OTTAWA VALLEY REGIONAL DRUG INFORMATION SERVICE

The Ottawa Valley Regional Drug Information Service (OVRDIS) is located in the Ottawa Hospital, General Site and shares resources, space and manpower with the hospital's drug information service.  OVRDIS is administered by the Ottawa Hospital, General Site.  An on-going quality assurance program involving user satisfaction surveys is an inherent part of the service and ensures excellence.  Service is provided by bilingual pharmacists who are specialists in drug information and also involved in clinical practice.  Services are provided to pharmacists employed by hospitals, community pharmacies, government and professional organizations who subscribe to the service.  Other health professionals may directly access the service if they have no access to a pharmacist.  Our goal is to help pharmacists fulfill their role as drug information providers, as clinical practitioners, as educators and as modern managers.

SERVICES

Question and answer service : Our resources and expertise enable us to respond to your questions about therapeutics, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions, drug identification and availability, drug administration, pharmaceutics and pharmacy administration.

Publications : Echo : a bimonthly newsletter addressing current therapeutic issues

Drug Evaluations : two page evaluations on new drugs (up to 24/year)

Clinical Drug Administration Notes : addresses practical aspects of drug use and administration (minimum of 4/year)
 
 

SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS

Education Program : OVRDIS sponsors Update, an annual therapeutics training day. This year’s event is scheduled for February 20, 2010. It is offered to members at a reduced registration fee. To download the brochure please click here. OVRDIS will also assist you by providing references for your educational presentations or suggestions for speakers.

Hours of Service : Regular hours are 08:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday (except holidays) with emergency on-call service at other times.

Access to the Service : Available only to paying clients only.

Staff:  Lizanne Béïque, B.Pharm., Pharm.D., Dina MacLeod, B.Sc.Pharm., ACPR,  Mirella Giudice, B.Sc.Pharm., and Linda Ahmad

Subscription Costs :
 
 

Community Pharmacy

Question and answer service and publications

$ 560.00/year

Community Pharmacist (individual subscription)

 

Question and answer service and publications

$ 490.00/year

Consultant Pharmacist

 

Question and answer service and publications

$ 175.00/year plus $ 100.00/hour

Hospitals

 

Question and answer service and publications

Variable costs (contact Linda Ahmad)

Publications only

$ 175.00/year

For more information please contact Linda Ahmad
 
 

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