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Common Questions About Osteoporosis and Drug Therapies

Common Questions About Osteoporosis and Drug Therapies

Original Air Date : March 21, 2023

Original Air Date : March 21, 2023

There are many questions for those taking osteoporosis medications and treatments including why they are being prescribed, concerns over side effects and the importance of sticking to a medication schedule. Join OC and Teri Charrois, a pharmacist who works in a multidisciplinary osteoporosis clinic in the Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta and is a member of Osteoporosis Canada’s Scientific Advisory Council (SAC).


PRESENTERS

Teri Charrois

Teri Charrois

BScPharm, ACPR, MSc, EdD
Dr. Teri Charrois is currently the Associate Dean of Practice Innovation and Professor of Teaching at UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Charrois graduated with her BScPharm from the University of Alberta (UofA) and then went on to complete an accredited pharmacy residency program followed by working as an internal medicine pharmacist before finishing her master’s degree in clinical epidemiology. In 2014, she joined the UofA Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as Academic Lead of Practice Innovation. During that time, she completed her Doctor of Education with a focus on adult learning and decision-making. Dr. Charrois was the first pharmacist in the Northern Alberta Osteoporosis Program and provides clinical care in the Multidisciplinary Bone Health Clinic with the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Alberta.

MODERATORS

Kerry Grady

Kerry Grady

MHSC, Senior Manager, Scientific and Clinical Programs, Osteoporosis Canada

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