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¹, M. Sc. Pharm., FCSHP, a fait carrière exclusivement dans le domaine de la pharmacie hospitalière, plus particulièrement en qualité de directeur du service de pharmacie de plusieurs établissements. Il a été un membre actif de diverses associations de pharmacie et il a mené comme consultant un examen opérationnel du service de pharmacie dans plus de 40 hôpitaux canadiens. Il a pendant ce temps également enseigné à temps partiel à des étudiants de premier cycle et il est maintenant membre du corps professoral à la retraite de la Faculté de pharmacie Leslie Dan de l'Université de Toronto, à Toronto, en Ontario. Il a aussi été lauréat du Prix pour service distingué de la Société canadienne des pharmaciens d'hôpitaux en 1995.

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