CSHP Banff Seminars

This year’s award winners truly held the winning cards, showcasing excellence, leadership, and dedication across the profession.

The Dr. Kevin Hall Excellence in Leadership and Administration Award is presented in honour of the late Dr. Kevin Hall, to celebrate his lifelong commitment and contributions to the pharmacy profession. This award celebrates outstanding achievement, leadership, and excellence in hospital pharmacy administrative practice and is awarded to a member in good standing from one of the four Western Branches of CSHP: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba. This award is sponsored by Fresenius Kabi.

The 2026 recipient of this award is Dr. Tania Mysak. Tania graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSP) in 1996 from the University of Saskatchewan. After a brief stint practicing community pharmacy, Tania returned to school, completing her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the UBC in 2000. She then practiced as a Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist at Vancouver General Hospital, developing a novel specialization in neurosciences. In 2005, Tania relocated to Edmonton where she first worked as a Clinical Practice Leader, then up the management ranks to ultimately serve as Executive Director of Provincial Operations in Alberta Health Services. These roles allowed her the opportunity to teach, mentor, and precept students and pharmacists, shape clinical and technical practice, and impact a broad portfolio including procurement, medication safety, stewardship, informatics, analytics, and research. In 2025, Tania shifted to Acute Care Alberta, where she will continue to seek out ways to meaningfully impact pharmacy practice and patient care.

🌟 Educational Session Spotlight: Wyatt Baloun, PharmD ACPR 🌟

📅Register today for the CSHP Banff Seminar 2026!
In-person registration closes: February 25, 2026
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Wyatt completed his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the University of Manitoba and went on to complete a pharmacy residency with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in 2024–2025. He now practices in a rural community setting, where he focuses on patient-centred care and the practical implementation of evidence-based therapies to optimize patient outcomes.

With new evidence emerging across both adult and pediatric care, pharmacists play a key role in interpreting and applying clinically meaningful data. This session will provide an overview of recent and potentially practice-changing studies from the past year, highlighting developments that may influence medication management in a variety of settings. Attendees will gain concise summaries of significant adult and pediatric trials, along with practical pearls to help translate evolving evidence into real-world practice. The focus will be on actionable insights that support informed, patient-centred decision making.

🌟 Educational Session Spotlight: Nair Cardozo, R.Ph.T 🌟

📅Register today for the CSHP Banff Seminar 2026!
In-person registration closes: February 25, 2026
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Nair has over a decade of experience working as a pharmacy technician in both retail and hospital settings. Nair specializes in pharmacy automation and has expertise in sterile and non-sterile compounding (hazardous and non-hazardous), narcotic tracing, and medication distribution. Previously, as the Automation Supervisor at Humber River Health, Nair led a team of 80 pharmacy technicians, ensuring efficient operations and the highest standards of patient care. Nair’s role encompassed critical responsibilities, including procurement, managing backorders and allocation, and conducting audits to investigate controlled substances discrepancies to mitigate diversion. More recently, as Superintendent, Pharmaceuticals for Toronto Paramedic Services, she has been leading a small team to ensure all ambulances in the organization are stocked, managing procurement, overseeing controlled substance practice and documentation and refining the drug distribution model within paramedicine practice. Nair is a proactive leader and skilled problem-solver, dedicated to enhancing pharmacy practices and improving patient safety through innovation and teamwork.

Paramedicine is evolving rapidly. Broader scopes of practice, tighter regulations, and heightened oversight of controlled substances are reshaping the landscape. How can teams keep pace without compromising safety or efficiency? This session explores the innovative solution of embedding pharmacy technicians directly within paramedicine services. Discover how this collaboration strengthens medication distribution, streamline operations, and empowers frontline providers to deliver exceptional care.

🌟 Educational Session Spotlight: Maria James, BSP, PharmD 🌟

📅Register today for the CSHP Banff Seminar 2026!
Early bird deadline: January 12, 2026
👉 Link: https://reg.eventmobi.com/cshp-banff-seminar-2026



Maria completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan and obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Toronto. Maria’s clinical background includes experience in ambulatory and community practice settings with a focus on anticoagulation and diabetes management. Maria currently practices as a clinical pharmacist at the Peter Lougheed Centre Hemodialysis Unit in Calgary.

Optimizing drug dosing in dialysis is essential to ensure therapeutic effectiveness while minimizing toxicity in patients with end-stage renal disease. This session highlights key hemodialysis principles and discusses the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors that guide medication dosing in the dialysis population.