Associate Professor
Cross appointment, Pharmacy Program, NL Health Services (Eastern Zones)

Stephanie Young received her BSc (Pharmacy) from Memorial University in 1990, her PharmD from Idaho State University in 2003, and her MSc (Medicine, Community Health) from Memorial University in 2009. She worked for over 15 years as a hospital pharmacist in a number of clinical pharmacy areas before joining the School of Pharmacy full time in October 2005.

Research Areas of Interest: 

• Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
• Health Services
• Pharmacy Professional Practice

Teaching Areas of Interest: 

• Cardiovascular disease
• Thrombosis and anticoagulation
• Pharmacy practice

Current Projects:

• Evaluation of a Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Management Program to Facilitate Safer Management of Patients Receiving Anticoagulant Therapies
• Role of the Pharmacist in a Multidisciplinary Thrombosis Service
• Exploring Patients’ Experience With Their VTE Clinical Pathway Care and Identifying Gaps and Strategies for Improvement in Care Processes

Selected Publications:

• Bonsu KO, Young SW, Lee T, Nguyen HV, Chitsike RS. Self-reported adherence to direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin therapy in a specialized thrombosis service-a cross-sectional study of patients in a Canadian Health Region. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2023;79(1):117-125. doi:10.1007/s00228-022-03418-8
• Young, S.W., Bonsu, K.O., Lee, T. et al. Patient Satisfaction With Quality of Care of a Multidisciplinary Thrombosis Service – A Cross Sectional Survey. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 685 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08089-w
• Bonsu KO, Young S, Lee T, Nguyen H, Chitsike RS. Adherence to Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients Attending a Multidisciplinary Thrombosis Service in Canada – A Cross-Sectional Survey. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022;16:1771-1780 https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S367105
• Haché J, Bonsu KO, Chitsike R, Nguyen H, Young S. Assessment of a Pharmacist-Led Direct Oral Anticoagulant Monitoring Clinic. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2021 Winter;74(1):7-14. Epub 2021 Jan 1. PMID: 33487649; PMCID: PMC7801335.
• Carrier M, Altman AD, Blais N, Diamantouros A, McLeod D, Moodley U, Nguyen C, Young S, Schwenter F. Extended Thromboprophylaxis With Low-Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Following Abdominopelvic Cancer Surgery. Am J Surg. 2019;218(3):537-550. doi: 0.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.046. Epub 2018 Dec 16 2018
• Bishop L, Young S, Twells L, Dillon C, Hawboldt J. Patients’ and Physicians’ Satisfaction With a Pharmacist Managed Anticoagulation Program in a Family Medicine Clinic. BMC Res Notes. 2015 Jun 9;8:233. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1187-8.
• Young SW, Bishop LD, Twells L, Dillon CM, Hawboldt J, O’Shea P. Comparison of Pharmacist Managed Anticoagulation With Usual Medical Care in a Family Medicine Clinic. BMC Family Practice 2011, 12:88
• Kelly DV, Young S, Phillips L, Clark D. Patient attitudes regarding the role of the pharmacist and interest in expanded pharmacist services. Can Pharm J July/August 2014 vol. 147 no. 4 239-247 doi: 10.1177/1715163514535731
• Kelly DV, Bishop L, Young S, Hawboldt J, Phillips L, Keough TM. Pharmacist and Physician Views on Collaborative Practice: Findings From the Community Pharmaceutical Care Project. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2013 Jul;146(4):218-26. doi: 10.1177/1715163513492642.

Selected Awards:

• Mentorship Award, CSHP NL Branch, 2023
• Leadership in Pharmacy Practice Award, CSHP NL Branch, 2018
• Alumni Achievement Award, Memorial University School of Pharmacy, 2017
• Wyeth Apothecary Award, PANL (2009)
• Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, Memorial University (2009)
• General Hospital Foundation Scholarship, Eastern Health (2002)

Contact:

Stephanie Young
709-864-7272