Ms. Barbara Gobis

Director, Pharmacists Clinic and Program Lead, Pharmacists in Primary Care Networks, PHarmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

Pharmacy organizations, front-line pharmacist practice, pharmacists' roles in the health care system, optimal uptake of the pharmacist's scope of practice, inter-professional collaboration in health care, team-based primary care, health care system change, and effective interactions between pharmacists and patients in front-line practice.

Media

People & Places: Episode Two, UBC Pharmacists Clinic with Barbara Gobis

Video Credits

Featured individuals:
Barbara Gobis
Loree Lane
Tawnya Froese
Jason Min
Brendan Woods

Videography: Ivan Yastrebov

Voiceover: Jimi Galvao

Project Coordination: Carol Kuang, Sefanit Habtom, Julia Kreger

Music:
"Savannah (Sketch)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Biography

Barbara Gobis is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and disruptor in healthcare. She uses her unique mix of command and kindness to get things done and move people to do new work differently.

Gobis's official roles are as Director, Pharmacists Clinic and Program Lead, Pharmacists in PCN Program, at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Her specialty is in developing, implementing, and managing large-scale change initiatives within pharmacy organizations and front-line pharmacist practice. She joined the Faculty in April 2013 to develop, establish, and oversee the on-going success of the UBC Pharmacists Clinic.

Gobis completed her undergraduate pharmacy degree at UBC, her residency at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, ON, and her Masters of Science in clinical pharmacy at the University of Toronto. She is also a credentialed organizational coach, which is a critical skill to navigate today's changing health care environment.

Expertise

  • Health care system change.
  • Team-based Health Care
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy Organizations
  • Front-line Pharmacist Practice
  • Pharmacists Role in Healthcare
  • Pharmacist Patient Interaction