Pharmacy Stars Honoured at Awards Ceremony and Gala Awards Banquet
July 20, 2015 (Ottawa): The best and brightest pharmacists across Canada were honoured at the Canadian Pharmacists Conference 2015, May 28-31 in Ottawa, Ontario. The CPhA Awards celebrate pharmacists who are making a difference in the health and well-being of Canadians and the dedication those pharmacists have to their patients.
“CPhA is immensely proud of these outstanding pharmacists and the difference they are making to the lives of patients, their communities and to our profession,” said CPhA Chair Carlo Berardi. “I’d like to offer my thanks and congratulations to our winners for the leadership, compassion and dedication they demonstrate each and every day.”
Cathy Puffer of Lindsay, ON, is this year’s Canadian Pharmacist of the Year. A devoted community pharmacist, Cathy is respected and admired by her patients and colleagues alike. Cathy’s personal guarantee for her patients is, “Feel better all over,” and she is truly committed to helping them achieve that goal. Daily she goes above and beyond to ensure that her patients have access to the care they need, when they need it. Cathy is also a dedicated volunteer and is very active in her community.
This prestigious award is conferred annually on a pharmacist who demonstrates leadership and exemplifies the evolution of the pharmacy profession toward an expanded role in health care.
CPhA extends its sincere congratulations to Cathy and all our other 2015 award winners:
John Pugsley — CPhA Honorary Life Award for outstanding service to pharmacy, CPhA and the profession nationally
Rita Caldwell — CPhA Honorary Life Award for outstanding service to pharmacy, CPhA and the profession nationally
Dennis Gorecki — CPhA Meritorious Service Award for service that brings credit and prestige to the profession
Cheryl Cox — CPhA International Leadership Award, sponsored by GenMed, A Division of Pfizer Canada, for a significant contribution to the profession of pharmacy within an international context
John Shaske — CPhA Patient Care Achievement Award for Innovation, sponsored by Green Shield Canada Foundation in honour of Vernon Chiles, for outstanding innovation and leadership in pharmacy practice aimed at improving patient outcomes, access to health services, or expanding pharmacists’ contributions within the Canadian health system
Robert Pammett — CPhA New Practitioner Award, sponsored by Teva Canada Limited, for a demonstrated a commitment to pharmacy at the undergraduate level and after graduation
Meghan King — Dean George A. Burbidge Award for achieving the highest mark on the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada’s qualifying exams
Sherilyn Houle — Canadian Pharmacists Journal (CPJ) Best Paper of the Year Award for the manuscript that is most likely to impact pharmacy practice
Mitchell Prasad (University of British Columbia), Daniel Burton (University of Alberta), Wendell Scott Neubeker (University of Saskatchewan), Alexis Wanner (University of Manitoba), Caitlin McIntyre (University of Toronto), Jennifer MacKenzie (University of Waterloo), Yannick Harvey (Université Laval),
Karina Savoie (Université de Montréal), Megan Harrison (Dalhousie University), Emily King (Memorial University) — CPhA Centennial Leadership Award, sponsored by Scotiabank, in recognition of a student who has actively promoted the profession of pharmacy and his/her faculty and has achieved good academic standing.
For full award winner biographies, please visit www.pharmacists.ca/awards.
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For more information, please contact:
Christine Dalgleish, Manager, Membership Programs & Communications
Canadian Pharmacists Association
613-523-7877, x294 (phone); 613-523-0445 (fax)
cdalgleish@pharmacists.ca (email)