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PATEL RESEARCH LAB

University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy

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Welcome to the Patel Research Lab!

Led by Dr. Tejal Patel - clinical associate professor at University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy

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We focus on medication use in adults, especially those with neurological disorders such as cognitive impairment and dementia, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and frailty, in primary care settings.

WHAT WE DO

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eMAPs

Ongoing

Electronic & SMART Medication Adherence Products

Recent Work

Sharma R, Lee L, Chang F, Patel T. Dementia Care Practice. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec;20 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):e087439. doi: 10.1002/alz.087439. PMID: 39781979; PMCID: PMC11712138.

 

Sharma R, Gill JK, Carter C, Alkabbani W, Chhabra M, Vidyasagar K, Chang F, Lee L, Patel T. Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications among Older Adults with Dementia or Cognitive Impairment Attending Memory Clinics: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biomed Hub. 2024 May 22;9(1):83-88. doi: 10.1159/000539074. 

 

Baby B, McKinnon A, Patterson K, Patel H, Sharma R, Carter C, Griffin R, Burns C, Chang F, Guilcher SJ, Lee L, Fadaleh SA, Patel T. Tools to measure barriers to medication management capacity in older adults: a scoping review. BMC Geriatr. 2024 Mar 27;24(1):285. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04893-7.

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Faisal S, Samoth D, Aslam Y, Patel H, Park S, Baby B, Patel T. Key Features of Smart Medication Adherence Products: Updated Scoping Review. JMIR Aging. 2023 Dec 19;6:e50990. doi: 10.2196/50990. 

Sharma R, Mahajan N, Fadaleh SA, Patel H, Ivo J, Faisal S, Chang F, Lee L, Patel T. Medication Reviews and Clinical Outcomes in Persons with Dementia: A Scoping Review. Pharmacy (Basel). 2023 Oct 20;11(5):168. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11050168.

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Patel T, Ivo J, Pitre T, Faisal S, Antunes K, Oda K. An in-home medication dispensing system to support medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions in the community setting: A prospective, observational pilot study. JMIR Human Factors Research 2022; 6(5): e34906 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/34906

 

Patel T, Ivo J, McDougall A, Lee C, Chang F, Bauer J, Pritchard S. Development of a clinician guide for electronic medication adherence products in older adults. Can Pharm J 2022; 155: 119 – 127. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/17151635221074977

 

Patel T. Medication non-adherence: Time for a proactive approach by pharmacists. Can Pharm J 2021; 154: 292 - 296. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635211034216

 

Patel T, McDougall A, Ivo J, Carducci J, Pritchard S, Chang F, Faisal S, Lee C. Development and content validation of an instrument to measure medication self-management in older adults. Pharmacy 2021; 9: 78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9020078 

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