CPE Symposia
Zoom
Promoting Mental Health and Resilience among the Pharmacy Workforce
The changing global environment due, in part, to the COVID-19 pandemic, has escalated the need for health care providers, and pharmacists in particular, to find approaches and strategies to manage and adapt to these changes. Providing pharmacists in all types of practices with the tools and knowledge they need to better support their own resilience is critical in order for pharmacists can continue to care effectively for their patients. This session will share perspectives on current and emerging research and insights focused on fostering greater resilience and improved mental health for pharmacists working in Canada and globally.
Presenters:
Kyle Wilby is an Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University. He has spent the last ten years working abroad in Ghana, Qatar, and most recently New Zealand in academic and administrative positions. His research interests include systems-level equity, diversity, and inclusion, LGBTQ2+ health and education, health professions education, and workforce resilience.
Vibhuti Arya is a Professor at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Clinical Advisor to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She works to integrate pharmacists into public health initiatives, particularly among high-risk, medically underserved areas in NYC, and advises on legislation pertinent to pharmacy practice and access to care. She is also a member of the Health Department’s Institutional Review Board and serves as a Global Lead for Equity Workforce Development for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
Zubin Austin is Professor and Murray Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health workforce. In 2017, in recognition of the impact of his work, he was installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for health researchers in Canada. He is also the only University of Toronto professor ever to have received both the President’s Teaching Award for sustained excellence as an educator and the President’s Research Impact Award for the global significance of his work. He has been named Professor of the Year by students on 20 separate occasions.
