2025 Awards Recipients

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Past President Award	Dr. Asal Taheri
Distinguished Service Award	Dr. Dan Martinusen
Meritorious Service Award	Dr. Vanessa Paquette
Mentorship Award	Dr. Karen Dahri
New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award	Dr. Harleen Chohan
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists of British Columbia Student Award	1) Ms. Meghan MacLaren 2) Mr. Matthew Heymen
Publication Award – Original Article	Dr. Shirin Abadi
Publication Award – Review Article	Dr. Arden Barry Dr. Mahsa Movahedan
Pharmacy Practice Residency Award (Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.)	1) Dr. Alyssa Azote (LMPS) 2) Dr. Xandra Klein (LMPS) 3) Dr. Olivia Burton (Island Health) 4) Dr. Shiying Yang (LMPS) 5) Dr. Catherine Koo (LMPS) 6) Dr. Leslie Guo (LMPS)
Pharmacy Practice (AGM Poster) Award	Veteran Researcher: Dr. Blair MacDonald for poster: “A Discrete Choice Experiment of the Medication Preferences of Patients with Heart Failure” New Researcher: Mr. Corbin Patterson for poster: “Assessing ChatGPT’s  Capability in Understanding and Reporting Antiretroviral Therapy Drug Interaction Effects: the ACCURATE-DDI Study“
Maria Machado Memorial Education Program Award	1) Dr. Karen Dahri 2) Dr. Michael Legal 3) Dr. Colleen Inglis 4) Dr. Catherine Koo 5) Ms. Tracy Shu 6) Dr. Tawan Pookpun
Continuing Education Travel Grant (Sponsor: Fresenius Kabi Canada Ltd.)	To be determined (deadline: November 30, 2025)
Hospital Participation Award – Small Hospital – Medium Hospital – Large Hospital	Small: Fort St. John Hospital Medium: Burnaby Hospital Large: Children’s and Women’s Health Center of BC
Pharmacy Awareness Month Award – Individual – Small Hospital – Medium Hospital – Large Hospital	Individual: Uncontested Small: Richmond Primary Care Network Medium: Chilliwack General Hospital Large: Royal Columbian Hospital
Future Professional Student Award	Ms. Ilianna Doornbos
Most Outstanding Recruiter of Members Award	Dr. Tamara Mihic
Most Outstanding Recruiter of Student Supporters Award	Dr. Cesilia Nishi

2025 Awards Recipients

CSHP BC