Meet the Preceptors

Highly qualified pharmacist preceptors supervise all residency rotations. Many preceptors have degrees (e.g., Pharm.D) or certificates (e.g., Hospital Residency or Pharmacotherapy Board Certification) that attest to advanced practice knowledge and skills. Most preceptors have more than five years of preceptorship experience:

Michael Armas Laurie Lipinski
Gord Basaraba Al Maronese
Jan Beales Brendon Mitchell
Danuta Bertram Cali Orsulak
Bob Bulloch Colette Raymond
Cenzina Caligiuri Brenda Rosenthal
Jennifer Dyck Naseer Sarwar
Julie Dyck Teresa Senden
Albert Eros Cathy Sochasky
Jamie Falk Candace Spewak
Mark Friesen
Barbara Sproll
Alfred Gin Peter Thomson
Nick Honcharik Lori Wazny
Patricia Honcharik Donna Woloschuk
Clint Huber  


Michael Armas

Education

  • BScPharm., University of Manitoba, 1996

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, Pediatric Pharmacy Team, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric pharmacotherapy

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Gord Basaraba

Education

  • B.ScPharm, University of Manitoba, 1992

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist, Central Dialysis Unit, Manitoba Renal Program, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Drugs used in dialysis patients

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Jan Beales

Education

  • BSc, University of Winnipeg, 1982
  • BScPharm., University of Manitoba, 1985

Practice Location

  • Senior Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Project management
  • Technology-based drug distribution systems

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Danuta Bertram

Education

  • B Pharm Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa 1980
  • B Sc Hons (Pharmacology) Potch University for CHO South
    Africa 1982
  • M Sc Med  (Pharmacology) Medical University of Southern
    Africa 1991

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, Adult Inpatients, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Infectious diseases

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Bob Bulloch

Education

  • BScChem, University of Manitoba, 1979
  • BScPharm, University of Manitoba, 1981

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist (Psychiatry), Health Science Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Psychiatry
  • Outpatient pharmacy services
  • Information Technology
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Hepatic Enzymes

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Cenzina Caligiuri


Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm, University of Manitoba, 1989

Practice Location

  • Senior Pharmacist, Administrative Support, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Medication safety
  • Project management

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Jennifer Dyck

Education

  • BSP, University of Saskatchewan, 2003
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, WRHA, 2004

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant Manitoba (Health Sciences Centre)

Areas of Interest

  • Ambulatory care
  • Renal health and transplantation
  • Chronic disease management
  • Global health

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Julie Dyck

Education

  • BScGenetics, University of Manitoba, 1999
  • BScPharm, University of  Manitoba, 2003

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, Inpatient Pharmacy Team, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Medication safety
  • Continuity of patient care

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Albert Eros

Education

  • B.Sc.(Pharm.), University of Manitoba, 1976
  • Pharm.D., University of Minnesota, 1980
  • Certificate in Health Care Management, Red River Community College, 1985

Practice Location

  • WRHA Regional Pharmacy Director

Areas of Interest

  • pharmacy management
  • pharmacoeconomics
  • pharmacy and therapeutics / drug use management

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Jamie Falk

Education

  • BScPharm, University of  Manitoba, 1997  
  • PharmD, University of British Columbia, 2004

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist, Primary Care, Kildonan Medical Centre (Seven Oaks General Hospital) and Nor’West Co-op Community Health Centre
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • Cardiovascular risk reduction
  • Diabetes
  • Chronic Pain

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Mark Friesen

Education:

  • BScPharm., University of Manitoba, 1994
  • MSc, University of Manitoba, 1997
  • Pharm.D., University of Toronto, 1999

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist, Grace Hospital
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy

Areas of Interest

  • Cardiology Pharmacotherapy
  • Evidenced-Based Medicine

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Alfred Gin

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm., University of Manitoba, 1984
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Health Sciences Centre, 1986
  • PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1988
  • Fellow, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist (Infectious Diseases), Health Sciences Centre
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • Drug use evaluation
  • Antimicrobial utilization and resistance

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Nicholas Honcharik

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1978
  • ASHP Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, 1979
  • PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1984
  • Fellow, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists

Practice Location

  • WRHA Regional Pharmacy Manager, Professional Practice Development
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Adult Critical Care, Health Sciences Centre
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • sedation in the critically ill patient
  • pharmacokinetics in the critically ill patient
  • heart failure
  • drugs used in transplant patients
  • pharmacy practice model development

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Patricia Honcharik

Education

  • Doctor of Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Health Sciences Centre, 1982
  • B.Sc.Pharm, University of Manitoba

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist – Psychiatry
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy & Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • pharmacotherapy of psychiatric disorders
  • pharmacokinetics of psychotropic medications

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Clint Huber

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm, University of Manitoba, 1998
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Kingston General Hospital, 1999

