EDUCATION "As a new instructor, I found the workshop was a great opportunity to meet other instructors and learn from their experience," says Lauren Chor, a new addition to the pharmacist instructor team. “The Pharmacist Instructor Workshop was an informative and helpful session. There were many opportunities to practice and develop our teaching skills through group work, collaboration of ideas, and hands-on activities,” says Melissa Lowe, also a pharmacist instructor. “I feel I am better equipped with the tools needed to be a more effective teacher.” When asked to look ahead to the new academic year, instructors reported that following the workshop, they felt better prepared to provide constructive feedback to students, facilitate group discussions, manage group dynamics, and effectively assess clinical notes. "I really enjoyed attending the workshop. I found it useful in improving my skills as an instructor,” says Adeline Tan, who has been a pharmacist instructor for the past 10 years. “I really appreciate that as pharmacist instructors, we received training so that we can better train and instruct pharmacy students in lab courses.” Overall, the Pharmacist Instructor Workshop was a great success and plans are already underway to make this an annual educational retreat. Based on feedback from participants, some
IMAGES: (Top) Image: Pharmacist Instructors at Sunday August 10th session. Photo by Kathy Seto. (Bottom) Pharmacist Instructors at Tuesday August 12th session. Photo by Mathew Lee.
topics that may be explored for future workshops include conflict resolution, preparing and presenting an effective PowerPoint presentation, lung assessment, teaching with human patient simulation technology, and lab values.
Acknowledgements: Colleen Brady, Tamiz Kanji, Tony Seet, and Kathy Seto would like to thank pharmacy student volunteers, Brian Kim and Matthew Lee, for their help during the workshop. We would also like to thank our pharmacy practice centre manager, Lia Hughes, for her help in organizing the event. Finally, we would like to thank our fantastic team of pharmacist instructors who attended the workshop: Adeline Tan Albert Su Ali Meghji Bernice Li Bonnie Low Brigita Wilkinson Calvin Chan Candace Wong Colleen Wong Don Blyth
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Joan Wu Joanne Hui Jocelyn Ha Karen Shergill Kent Ling Lauren Chor Mary Hoang Matt Cheng Matt Penner Mayssoun El Chami
Melissa Lowe Michelle Fisher Neda Shariat Rose Lee Salmeh Ossareh Sarb Sihota Shema Dharssi Sheny Bhanji Vaughn Chauvin