• Dr. Jamie Falk, assistant professor of pharmacy
  • Associate professor

    College of Pharmacy
    Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Ave W
    University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
    Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5 Canada

    204-318-5280
    Fax: 204-789-3744
    jamison.falk@umanitoba.ca

Cross appointment

Department of Family Medicine

College of Pharmacy research themes

  • Population therapeutics and health outcomes research

  • Translational pharmacotherapy and practice

Keywords

  • Chronic disease
  • Drug utilization
  • Opioids
  • Overtreatment
  • Pharmacoepidemiology

Research interests

  • Medication prescribing patterns
  • Overtreatment in older adults
  • Rapid review and systematic review of pharmacotherapy for common conditions
  • Real world evaluation of medication harm
  • Test utilization

Research affiliations

Research groups

  • Patients Experience Evidence Research (PEER) Team Member

Research summary

The goal of Dr. Falk’s research program is to evaluate treatment and testing patterns in chronic disease management, focusing on diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic pain, as well as acute antibiotic and opioid use.

The ultimate aim of this program is to influence prescribing patterns toward optimized care through minimized patient burden. To achieve this, Dr. Falk’s program collaborates with researchers within the college and broader Rady Faculty of Health Sciences to capitalize on the province’s rich databases, targeting key stakeholder clinicians, scientists, and policy makers. These aims are further enhanced with evidence-based medicine translation activities through organization of the Medication, Evidence, and Decision Support (MEDS) conference and the development of systematic reviews and guidelines as part of the national PEER Project Team.

Biography

Dr. Jamie Falk is an associate professor at the College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba and practices as an Extended Practice Pharmacist with the Department of Family Medicine at the Kildonan Medical Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

He focuses his clinical practice, research, and teaching primarily on optimizing prescribing practices, approaches to minimizing patient burden, and promoting evidence-based knowledge translation to learners, clinicians and the patients they care for. He is the clinical site co-lead for the Implementing Evidence program, a PEER Team member, and co-chair of the annual Medications, Evidence, and Decision Support (MEDS) Conference in Winnipeg.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of British Columbia (2004)
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Manitoba (1997)

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Contact us

College of Pharmacy
Apotex Centre
750 McDermot Avenue West
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5 Canada

204-474-9306
204-789-3744