Dr. Ruby Grymonpre is a professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Interprofessional Education Coordinator at the University of Manitoba.

Dr. Grymonpre’s interest in Interprofessional Education and Practice stemmed from her expertise in ‘Geriatric Pharmacy’ where her scholarly work involved an exploration of medication management issues in older adults and provided compelling evidence to support the critical role of the pharmacist on interprofessional geriatric teams. She has published widely on such topics as drug related hospitalizations, medication non-adherence and benzodiazepine use in older adults. In the early 1980’s she was instrumental in developing the Medication Information Line for the Elderly, a consumer oriented drug information service. She has authored several book chapters on geriatric topics, including Therapeutic Choices and for 15 years was a contributing author to the ‘lilac pages’ of the CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties).

Dr. Grymonpre has received numerous awards and distinctions. Most recently she was recognized by her peers as the Manitoba Pharmacists’ Association: 2007 Pharmacist of the Year; in 2005 she was appointed to the Board of Fellows of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists; and in 2001 she received the Manitoba Pharmacists’ Association: Centennial Award.

The receipt of a $1.3 million dollar Health Canada grant for the project entitled: “Interprofessional Education in Geriatric Care” in 2005 marked a turning point in Dr. Grymonpre’s career. In 2008 Dr. Grymonpre was appointed the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Coordinator for the University of Manitoba. She is the co-chair of the Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE) project. She has been a Steering Committee member of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC) since its inception in 2005 and serves as a co-chair to the CIHC Research and Evaluation subcommittee.

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