Seema Nagpal
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Seema Nagpal, B.Sc Pharm, M.Sc.
Telephone: (613) 941-1293
Fax: (613) 954-8286
e-mail: Seema_Nagpal@hc-sc.gc.ca
Link to PubMed Articles
About
Seema Nagpal obtained a B.Sc Pharmacy from Dalhousie University. She completed a residency in hospital pharmacy with the Ottawa General Hospital pharmacy with the Ottawa General Hospital and worked at the QEII Health Science Centre. Her clinical activities were in the areas of hematology/oncolocy and gynecology/oncology. She then completed a MSc Community Health, Dalhousie University in 1999. Seema has been involved in research initiatives with the Population Health Research Unit, Dalhousie University, and Hematology Research, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre and most recently with Health Canada.
Seema has precepted students in the hospital and worked with a pharmacy summer student at Health Canada. She works primarily in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemology and population based interventions.
Her interests include the surveillance of chronic diseases, the impact of determinants of health on health outcomes and implementation of research into practice.
Selected Publications
1. Jones CA, Nagpal S. An update: Women, Hypertension and Therapeutic Efficacy. Can J Cardiol. 2001; 17: 1283-1289.
2. Devereaux PJ, Anderson DR, Gardner MJ, Putnam W, Flowerdew GJ, Brownell BF, Nagpal S, Cox JL. Differences between perspectives of physicians and patients on anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation: observational study. BMJ. 2001; 323: 1218-1222.
3. Nagpal S, Wilson E. Hypertension, Health Promotion and the Health Professions. Perspectives in Cardiology. 2000; 16(8): 15-17.
4. Kephart G, Sketris I, Kass K, Nagpal S, MacLean D. Management of high blood cholesterol levels in Nova Scotian adults: comparison with the NCEP II and European clinical practice guidelines. Am J Manag Care. 2000 6(9): 1017-28.
5. Gross M, Anderson DR, Nagpal S, O'Brien BJ. Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism following total hip or knee arthroplasty: A survey of Canadian Physicians. Can J Surg. 1999 Dec; 42(6): 457-61.
6. Nagpal S, Benstead T, Shumak K, Rock G, Brown M, Anderson DR. Treatment of Guillain Barre Syndrome: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 1999; 14: 107-113.
7. Anderson DR, O'Brien BJ, Nagpal S, Goeree R, Wells P, Kearon C, Robinson KS, Flowerdew G, Gross M. Economic evaluation comparing low molecular weight heparin with other modalities for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following total hip or knee arthroplasty. Ottawa: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA); 1998.
8. Burge F, Whelan AM, Nagpal S. Drug information resources in a family medicine clinic. Canadian Pharmacy Journal. 1994; 127 (9): 39-43, 46.
9. Nagpal S, Tierney M. Corticosteroid induced myopathy. Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 1995; 48 (4): 242-3.