Category Archives: General Practice Resources

Presenting an Article at a Journal Club

What you will find here: A guide for pharmacist on how to present an article at a journal club. Document synthesized by Dr. Peter Loewen from multiple sources.

Presenting an Article at a Journal Club

Special Access Program

What you will find here: The Special Access Programme (SAP) provides access to non-marketed drugs for practitioners treating patients with serious or life-threatening conditions when conventional therapies have failed, are unsuitable, or unavailable.

Go to https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/special-access/drugs.html to access the resource or click on the link below.

Drugs – Special Access to Drugs and Health Products – Canada.ca

Selecting Antimicrobials for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

What you will find here: Article reviewing the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties that need to be considered when using antibiotic agents for outpatient parenteral treatment.

Selecting Antimicrobials for OPAT (PK and PD Considerations)

Vancomycin Pharmacokinetic Dosing and Monitoring Checklist

What you will find here: UBC Integration Activities Team/OEE checklist outlining steps and considerations for initial vancomycin dosing, drug level interpretation, and monitoring.

Vancomycin Pharmacokinetic Dosing and Monitoring Checklist