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About Me

*DISCLAIMER STUFF: This myspace profile is my personal profile, and any opinions/comments I post are mine and mine alone, and not those of my place 'o work*This is the bio I use for my lectures:Wende Wood, R.Ph., B.A., B.S.P., B.C.P.P.Wende Wood graduated from University of Saskatchewan in 1992, and then moved to Toronto where she completed a residency in drug information. She has worked as a staff pharmacist in general hospital, psychiatric hospital and community pharmacy settings in Ontario and Saskatchewan. She joined the pharmacy staff at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in January of 1999, and is currently the Drug Information and Drug Use Evaluation Pharmacist. In December of 2002 she became the first person in Ontario (tenth in Canada) to achieve the designation of Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist.Wende has given over 250 presentations in the last four years, speaking frequently to a wide variety of groups, from community organizations, allied health professionals, the media and university students, on topics including psychiatric medications and substances of abuse, drug interactions and reducing the stigma of concurrent disorders. In 2005/6 she appeared on national and international television speaking on everything from crystal meth, beer, medications and shopping, and was seen by over 4 million viewers.

My Interests

Best. Musical. EVER.

I'd like to meet:

I'm not likely to meet her, but on October 21st I finally get to see PATTI SMITH!! UPDATE: I got to meet her! Details to follow in the blog!

Music:

My Canadian indie CD collection officially outnumbers my "other" CDs. Non-Canadian artists that have their own 'sections'are Elvis Costello, PJ Harvey, Duncan Sheik, David Poe, Split Enz/Crowded House/Other Finn Brothers projects and Liz Phair.And of course the lovely and talented Natasha, for whom I sometimes serve as door bitch and merch girl:

My Blog

Hangover Headache on CBC

Here's a link to my recent interview on CBC Sunday about hangovers: www.cbc.ca/sunday/2007/12/122307_7.html This was actually taped on November 30th. After we finished the interview I dashed dir...
Posted by Wende on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:58:00 PST

Watch my Global TV interview online

I shouldn't be surprised, but the intro is soooo sensationalized, and the whole rat poison angle has not been proven in this case (to my knowledge). My quotes are ok, and the 'secondary shot' is bett...
Posted by Wende on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:30:00 PST

Innovator Profile: The story of moi in national pharmacy newspaper

A few months ago I did an interview with Anne Bokma for an article about depression in the workplace for New Pharmacist magazine. At one point I referenced my experiences of workin...
Posted by Wende on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:47:00 PST

Very Accomplished Woman in Tragic Local Story

I've been really disturbed by the press coverage of this tragic story. Thank goddess that Jon Stewart did a great piece mocking the media, their inane headlines and focus on the 'diaper' aspect ...
Posted by Wende on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:38:00 PST

Best news I've heard in 10 years!

Crowded House Reform - Official Statement from the Band Crowded House founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour have confirmed that they will be putting the band back together, with plans for a new studio...
Posted by Wende on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:25:00 PST

We will win the war on drugs as long as we stay in it...

...said Stephen Colbert. BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SATIRE. I guess Harper et al don't get the joke. Storm brews over drug strategy Ottawa putting too much emphasis on law enforcemen...
Posted by Wende on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:02:00 PST

How do they manage to always capture me looking so serious?

Here's a screen capture from my recent Global interview on Salvia divinorum: And again: Look at that furrowed brow! Plus they always play my quotes about side effects 'n such, so I come off ...
Posted by Wende on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:42:00 PST

Wende onstage with Three Days Grace (or 'I'm finally a Rawk Star')

Three Days Grace is putting on a free show at my place o' work, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). After an 8 song set, the lead singer, Adam Gontier, will be conducting a 45 min...
Posted by Wende on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:23:00 PST

George Bush does not care about women...

Conceived in ideology Palm Beach Post Editorial Tuesday, November 21, 2006 One fundamental requirement for the person in charge of $283 million for family-planning programs at the Department of Health...
Posted by Wende on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:58:00 PST

And now playing the role of 'expert' on film festival panel...

I know that all of my fans from my tv/radio/print interviews have been waiting for the opportunity to see me live....well, here is your chance to see the articulate, professional, poised version of m...
Posted by Wende on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:06:00 PST