Ann Thompson, BScPharm, PharmD, ACPR

Contact

Director, Experiential Education and Clinical Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Email: aethomps@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-5905
Address: 3-174 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
11405 87 Ave NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 1C9

Overview

About

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BScPharm), College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, 1997

Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency (ACPR), QEII Health Science Center, Halifax, NS, 1998

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) - University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, 2011

Awards:

Past President Award, Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada, 2018

Practitioner Award, AB Branch, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 2014

Hypertension Canada Award of Excellence, 2011

Gail McGlynn-Tuttle Practitioner Award, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Nova Scotia Branch, 2005

Certification/Licensure:

2006-present Alberta College of Pharmacists

2008-present Additional Prescribing Authority (Alberta College of Pharmacists)

1997-2006 Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists

Clinical Practice:

University of Alberta Hypertension Clinic, Kaye Edmonton Clinic, Alberta Health Services

Research

Experiential Education:

Novel Models of Precepting (Peer-Assisted Learning, Near-Peer Teaching, Co-Precepting)

Teaching

BScPharm/PharmD:

Cardiology (Hypertension Management, CV Risk Reduction, BP Measurement and Assessment)

Practice Skills (Vital Sign Measurement and Assessment, Patient Assessment/Documentation)

Oversee Experiential Education courses

Precepting in Experiential Education:

Pharm 513: PharmD Experiential Education Learning Part 3: Ambulatory/Community Practice

Pharmacy Residents in Hypertension Clinic (as part of Ambulatory Cardiology Clinics)

Guest Teaching:

Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Integrated Community Clerkship (Year 3)

Courses

PHARM 557 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Part 4

This 8 week structured practical learning experience provides students an opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills in other areas of professional practice including patient care and non-patient care settings. Students will be responsible for development of their own learning plan including outcomes that demonstrate how they have achieved their goals. Prerequisite: PHARM 454. (Restricted to Pharmacy students).

Spring Term 2025

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Featured Publications

Strategies to optimize implementation of novel preceptorship models: peer-assisted learning and near-peer teaching.

MacDonald M, Thompson AE, Mysak T, Ton, J.

Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020 August; 12 (8):945-55

Use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for cardiovascular disease prevention: a practical stepwise approach for pharmacists.

Barry AR, Semchuk WM, Thompson AE, LeBrays MH, Koshman SL

Can Pharm J . 2020 March; 153

Pharmacy student-led blood pressure clinic as part of a comprehensive approach to teaching blood pressure assessment.

Turgeon RD, Koshman SL, Seubert JM, Thompson AE.

Curr Pharm Teach Learn . 2019 June; 11 (6):609-13

Should all patients 75 years of age or older receive intensive management for hypertension? The “Pro” side.

Thompson A, Barry A.

Can J Hosp Pharm. 2019 May; 72 (3):249-52

Low-dose ASA use for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients without diabetes: when should you recommend it? A case-based approach.

Grieve K, Koshman SL, Pearson GJ, Semchuk WM, Padwal R, Thompson A

Can Pharm J. 144 (6):278-87