About the Educator
Training
| Degree: |
Certificate in Leadership Development |
| Institution: |
St Mary’s University, Nova Scotia |
| Year: |
2000 |
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| Degree: |
Pharm.D |
| Institution: |
University of British Columbia |
| Year: |
1997 |
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| Degree: |
B.Sc. Pharm |
| Institution: |
University of British Columbia |
| Year: |
1992 |
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Current Positions
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Director, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services |
| Organization: |
Fraser Health | Providence Health Care | Provincial Health Services | Vancouver Coastal Health |
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| Position: |
Associate Professor |
| Organization: |
University of British Columbia |
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Previous Positions
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Program Coordinator, Medication Management |
| Organization: |
Fraser Health Authority, BC |
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2005-2006 |
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| Position: |
Clinical Pharmacy Consultant-Department of Maritime Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
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IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS |
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1999-2005 |
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| Position: |
Assistant Professor |
| Organization: |
Dalhousie University College of Pharmacy |
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1999-2005 |
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| Position: |
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Critical Care & Internal Medicine |
| Organization: |
Burnaby General Hospital, Burnaby, BC |
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1997-1999 |
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| Position: |
Clinical Pharmacist- Psychiatry |
| Organization: |
Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, BC |
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1993-1995 |
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Major Awards
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Undergraduate Third Year Teaching Award |
| Institution: |
UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Year: |
2009 |
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Pharmacotherapy Best Practices Award |
| Year: |
2009 |
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Pharmacy Practice Award |
| Year: |
2007 |
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| Name: |
Fellow Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists |
| Year: |
2007 |
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Best Oral Poster Presentation |
| Year: |
2007 |
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| Name: |
Jessie I. McKnight Award |
| Year: |
2004 |
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| Name: |
IWK Health Centre Young Investigator Research Award |
| Year: |
2003 |
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About The Course
Phar 452
This course focuses on rational drug therapy, management of patient-specific drug-related problems and therapeutic monitoring of psychiatric, neurological and pain related disease. He lectures on the majority of psychiatric topics in this course and provides lectures in other courses such as Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, CAPS and in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program.
Learning Environment
Dr Virani uses a dynamic and interactive teaching method that tries to engage students by the use of participation and humour.
Selected Publications
- Virani AS, Bezchlibnyk-Butler K, Jeffries JJ,. Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs, 19th Edn. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2011.
- Virani AS. ADHD, in Therapeutics Choices, Sixth Edition. Canadain Pharmacists Association Publishers, 2011.
- Bezchlibnyk-Butler K, Virani AS. Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents, Second Edition. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2007. (346 pp) http://www.hhpub.com/index.html (ISBN 978-0-88937-309-9)
- Bezchlibnyk-Butler K, Jeffries JJ, Virani AS. Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs, 17th Edn. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2007. (380 pp)
- Bezchlibnyk-Butler K, Virani A. Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2004. http://www.hhpub.com/books/isbn/0-88937-271-3.html (Printed in English and German; German version published in 2006)
- Jureidini J, Perry TLjr, Virani A, Mintzes B, Wright JM. What is the evidence for using CNS Stimulants to treat ADHD in Children. (www.ti.ubc.ca) 2008;69:1-2
- Garland, J, Virani A, Kutcher S. CACAP 2008 Position Statement on Using SSRIs in Children and Adolescents. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. November 2008.
- Pidsosny I, Virani A. Pediatric Psychopharmacology Update: Psychostimulants and Tics – Past, Present and Future. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006;15(2):84-6
- Virani A. Psychopharmacology Update: Spotlight on Atomoxetine. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005 (14);4:96-8
- Virani A, Crown N. The Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist on Patient and Economic Outcomes in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. CJHP 2003;56:158-62.
- Virani A. Are Antidepressants Safe and Effective in Pediatric Patients? Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Newsletter. 2004;(Jul):1-7.
- Carrey N, Virani A. Suicidal ideation reports from pediatric trials for paroxetine and venlafaxine. The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review 2003;12:101-102.
- Virani A, Mailis A, Shapiro L, Shear N. Drug interactions in neuropathic pain pharmacology. Pain 1997;73:3-13.
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