Melinda Schnalzer

Melinda Schnalzer

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Melinda graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Pharmacy in 1991. After a Hospital Pharmacy Residency at Women’s College Hospital, she started her career at Scarborough Grace hospital. In 2000, she moved her work closer to her home, and is a pharmacist at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. She has special interests in infectious disease, critical care, education and ethics. She is a preceptor for the SPEP (Structured Practical Experience Program) of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, and has taught for Humber and Sheridan Colleges in the bridging programs for Pharmacy Technicians. She holds a Master of Health Science Degree in Bioethics from the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. During her non-hospital time, Melinda can be found making changes in her garden and her home, reading, and dabbling in art and music. She lives in an old house with her husband and 3 daughters.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

6/2/2013
My brain is full!
I feel like my brain is so stuffed that if I try to extract just one idea, the whole mash of knowledge will tumble out and be lost to me.

Melinda Schnalzer
4/15/2013
The impact of interactions, distractions and multitasking
Is multitasking truly just an unavoidable reality, or are there better—and safer—ways to work?

Melinda Schnalzer
3/7/2013
Work-life balance. What is that?
I generally don’t think about home when I’m working. But when I’m home, somehow I feel compelled, even obliged, to stay connected with my workplace.

Melinda Schnalzer
2/11/2013
Idea fatigue
Maintaining enthusiasm throughout the life of a project can be difficult. What's your secret?

Melinda Schnalzer
1/3/2013
My new year's resolution
Here's my overarching, unmeasureable goal for 2013. What's yours?

Melinda Schnalzer
12/6/2012
A wonderful awful idea
He may have been horribly misguided, but we could learn a thing or two about managing process change from the Grinch.

Melinda Schnalzer
10/22/2012
When is an educational conference worth your time?
How do I decide if I’m willing to trade home time for learning time? Well, I do consider a few factors.

Melinda Schnalzer
9/17/2012
How to deal with conflict—'cause you can't avoid it

Melinda Schnalzer
8/12/2012
Making the most of meetings
Have you ever walked out of a meeting thinking: "There's an hour of my life I'll never get back?" Here's some tips for getting more out of workplace pow-wows.

Melinda Schnalzer
6/24/2012
The challenge of learning something new
I’m trying to discover my inner knowledge of computer database programming. I’m not entirely sure it’s in there.

Melinda Schnalzer
5/9/2012
The value of evaluation
Feedback is important for helping drive us to improve, but in reality, it's up to each of us to evaluate our own performance.

Melinda Schnalzer
3/14/2012
Leaving a familiar path for new adventures
After 20 years in critical care units, I’m transitioning into anti-microbial stewardship. Through this new blog, I'll let you know how it's going.

Melinda Schnalzer