Member Profile
Ingrid Sketris
Member
| Name: | Ingrid Sketris |
| Birthplace: | Canada |
| School and year ofgraduation: | BSc, University of Toronto - 1977 |
| CSHP member since: | 1976 |
| Employer: | Dalhousie University |
| Title: | Professor, of Pharmacy, CHSRF/CIHR Chair in Health Services Research – co-sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation |
| Job Description: | I supervise residents, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. My research involves examining the impact of approaches to improve medication management including pharmacare benefit design, educational interventions, and changes in legal, regulatory, marketing and health system organization which influence appropriate drug use. |
| Hobbies: | Kayaking, tennis, travelling |
| Why are you a member of CSHP? | I like to learn from other members about their practices. I like the CSHP documents and journal which update me on interesting national and international research and experience. |
| Previous/current branchinvolvement: | Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (N.S. Branch) - Membership Committee, Member, 1980-1981; Education Committee, Chair, 1984-1986; Member 1989. Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (National) - Drug Information Committee, Member, 1982-1986; Research Committee, Member, 1985-1986; Awards Committee Reviewer, 1983-1986; Clinical Pharmacy Advisory Committee, Member, 1987-1993. Mentor in CSHP Student Mentoring Program. Speaker at PPC and CSHP Annual Meetings. |