Pharmacists and Labs:
Advancing Care
Presented June 18, 2025
Description:
This session highlights how collaborative relationships between pharmacy and laboratory teams can drive better patient outcomes. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) delivers the greatest value when pharmacy and laboratory teams work in partnership. This webinar will explore how interdisciplinary collaboration can optimize patient care and support the successful implementation of TDM programs.
Join Dr. Megan Ehret, Psychiatric Pharmacist, and Dr. Vincent De Guire, Laboratory Director, for a candid, practical conversation on integrating clozapine TDM into clinical practice. Drawing on real-world experience, Dr. De Guire will share:
- Strategies to align laboratory and clinical teams
- How to navigate common pitfalls when changing test methods
- How to answer the question: Which TDM method is “better?”
- Tips for advocating effectively for the tests your patients need
While clozapine serves as the primary example, the insights shared will apply broadly across TDM use and interactions with laboratory leadership. Bring your questions—this is your chance to get answers to what you have always wanted to ask the lab.
Presenting Faculty:
Vincent De Guire, PhD, DEPD, CSPQ
- Clinical Biochemist and Researcher, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Optilab Montreal-CHUM Network
- Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Quebec Canada
- Chair of the WG-Laboratory Errors and Patient Safety of the IFCC Expert on the WG-PRE of the EFLM
- President of the Canadian QI comparison program of the SQBC
- Chair of the Committee on Quality Improvement through Quality Indicators of the CSCC
Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP, FAAPP
- Professor
- Co-Director of Mental Health Program
- Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs
- Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research
- University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
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