Projects
LMPS Pharmacy Residents have the opportunity to undertake and conduct a research project during their program year. With the opportunity to develop and hone their project management skills, residents are involved and responsible for all aspects of their research project, including protocol development, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
With the completion of their research projects, residents and their project preceptors showcase their work at our annual Residency Research Night held at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Past Projects
Each of our residents have the opportunity to showcase their research work at our annual Residency Research Night at the UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in May. This event is jointly hosted by the Pharmacy Practice Residency Programs Committee, CSHP BC Branch and the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
During this event, residents have the opportunity to present both a poster and podium presentation.
Please click on the links to view our past residency project posters.
Residency Project Oversight Committee (RPOC)
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The Residency Project Oversight Committee (RPOC) is charged with reviewing all residency project proposals. The review of proposals by the RPOC involves assessment of (but is not limited to) research design, ethical and administrative approval processes, data collection best-practices, funding, statistical analysis resources, and dissemination strategies. Other factors considered include: the time required to answer the clinical/research question (i.e.: can the question be answered given the time and resources available to the resident); the likelihood that the project may interfere with other residency rotations; the scientific value of the project (i.e.: will the project contribute to existing knowledge?); whether the proposed methodology is likely to be able to provide valid and reliable information; and whether the research team is comprised of people who possess the skills/experience to carry out the work. Upon submission of project proposals, preceptors are asked to refer to the suitability checklist as these are the criteria considered during the review process.
To fulfill the mandate of the RPOC, including to optimize the quality of residency projects available, the RPOC membership includes pharmacists who are experienced researchers and come from a variety of areas of pharmacy practice as well as different sites within LMPS. Every effort is made to provide comments to potential preceptors if issues with proposals are noted. Time is given for preceptors to modify proposals so that they can be offered to residents. In some cases proposals are not approved by RPOC. In general, proposals that have not been approved in the past have issues related to feasibility given the time and resources available to residents and for issues related to scientific value based on methodology or based on what the project may contribute to the existing body of literature.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions for the Committee, please send these through the Program Coordinator.
Research Resources
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PROJECT PRECEPTORS AND RESIDENTS
Review Processes
Administrative and ethical review are different but interdependent processes. Normally, neither body will issue a certificate of approval without the other having given its approval, and the two groups generally work together behind the scenes. Registration is an additional process applying to some types of studies.
TIP: ALWAYS write a complete protocol before beginning to apply for ethical review. This will greatly enhance the chances of approval on the first round with the REB.
Ethics Tutorials
The UBC REBs require all trainees involved in research (i.e., residents) to complete an online Tricouncil Policy Statement 2 (TCPS2) tutorial. This is a worthwhile introduction to the ethical framework governing researchers working with human subjects. Project preceptors are strongly urged to complete it as well.
USEFUL REFERENCES
Writing Center - PLOS scientific writing and publishing essentials
Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy – Research Primer
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Cadarette SM, Wong L. An introduction to health care administrative data. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2015; 68(3): 232-7.
Simpson SH. Creating a data analysis plan: what to consider when choosing statistics for a study. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2015; 68(4): 311-7.