Dr. Kaitlyn Watson
Health-System Impact Fellow, Hypertension Canada, University of Alberta & Centre for Implementation at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Founder and CEO, Disaster Pharmacy Solutions
Kaitlyn's areas of expertise include primary care, pharmacy practice, disasters & emergency management, health research, implementation science.
Media
Pharmacists in Emergencies: The Middle Child | Kaitlyn Watson | TEDxUAlberta
Reflect on how pharmacists have continued to be there for their communities during previous disasters and how they act as a community anchor and a healthcare profession you trust during crisis. Dr Kaitlyn Watson is an internationally recognised disaster pharmacist researcher and the Founder and CEO of Disaster Pharmacy Solutions which offers disaster preparedness and education to the pharmacy workforce. Kaitlyn currently works as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the EPICORE Centre, Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta focusing on pharmacy practice research. Dr Watson has previously been a consultant for the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe with a focus on public health emergency management and she is the co-chair of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Primary Healthcare Special Interest Group. Dr Watson is an Australian registered pharmacist, living in North America. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
CBC | Alberta at Noon with Judy AldousRadio/Podcast
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1-alberta-at-noon/clip/15848606-you-pharmacist
CBC | White Coat, Black ArtRadio/Podcast
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1905095747653
Dr. Brian Goldman explores the idea that pharmacists are poised to do even more primary health care. Guests are Kelly Grindrod, University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy, and Kaitlyn Watson, University of Alberta. Plus White Coat producer takes us to Owl Drugs on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to talk to David Cai, a young pharmacists who not only dispenses prescriptions but helps his clients find food and shelter.
CBC | Alberta at Noon with Judy AldousRadio/Podcast
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1-alberta-at-noon/clip/15848606-you-pharmacist
Disaster Pharmacy: Pharmacists are essential for emergency management
Canadian Healthcare Network, June 2, 2021Online
COVID-19 shows pharmacists have bigger role to play in Canada's health-care system, experts say
Pharmacy under fire…or flood...or cyclone
An unassuming pair: pharmacists and disasters
Asia Pacific FireOnline
URL: https://apfmag.mdmpublishing.com/an-unassuming-pair-pharmacists-and-disasters/
Disaster and Emergency Pharmacy A Guide to Preparation and Management
by Kaitlyn Watson
Routledge
This important book introduces pharmacists and pharmacy students to the basics of disaster and emergency management, illustrating not only the different roles that pharmacists can play within any disaster or emergency, but the practical steps they can take to prepare for these events.
Starting with the UN-recognised Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction, the book introduces the key concepts and models that pharmacists should understand, before detailing the place of pharmacists within each stage of an emergency or disaster. It also includes interviews with experts in disaster management, shedding light not only on the place of pharmacy within disaster and emergency management, but also the challenges and barriers involved in fulfilling this role.
Concluding with practical advice and guidance, as well as how the lessons of disaster and emergency management can inform the everyday role of pharmacists within wider community healthcare, this will be essential reading for both professionals and students in the field.
COVID the Catalyst for Evolving Professional Role Identity? A Scoping Review of Global Pharmacists' Roles and Services as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Watson, K.E.; Schindel, T.J.; Barsoum, M.E.; Kung, J.Y
Published by Pharmacy
May 4, 2021
Continuation of opioid replacement program delivery in the aftermath of cyclones in Queensland, Australia: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of pharmacists and opioid replacement therapy staff
by O'Dwyer, N., Cliffe, H., Watson, K. E., McCourt, E., & Singleton, J. A.
Published by Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
August 1, 2020
Do disasters predict international pharmacy legislation?
by Watson, K. E., Singleton, J. A., Tippett, V., & Nissen, L. M.
Published by Australian Health Review
December 12, 2019
Defining pharmacists' roles in disasters: A Delphi study
by Watson, K. E., Singleton, J. A., Tippett, V., & Nissen, L. M.
Published by PLOS ONE
December 26, 2019
The evolution of pharmacists’ roles in disasters, from logistics to assessing and prescribing
by Watson KE, Van Haaften D, Horon K, Tsuyuki RT.
Published by Canadian Pharmacists Journal
May 12, 2020
Biography
Dr Kaitlyn Watson is an internationally recognized disaster pharmacist researcher and the Founder of Disaster Pharmacy Solutions, she wrote the foundational book 'Disaster and Emergency Pharmacy: A Guide to Preparation and Management'. Dr Watson is also a CIHR-funded Health-System Impact Fellow with Hypertension Canada, the EPICORE Centre at the University of Alberta, and the Centre for Implementation at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute focusing on implementation science and primary care. Dr Watson is an Australian registered pharmacist and a mixed methods researcher.
Dr Watson strongly advocates for the better integration and recognition of pharmacists into emergency management and has conducted several international studies in this field. Kaitlyn has previously provided expertise as a consultant for the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe with a focus on public health emergency management and education. Dr Watson is the co-chair of the World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Primary Healthcare Special Interest Group. She is an Australian registered pharmacist and her teaching practices have been internationally acknowledged as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
Australian Registered Pharmacist
World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Primary Care Special Interest Group | Co-Chair
Past Talks
TEDxUAlberta 2021 conference
TEDxUAlberta
Virtual Event, August 14, 2021