From freezer to arm: HHS pharmacy team part of history in the making
On December 23, the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were administered in the Hamilton Health Sciences fixed vaccine clinic....
HHS team spurs policy change for Naloxone kit funding
As a pharmacist at Hamilton General Hospital, Harsit Patel knew patients in the emergency department were asking for Naloxone kits. They contain an antidote that temporarily reverses overdose. But the service didn't...
Introducing… a non-oncology drug access facilitator
Lauren Arsenault is a drug access facilitator for patients that use intravenous (IV) iron therapy medication. She’s been with Hamilton...
Scanning for medication safety
It’s not uncommon for a patient in the hospital to take more than ten medications a day. Keeping track of...
Introducing… a clinical pharmacist
John Wiernikowski is a clinical pharmacist in pediatric hematology and oncology at McMaster Children’s Hospital. He has worked at HHS...