e3419. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.3419.

Li Y, Dahri K, Chan F.  Environmental Scan of the Patient Voice in Canadian E2P PharmD programs. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023 Jul;15(7):680-685. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.06.020.

Dahri K, Araujo L, Chen S, Bagri H, Walia K, Lau L, Legal M. Perceptions of Community Pharmacists of Drug-Drug Interactions. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 2023;156(1):42-47. doi:10.1177/17151635221140379

Ladhar S, Dahri K, Inglis C, Sambrielaz A, Raza H, Legal M. Insights into British Columbian Hospital Pharmacists Perspectives on the Discharge Process.  Innovations in Pharmacy 2022; 13(4); Article 20. https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v13i4.5093 

Dahri K, Seto K, Chan F, Garvin M, Semenec P, Yeung J, MacNeil K. Pharmacy Students’ Experience of Self-regulated Learning through Simulated Virtual Patients. Innovations in Pharmacy. 2022; 13(2): https://doi.org/10.24926/iip.v13i2.4431

Hong C*, Legal M, Bagri H, Lau L, Dahri K. TLC-Act: Development of a Novel Drug Interaction Management Tool. Can J Hosp Pharm (in press)

Montgomery S, Dahri K, Rayani K, Kwok, J, Chan P. The Use of Anticonvulsant Adjuncts to treat Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Older Adults: Anticonvulsants for AWS in older adults. Canadian Geriatrics Journal (in press)

Poon D*, Legal M, Bagri H, Lau L, Dahri K. A Qualitative Study of Ambulatory Heart Function and Transplant Patients’ Perceptions of Drug-Drug Interactions. Can J Hosp Pharm (in press)

MacNeil K, Varga D*, Gill S*, Dahri K. Connecting a Simulated Virtual Patient Program with Experiential Practicums: Perspectives from Year 3 Students. Curr in Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Apr; 13(4): 391-396. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.11.004. Epub 2020 Dec 13. PMID: 33715801.

Lau L*, Bagri H, Legal M, Dahri K. Comparison of Clinical Importance of Drug Interactions Identified by Hospital Pharmacists and a Local Clinical Decision Support System. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2021; 74(3): 203-210. https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.v74i3.3147

Gage B*, Lamb J*, Dahri K. Evaluation of In-hospital Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Inhaler Therapy. Can J Hosp Pharm 2021; 74(2): 110-116.

Kumar J*, Sy I*, Wei F*, Loh G, Harbin M, de Lemos J, Dahri K. Evaluation of the Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) in Hospitalized Patients. Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 2020; 36(5): 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755122520942762

Wong D*, Feere A*, Yousefi V, Partovi N, Dahri K. How Hospital Pharmacists Spend their Time: A Work Sampling Study. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2020; 73(4): 272-8.

Chan S*, Spina S, Zuk D, Dahri K. Hospital Pharmacists Understanding of Available Health Literacy Assessment Tools and their Perceived Barriers for Incorporation in Patient Education – A Survey Study. BMC Health Serv Res 20, 401 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05269-4

Dahri K, MacNeil K, Chan F, Lamoureux E*, Bakker M*, Seto K, Yeung J. Curriculum Integration of Virtual Patients. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.09.007

Bagri K*, Legal M, Dahri K. Hospital Pharmacist Perceptions and Decision Making Around Drug-Drug Interactions. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2019; 72(4): 288-94.

Awards

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Fellow Recognition 2019 

Storyboard Winner, Quality Forum 2019

“Clinical Pharmacy Interventions During Emergency Department Medication Reviews in High Risk Patients” Tang M, Hong K, Dahri K

BC Patient Safety and Quality Council

Grants

“Developing Quality of Care Indicators for Community-Based Pharmacist Prescribing of Minor Ailments and Contraception (PPMAC) in British Columbia.” Dahri K (PI). $50,000. Ministry of Health Research Seed Grant Competition. 2024.

“Innovations in Patient Education to Optimize Hospital Discharge – Development of a Patient-Based Toolkit”. Dahri K (PI). $5,000. William McLean Innovation Grant. 2024

“Building Responsible Environmental Awareness Through Inhaler Education (BREATHE)”. Dahri K (PI). $2,000 from UBC OER and $7,098 from UBC Students as Partners Fund. 2023.

“Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Launch of Paxlovid in British Columbia During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study to Explore Community Pharmacist’s Perspectives”. Dahri K (co-PI). $50,000.  Ministry of Health Research Seed Grant Competition. 2023.

Technologies for Home Medication Vigilance and Protection; CIHR Project Grant $100,000; 2020; PI: Dr. Kendall Ho

Virtual Patients Bridging the Gap Between the Classroom and Clinical Pharmacy Practice; TLEF $10,636 (2017); $12,892 (2018); PI: Dr. Karen Dahri

Presentations

Prescribing a Greener Future – Advancing Sustainability in Hospital Pharmacy Practice. Dahri K. Harrison Management Seminar. Harrison Hot Springs, BC. 2024-02-24.

The A, B, and E’s of COPD Management – An Update. Dahri K. CSHP National Webinar (Virtual). 2023-11-28.

Dahri K. The Kon Mari Method for your Patient’s Medicine Cabinet. Geriatric Medicine Rounds, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2020-05-11.

Dahri K. Update on COPD Management. Update 2020 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2020-03-07.

Dahri K. Richmond Hospital Preventable Adverse Drug Event Program – Findings Related to COPD. Richmond, BC, Canada. 2019-11-18.

Dahri K. Implementation of Virtual Patients in an E2P PharmD Program, Faculty Updates on Innovation in Education. Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2019-06-14.


Contact Details

604-875-4111 ex 69592
778-980-3952
604-875-5267

karen.dahri@ubc.ca

Office 3120, Pharmaceutical Sciences Building


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