Lalitha Raman-Wilms, BSc (Pharm), ACPR, PharmD, FCSHP, accredited Canadian pharmacy residency

Research summary

Lalitha Raman-Wilms’ research relates to the optimization of medication use in the elderly, specifically related to deprescribing of medications.

She is a member of the deprescribing group focused on medication optimization through development and evaluation of deprescribing guidelines and algorithms for clinical care and through community engagement. The team has organized an international symposium on deprescribing guideline implementation, research and education.

Dr. Raman-Wilms is a member of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network (CaDeN). She is also a research affiliate with the Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba.

Dr. Raman-Wilms’ educational scholarly interests include interprofessional education and curriculum development.

Working with clinicians, researchers and educators nationally, she has recently co-led the development of a Canadian interprofessional deprescribing educational framework.