Basil Billings

Experience

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  Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

  Jan 1973 - Jan 1993

  Teaching Assistant
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  Lakeridge Health Oshawa (Oshawa General Hospital)

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1996

  In addition to my regular day to day clinical pharmacist responsibilities, I

  • Director of Pharmacy Services

    Jan 1982 - Jan 1996

  • Clinical Pharmacist

    Jan 1976 - Jan 1995

  • Assistant Chief Pharmacist

    Jan 1978 - Jan 1982
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  Billings & Associates Consulting Ltd.

  Oct 1989 - now

  President

  For the past 27 years, I along with my network of allied health care professional associates, have conducted research studies in a wide range of diseases, and have provided consultant services in numerous health care areas. Clients have included hospital pharmacy departments, hospital corporations, long-term care facilities, professional pharmacy associations, community pharmacies, universities and colleges, government, as well as enumerous multi-national pharmaceutical corporations, and smaller health-care companies. I have also consulted to the insurance industry, financial planners, and individual clients. My services have been via telephone and the Internet, and through meetings, conferences, presentations, reports, and discussions. I have also provided medication reviews for patients, especially seniors and their families, and advised and counseled mood disorder patients with and without substance abuse issues; verbal and written reports are provided to physicians as requested. I have also conducted drug literature searches and reviews pertaining to legal issues, and acted as an expert court witness for defense lawyers.My consultant services are of the highest quality, completely confidential, unless otherwise required by law, are evidence based, and rely heavily on personal expertise and experience. I work free-lance and under contract. Show less

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  BBM Clinical Research Ltd.

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2007

  President

  After 14 months of initiative and detailed planning, I founded and became President of what would become a very successful private clinical drug trial investigative site as an equal partnership with two successful and well established physicians. With the mission of "quality Research through quality Care", our company was quickly recognized throughout Canada as an ethical, high quality, and productive site conducting Phase 2 and Phase 3 drug trials in various disease states under contract with several well respected multi-national pharmaceutical corporations. When BBM was sold, we had participated in almost 100 studies in collaboration with medical specialists and family doctors, with several drugs successfully approved for use in Canada and the United States. As President and COO, I was responsible for all business and clinical decision making, at all times working with strict GCP standards, Health Canada and FDA approved protocols, and our own SOP's. I acted in various capacities as Investigator, Co-Investigator, and Study Co-ordinator, and was responsible for contracts, line by line budgeting, ethics review board submissions, including approved patient informed consents. I was responsible for all day to day activities, including leases, staffing, salaries, payroll, purchasing, medical equipment, and courier contracts. I ensured that all study related equipment met required standards, and that all study drugs were securely stored and accounted for. I worked closely with our bank and accountant, meeting regularly, and participated in all aspects of year-end reporting. I supervised the work of all staff, and worked closely with all team members for all study audits by sponsor CRA's, CRO's, ethics boards, Health Canada and the FDA. I attended Investigator Meetings, prepared and obtained approval for media advertisements, recruited patient subjects, and obtained approved patient informed consents. Show less

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  Lakeridge Health Oshawa

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Pharmacist Consultant

  Reporting to the Vice-President of Clinical Services, I provided clinical consultation services related to medication issues to all units of the hospital, on request from physicians, nursing services, pharmacy services, and other health care professionals. I also provided advice to the Department of Pharmacy Services on issues related to the hospitals drug formulary for the purpose of specific drug selections based on thorough evidence based review and cost effectiveness, along with associated policies and procedures for approved use. I acted as a consultant to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee on all issues relevant to medication issues, including on-going formulary review, all drug related policies and procedures, and all clinical pharmacy services including aminoglycoside monitoring and dosage adjustments, and anticoagulation drug monitoring and dosage adjustments. I was the P & T Committees drug consultant to the Medical Advisory Committee, and was a member of various other medical, administrative, and ad-hoc committees. I was a member of the Nursing-Pharmacy Committee, reviewed medication incident reports, and provided advice on systems improvements and policies and procedures as they related to the prevention of medication related errors. I provided advice to the Vice-President of Clinical Services on various matters related to drug issues, as well as Department of Pharmacy Services issues. I had regular meetings with the Director of Pharmacy and Dietary Services to provide advice on pharmacy issues pertaining to overall hospital services. I represented Oshawa General Hospital on the Pharmacy Services Task Force to provide input and support for the Regionalization of Pharmacy Services Project for the five hospitals in Durham Region. I provided consultation and advice on my proposal to establish a on-site Accredited Out-patient Retail Pharmacy to provide complete pharmacy services and revenue generation at Lakeridge Health Oshawa. Show less

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  Rexall PharmaPlus

  Sept 2009 - Feb 2016

  Pharmacist - Pharmacy Manager

  As a registered pharmacist, I provided contract relief services as requested in 2 small clinic pharmacies and 2 large box-store pharmacies in Lindsay from 2009 until 2011. My responsibilities included supervision of pharmacy assistants, assessing, filling, and checking prescriptions from licensed practitioners, counselling patients, providing advice on the selection and use of over the counter non-prescription products and herbal and homeopathic preparations, selecting medical devices and instructing patients on the proper use of equipment for blood pressure and diabetes monitoring, andinsuring that all services comply with provincial and federal regulations and company SOP. Annual and follow-upmedication reviews (MedsChecks) were provided and documented, and pharmaceutical opinions were provided and documented, as needed. Influenza (flu) shots were provided as requested, after interviewing for patient and obtaining signed consent. In October 2011, I became the full-time PharmacyManager of a small medical clinic pharmacy with the same pharmacist responsibilities as above, combined with the managing responsibilities of staffing, budgeting, inventory control, performance appraisals, narcotic ordering and control, and total responsibility for all aspects of the pharmacy and the front store operations.In 2013, I was awarded the inaugural 2012 Aspire Award as Canadian Patient Focused Services Leader. Show less