Practice Location

  • Senior Pharmacist, Concordia Hospital

Areas of Interest

  • Family medicine
  • Critical Care

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Laurie Lipinski

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm., University of Manitoba, 1982

Practice Location

  • WRHA Regional Pharmacy Manager, Drug Procurement and Inventory Control Systems

Areas of Interest

  • contracting methods and systems
  • distribution or logistics methods and systems


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Al Maronese

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm, University of Manitoba, 1985

Practice Location

  • Senior Pharmacist (BMT & Adult ICU), Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Critical care medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Oncology

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Brendon Mitchell

Education

  • BScPharm, University of Manitoba, 2007
  • BA (Hons), University of Manitoba, 2002

Practice Location

  • Clinical Resource Pharmacist, Pediatrics/Neonatology Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • neonatal & pediatric critical care
  • developmental pharmacokinetics
  • nephrology

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Cali Orsulak

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm, University of Manitoba, 2000
  • Certified Diabetes Educator, 2003

Practice Location

  • Pharmacist, Sherbrook Dialysis Unit, Manitoba Renal Program, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • anemia, hypertension and hyperlipidemia in end stage renal disease
  • diabetes management

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Colette Raymond

Education
  • B.ScPharm, University of Alberta
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, Ottawa General  Hospital, 1999
  • PharmD, University of British Columbia, 2001
  • M.Sc., University of Manitoba, 2006
Practice Location
  • Staff Development/Practice Evaluation Pharmacist (WRHA)
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Manitoba Renal Program (Health
    Sciences Centre)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University
    of Manitoba
  • Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
  • Research Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy,
    Winnipeg, MB
Areas of Interest
  • Ambulatory care
  • Evidence Based Medicine and Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Nephrology

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Brenda Rosenthal

Education

  • B.Sc Pharm, University of Manitoba, 2000

Practice Location

  • Drug Information Pharmacist, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • drug information
  • evidence based medicine & critical evaluation of medical literature

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Naseer Sarwar

Education

  • B.Sc. Pharmacy , University of Karachi, 1989

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, PsycHealth Pharmacy Team, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Mental health
  • Pharmacoeconomics & pharmacotherapeutics
  • Drug interactions
  • Practice skills development based on evidence supported models
  • Patient-centered care
  • Role of medications in safety and wellness

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Teresa Senden

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm., University of Manitoba, 1998
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, The Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus, 1999

Practice Location

  • Pharmacist (Medicine), Concordia Hospital

Areas of Interest

  • pharmacy practice for geriatric patients
  • seamless care and medication discharge counselling
  • aminoglycoside pharmacokinetics
  • pain management


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Cathy Sochasky

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm., University of Manitoba, 1974

Practice Location

  • Drug Information Pharmacist, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • drug information
  • rheumatology
  • patient medication education


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Candace Spewak

Education

  • BScPharm, University of Manitoba, 1993
  • Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Resident, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, 1999

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, Manitoba Renal Program, Health Sciences Centre

Areas of Interest

  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs in end stage renal disease

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Barbara Sproll

Education

  • BScPharm., University of Manitoba, 1981
  • Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Resident, Victoria Hospital Corporation, London, Ontario, 1982

Practice Location

  • Staff Pharmacist, Medication Safety, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Areas of Interest

  • Improving patient safety through standardization
  • Pediatrics

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Peter Thomson

Education

  • B.Sc.(Pharm.), University of British Columbia,1986
  • Pharm.D., Wayne State University, 1990

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist (Internal Medicine), Health Sciences Centre
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • anticoagulation & bleeding disorders
  • general internal medicine
  • gastroenterology


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Lori Wazny

Education

  • B.Sc.Pharm., University of Manitoba, 1994
  • PharmD, University of Minnesota, 1998
  • Fellowship Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000
  • Certified Diabetes Educator, 2001

Practice Location

  • Clinical Pharmacist, Manitoba Renal Program, Health Sciences Centre
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
  • Assistant Professor, University of Florida
  • Affiliate Faculty Member, Idaho State University

Areas of Interest

  • Renal Health
  • Drugs used in dialysis patients


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Donna M.M. Woloschuk

Education

  • B.S.P., University of Saskatchewan, 1982
  • Hospital Pharmacy Residency, South Saskatchewan Hospital Centre, Regina, 1983
  • Pharm.D., University of Cincinnati, 1988
  • Oncology Specialty Residency, Cincinnati University and Children’s Hospital
  • Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education, University of Manitoba, 1998
  • Advanced Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (Technology), 2002
  • M.Ed (Distance Education), Athabasca University, 2004
  • Fellow, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists

Practice Location

  • WRHA Regional Pharmacy Manager-Education
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Areas of Interest

  • drug stability and compatibility
  • experiential & workplace education

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