CCPN Executives
Chairperson
Ann Thompson
BScPharm, Pharm.D., ACPR
Current Position(s):
Director, Experiential Education, and Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Practice Site :
Hypertension Clinic, Kaye Edmonton Clinic, Edmonton, AB
Practice Expertise and Interests :
Management of hypertension and dyslipidemia
Experiential education of students
Email: athompson@ualberta.ca
Chairperson-Elect
Marie-France Gauthier
Current Position(s):
Clinical pharmacist
Adjunct Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Practice Site:
Inpatient cardiology and medicine – Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, ON
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Antithrombotics in acute and chronic coronary syndromes
Patient and student education
Chairperson-Past
Lori Albers
BSP, ACPR
Position:
Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy Services Saskatchewan Health Authority – Regina
Practice Site:
Regina General Hospital – Adult Inpatient Cardiology
Practice Expertise and Interests:
General and Acute Care Cardiology
Treasurer
Ricky Turgeon
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor (Greg Moore Professorship in Clinical & Community Cardiovascular Pharmacy), UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences;
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, PHARM-HF (Pharmacist‐led Rapid Medication Optimization for Heart Failure) Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Heart failure
Antithrombotics in acute and chronic coronary syndromes
Cardiovascular risk reduction
Cardiovascular safety of medications
Shared decision-making and decision support tools
Email: ricky.turgeon@ubc.ca
Webmaster
Lynette Kosar
Current Position(s):
Pharmacist, Heart Function Clinic, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Information Support, RxFiles Academic Detailing Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Practice Site :
Heart Function Clinic, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Heart failure, general outpatient cardiology
CCPN Members
Claudia Bucci - BScPhm, PharmD, ACPR
Current Position(s):
Clinical Coordinator, Cardiovascular Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Practice Site:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Secondary Prevention
CV Health Outcomes Research
General Cardiology
Email: claudia.bucci@sunnybrook.ca
Contact Information:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave. Room E300
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Emily Cowley
Emily Cowley
Current Position(s):
Pharmacist
Practice Site :
Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, AB
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Cardio-oncology
Patient Safety
Glen J. Pearson - BSc, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP, FCCS
Current Position(s):
Professor of Medicine, University of Alberta
Co-Director, Cardiac Transplant Clinic, Division of Cardiology, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Co-Medical Director and Director of Research, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic, Division of Cardiology, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Practice Site:
Cardiac Transplant Clinic, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Heart Transplantation/Immunotherapy
Dyslipidemia
Comprehensive CV Risk Reduction
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
CV Health Outcomes Research
General Cardiology
Email:Glen.Pearson@ualberta.ca
Heather Kertland - BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP
Current Position(s):
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist/Leader, Heart and Vascular Program , St Michael’s Hospital
Assistant Professor (status only), Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Practice Site:
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
Clinical and Research Interests:
Acute Care Therapeutics
Arrhythmia Management
Quality
Education (patient, student)
Email:kertlandh@smh.ca
Kori Leblanc - BScPhm, ACPR, PharmD
Current Position(s):
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Specialist – Department of Pharmacy and Center for Innovation in Complex Care, University Health Network
Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Practice Site:
AFIB Innovation Program, Toronto General Hospital
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Congestive Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Pharmacy Practice
Email:kori.leblanc@uhn.ca
Margaret L. Ackman - BSc(Pharm), PharmD, FCSHP
Current Position:
Clinical Practice Leader, Pharmacy Services
Alberta Health Services
Practice Site:
Coronary Care Unit, University of Alberta Hospital
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Acute coronary syndromes
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Dual antiplatelet therapy
Practice patterns
Yana Shamiss - Pharm D. CDE, RPh
Current Position(s):
Pharmacy Clinical Education/
Pre-Op and Anticoagulation Clinic Pharmacist
Practice Site :
Southlake Regional Health Center
Newmarket, Ontario
Practice Expertise and Interests :
Anticoagulation management in the ambulatory care setting
Pre-operative cardiovascular care and preoperative risk reduction
Acute care cardiology
Research Interests :
Atrial fibrillation
Prevention strategies
Cost implication in care
Risk stratification of ACS patients
Krystyna Edwards-Lee - BSc, BScPhm, PharmD
Current Position(s):
Clinical Resource Pharmacist – New Brunswick Heart Centre
Practice Site:
Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Critical Care Cardiology, Heart Failure, Diabetes
Sheri Koshman - BScPharm, Pharm.D., ACPR, FCSHP
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Cardiology), University of Alberta
Pharmacist, Cardiac EASE Clinic, Heart Function Clinic, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Edmonton, AB
Clinical Interest:
General outpatient cardiology, cardiovascular risk reduction, heart failure
Research interests: Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, practice patterns, drug utilization, pharmacy practice
Email: sheri.koshman@ualberta.ca
Travis Warner - BSP, ACPR, BCPS, EPPh
Current Position(s):
Extended Practice Pharmacist
Practice Site :
Cardiac Sciences Program, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB
Practice Expertise and Interests :
Acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, clinical practice tools, patient education
Email: twarner@sbgh.mb.ca
William Semchuk - MSc,PharmD,FCSHP
Current Position(s) :
Pharmacy Director, Patient Care and Performance
Practice Site :
Regina General Hospital – Regina Risk Reduction Clinic
Practice Expertise and Interests :
Translational Science in the Areas of Thrombosis, Secondary Prevention and Diabetes, System Change, Models of Practice.
Research:
Care Gaps and Models to close care gaps
Quality Improvement
CCPN Members Emeritus
Ross T. Tsuyuki - BSc(Pharm), PharmD, MSc, FCSHP, FACC, FCAHS.
Current Position(s):
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Director, EPICORE Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Practice Site:
University of Alberta Hospital/Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Practice Expertise and Interests:
Outpatient heart failure management (Heart Function Clinic, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, since 1996)
Hypertension Canada: Board of Directors (3 terms), Co-Chair, Education and Implementation Committee, member, guidelines committee.
Research Interests:
Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Interventional Pharmacy Practice research
Clinical Research Support (EPICORE Centre)
Email:ross.tsuyuki@ualberta.ca
See also: www.epicore.ualberta.ca