Pharmacy Coordinator for FH Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Fraser Health, Canada
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dr. Maggie Wong is the pharmacy coordinator for the Fraser Health antimicrobial stewardship program (AMS) in British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of British Columbia and a PharmD from the University of Washington. Her interest in infectious diseases began when she was the outpatient antimicrobial therapy clinic (OPAT)/home IV pharmacist from 2012 to 2016. She subsequently worked as an inpatient AMS pharmacist at various sites prior to becoming the coordinator. Maggie has completed quality improvement projects on topics such as asymptomatic bacteriuria and reducing the use of broad spectrum antibiotics in a vascular ward. Her research interests include carbapenemase-producing organisms and multidrug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa.