Associate Professor

Dr. Lisa Bishop graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1995, completed a hospital pharmacy residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario in 1998, and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Colorado in 2007. Dr. Bishop joined Memorial University School of Pharmacy in July 2006. 

Research Areas of Interest:

• Opioid Stewardship
• Mental health and addictions
• Community-based research
• Pharmacy practice
• Chronic pain
• Cannabis policy

Teaching Areas of Interest: Pharmacy skills, chronic non-malignant pain, neuropathic pain, informatics, leadership, health promotion.

Current Projects:

• Promoting youth mental health and well-being through a community-based music program

• Evaluation of an opioid deprescribing program at a family medicine clinic

• An Integrated Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Cannabis Legalization Policies in NL to Examine Public Health and Safety Impacts of Sales, Consumption and Enforcement Regulations.

Media:

• Cannabis 101: Burning questions about CBD, THC and everything in between. The Gazette, Memorial University of Newfoundland. April 20, 2021

• Fentanyl: Here's how it kills you. CBC News, Aug. 2017.
  

• Program approved: Embracing change and advancing the profession of pharmacy. The Gazette, Memorial University, June 2017.

• Pharmacist Pushing for Home Naloxone Antidote Kits. VOCM News, Mar. 2017

• Pharm party peril: Public Pill Drop to educate about dangers of pharmaceutical misuse. The Gazette, Memorial University, Mar. 2017.

• Memorial Frameworks in Action: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: Empowering communities to support youth mental health. The Gazette, Memorial University, April 2015.

Selected Awards:

• Alumni Achievement Award, Memorial University School of Pharmacy, 2019

• Leadership in Pharmacy Practice Award, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, NL Branch, September 2015

• Isabel E. Stauffer Meritorious Service Award, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, February 2014

• Fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (FCSHP), October 2013

• School of Pharmacy Excellence in Pharmaceutical Teaching Award, MUN, 2011-2012

• Preceptor of the Year Award, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, USA. 2009-2010

• Bristol Myers Squibb Teaching Excellence Award, School of Pharmacy, MUN, 2007-2008

• Alfred G. Dawe Distinguished Service Award, CSHP NL Branch, 2006

Selected Publications:

• Nyasha Gondora, Sarah G. Versteeg, Caitlin Carter, Lisa D. Bishop, Beth Sproule, Dana Turcotte, Katelyn Halpape, Michael A. Beazely, Shelita Dattani, Mona Kwong, Lisa Nissen, Feng Chang. The role of pharmacists in opioid stewardship: A scoping review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. July 2021

• Z.R.S. Rosenberg-Yunger, L.D. Bishop, S. Dattani Modernizing Canadian Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice for Controlled Drugs and Substances: Learnings from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Health Policy Journal. June 2021

• K. Dalton, L. Bishop, S. Darcy. Investigating Interventions That Lead to the Highest Treatment Retention for Emerging Adults with Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review. Addictive Behaviours. 2021, Volume 122. DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107005

• Dalton, Kathryn MSc1; Bishop, Lisa; Darcy, Stephen; de Boer, Catherine; Maddalena, Victor. Piecing Together the Puzzle of Success: Attending to the Developmental Needs of Emerging Adults in Substance Use Disorder Programming. The Canadian Journal of Addiction: September 2020 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - p 15-24 doi: 10.1097/CXA.0000000000000087

• Caroline Porr; Patricia Rios; Harpreet Bajaj; Aoife Egan; Celine Huot; Ryan Batten; Lisa Bishop; Devonne Ryan; Erin Davis; Nazia Darvesh; Arifur Rahman; Shabnam Asghari; Lily Acheampong; Andrea C Tricco. The effects of recreational cannabis use on glycemic outcomes and self-management behaviours in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A rapid review.  Syst Rev. 2020;9(1):187. Published 2020 Aug 17. DOI:10.1186/s13643-020-01411-9

• L. Bishop, S. Darcy, R. Sinnott, S. Avery, A. Pendergast, N. Duggan. Engaging a community for youth mental health and wellness: reflections and lessons learned. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement. May 2020; 13(1): 1-15

• Nguyen, H.V., Bornstein, S., Gamble, J., Mathews M., Bishop L., Mital S. Too young for Cannabis? Choice of minimum legal age for legalized non-medical Cannabis in Canada. BMC Public Health 20, 557 (2020). 

• Bishop L, Kennie-Kaulbach N, Chapter 4: Clinical Documentation. Informatics for Pharmacy Students: e-Resource. Association of Facilities of Pharmacy of Canada and Canada Health Infoway. 

• Bishop L, Darcy S, Avery S, Penderghast A, Duggan N, Barnes L. It Takes a Team: Caring for patients taking opioids for chronic non-cancer pain College of Family Physicians of Canada and Canadian Pharmacists Association. Integration of Pharmacists Into Interprofessional Teams. Ontario: College of Family Physicians of Canada and Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2019  
  

• Dunne T, Bishop L, Avery S, Darcy S. A review of effective youth engagement strategies for mental health and substance use interventions. Journal of Adolescent Health 2017; 60(5):487-512. 

• Etchegary H, Bishop L, Street C, Aubrey-Bassler K, Humphries D, Vat LE, Barrett B. Engaging Patients in health research: identifying research priorities through community town halls. BMC Health Services Research 2017; 17:192 DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2138-y https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-017-2138-y

• Bishop LD, Duggan N, Flynn H. Teaching family medicine residents how to answer clinical questions using QUIPs. Canadian Medical Education Journal 2013, 4(2):e4-e9

Full list of publications.

Contact:

Dr. Lisa Bishop
(709) 864-8469