Oral Presentations - Session Four
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| Saturday, February 6, 2027 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Overview
Translating research into clinical excellence! Join us for another rapid showcase of peer-reviewed insights and practical healthcare models. These 20-minute presentations highlight critical advancements in health equity, multidisciplinary care, and professional well-being, providing concrete takeaways you can apply directly to your practice.
Speakers
Dr Megan DelDot
Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Convenience, Privacy, Trust and Inclusivity: community pharmacist-led management of uncomplicated UTIs for LGBTQIA+ consumers
Biography
Megan DelDot is a pharmacist, educator, and researcher with a passion for improving healthcare through meaningful consumer partnership. Her work focuses on engaging consumers and communities in the design, delivery, and evaluation of health services or interventions and health practitioner education. Megan is committed to advancing person-centred care by ensuring lived experience informs decision-making, curriculum development, and service/intervention innovation. Her interests include co-design, consumer engagement, health workforce development, and educational innovation.
Emma-Jean Freeman
Research Coordinator
Dalhousie University
“How did we do it?” Evaluating the Regulatory Change That Extended HIV-PrEP Prescribing Authority to Pharmacists in Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
Emma-Jean Freeman, MSc (she/her) is a Research Coordinator in the College of Pharmacy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Emma-Jean's current research interests broadly include improving equity and access to sexual health services through a pharmacy-led model. She is particularly interested in exploring the impact of contextual factors on the success of pharmacy-based sexual health interventions and their transition to policy changes to pharmacy scope of practice.
Brooke McCarthy
Research Pharmacist
Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick
Navigating Registration As a Transgender Early Career Pharmacist
Biography
Brooke McCarthy is a transgender early career clinician research pharmacist currently working in both independent community pharmacy and the public hospital system. Brooke has a background in computer science, animation and education.
Driven by their personal and professional experiences, Brooke has a strong interest in LGBTQIA+ patient care and building safe workplace culture through education. Brooke's clinical passions lie in gynaecology, andrology, paediatrics and endocrinology which informs their research and quality improvement goals.
Martin Nwofia
FIP-ECPG Publications Coordinator
FIP-ECPG
"Only if We Create Safe Spaces”: Substance Use Patterns Among LGBTQ+ Individuals in Nigeria and Implications for Pharmacy Practice
Biography
Martin Nwofia is a pharmacist in Nigeria with a commitment to advancing equitable healthcare through research and community-focused pharmacy practice. As a public health professional, his research spans HIV/AIDS, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and malaria. He is a published author in these fields.
Recognizing that marginalized populations, including LGBTQ+ individuals, face unique barriers to safe healthcare, Martin has extended his research to include minority health, substance use, and stigma reduction in pharmacy settings. His work bridges pharmaceutical science and social accountability, aiming to transform pharmacies into accessible, first points of contact for all patients, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Dr Jason Perepelkin
Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Corporate intentions and community inclusion: Community pharmacy owners' and managers' perspectives on Pride symbol display in pharmacy practice
Biography
Jason Perepelkin is a Professor in the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His teaching and research centres on pharmacy practice, management, and leadership.
Lucy Richardson
Pharmacist
Capital Chemist Southlands
Expanding Gender-Affirming Care Within Community Pharmacy
Biography
Lucy (she/her) is a newly registered pharmacist who aims to increase access of health services, provide patient and staff education, and provide the best healthcare to all patients. Lucy is passionate about advocating for and being a part of LGBTQIA+ community.