• Dr. Jane Alcorn
• Dr. Ildiko Badea
• Dr. David Blackburn
• Rhett Carbno
• Jane Cassidy
• Dr. J.R. Dimmock
• Dr. Roy T. Dobson
• Dr. Anas El-Aneed
• Barb L. Evans
• Dr. Charity Evans
• Dr. Jim Fang
• Dr. Marianna Foldvari
• Shauna Gerwing
• Dr. Dennis Gorecki
• Dr. Pawel Grochulski
• Dr. Azita Haddadi
• Jolene Johnson
• Dr. Derek Jorgenson
• Vinod Khanna
• Dr. Ed Krol
• Lynette Kolodziejak
• Barry Lyons
• Dr. Kerry Mansell
• Dr. Kamal K. Midha
• Dr. Adil Nazarali
• M. Papadimitropoulos
• Dr. Jason Perepelkin
• Dr. Alfred Rémillard
• C. Jane Richardson
• Patrick S. Robertson
• Dr. William M. Semchuk
• Dr. Yvonne Shevchuk
• B. Shuster
• Dr. Linda Suveges
• Dr. Jeff Taylor
• Gary Teare
• Brenda J.Q. Thiessen
• Dr. Jian Yang
• Barry Ward
• Dr. Paul Wood

Dr. David Blackburn

Dr. Blackburn joined the Division of Pharmacy in 2001.

• Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate courses related to Therapeutics, Pharmacy Practice and Drug Information.

• Clinical Practice

He practices as a clinical pharmacist in an ambulatory hypertension clinic as well as the Saskatoon District Health/Tri Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

• Research Interests

Actively involved in pharmacoepidemiologic research using Saskatchewan Health Databases. Dr. Blackburn is primarily interested in outcomes of Saskatchewan residents who use cardiovascular medications.

• Recent Publications

Blackburn, D.F., Swidrovich, J., Lemstra, M. Non-adherence in type 2 diabetes: Practical considerations for interpreting the literature (2013) Patient Preference and Adherence, 7, pp. 183-189.

Mansell, K., Blackburn, D., Taylor, J., Jiricka, K. Pharmacists providing education to help optimize frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus (2012) Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 36 (6), pp. 332-336.

Alsabbagh, M.W., Lemstra, M., Eurich, D., Wilson, T.W., Robertson, P., Blackburn, D.F. Pharmacist intervention in cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial (2012) Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 32 (6), pp. 394-399.

Lemstra, M., Blackburn, D., Crawley, A., Fung, R. Proportion and Risk Indicators of Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: A Meta-analysis (2012) Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 28 (5), pp. 574-580.

Lemstra, M., Blackburn, D. Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: Discontinuation After a Single Fill (2012) Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 28 (5), pp. 567-573.

Blackburn, D.F., Yakiwchuk, E.M., Jorgenson, D.J., Mansell, K.D. Proposing a Redefinition of pharmaceutical care (2012) Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 46 (3), pp. 447-449.

Evans, C.D., Eurich, D.T., Remillard, A.J., Shevchuk, Y.M., Blackburn, D. First-fill medication discontinuations and nonadherence to antihypertensive therapy: An observational study (2012) American Journal of Hypertension, 25 (2), pp. 195-203.

Blackburn, D.F., Schnell, G., Lamb, D.A., Tsuyuki, R.T., Stang, M.R., Wilson, T.W. Coding of heart failure diagnoses in saskatchewan: A validation study of hospital discharge abstracts (2011) Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 18 (3), pp. e407-e415.

Blackburn, D. Medication adherence is not our problem? (2011) Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 58 (15), p. 1641.

Boyko, J.A., Blackburn, D.F. Medication adherence does not appear to be a clinical priority among community pharmacists (2011) Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 144 (5), pp. 216-219.

Evans, C.D., Watson, E., Eurich, D.T., Taylor, J.G., Yakiwchuk, E.M., Shevchuk, Y.M., Remillard, A., Blackburn, D. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease interventions by community pharmacists: A systematic review (2011) Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 45 (5), pp. 615-628.

Allen, J.P., Taylor, J.G., Rozwadowski, M.M., Boyko, J.A., Blackburn, D.F. Adherence to Canada's food guide among pharmacy students (2011) Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 144 (2), pp. 79-84.

Blackburn, D.F., Lamb, D.A., Mcleod, M.M., Eurich, D.T. Increased use of acid-suppressing drugs before the occurrence of ischemic events: A potential source of confounding in recent observational studies (2010) Pharmacotherapy, 30 (10), pp. 985-993.

Evans, C.D., Eurich, D.T., Taylor, J.G., Blackburn, D.F. The collaborative cardiovascular risk reduction in primary care (CCARP) study (2010) Pharmacotherapy, 30 (8), pp. 766-775.

Evans, C.D., Eurich, D.T., Taylor, J.G., Remillard, A.J., Shevchuk, Y.M., Blackburn, D.F. A pragmatic cluster randomized trial evaluating the impact of a community pharmacy intervention on statin adherence: Rationale and design of the Community Pharmacy Assisting in Total Cardiovascular Health (CPATCH) study (2010) Trials, 11, art. no. 76.

Taylor, J., Evan, C., Blackburn, D., Semchuck, W. Patient self-medication with ASA 81 mg (2010) Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 143 (4), pp. 192-198.

Laubscher, T., Evans, C., Blackburn, D., Taylor, J., McKay, S. Collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists to enhance adherence to chronic medications: Opinions of Saskatchewan family physicians (2009) Canadian Family Physician, 55 (12), pp. e69-e75.

Mansell, K.D., Blackburn, D.F., Eurich, D.T. Do postprandial glucose levels add important clinical information when fasting glucose levels are near normal in non-insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes? (2009) Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 142 (6), pp. 298-302.

Evans, C.D., Eurich, D.T., Lamb, D.A., Taylor, J.G., Jorgenson, D.J., Semchuk, W.M., Mansell, K.D., Blackburn, D.F. Retrospective observational assessment of statin adherence among subjects patronizing different types of community pharmacies in Canada (2009) Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, 15 (6), pp. 476-484.

Lamb, D.A., Eurich, D.T., McAlister, F.A., Tsuyuki, R.T., Semchuk, W.M., Wilson, T.W., Blackburn, D.F. Changes in adherence to evidence-based medications in the first year after initial hospitalization for heart failure: Observational cohort study from 1994 to 2003 (2009) Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2 (3), pp. 228-235.

Leung, A.A., Eurich, D.T., Lamb, D.A., Majumdar, S.R., Johnson, J.A., Blackburn, D.F., McAlister, F.A. Risk of Heart Failure in Patients With Recent-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Population-Based Cohort Study (2009) Journal of Cardiac Failure, 15 (2), pp. 152-157.

White, N.H., et al. Prolonged effect of intensive therapy on the risk of retinopathy complications in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: 10 years after the diabetes control and complications trial (2008) Archives of Ophthalmology, 126 (12), pp. 1707-1715.

Blackburn, D.F., Evans, C., Lamb, D.A., Taylor, J.G., Skilton, K. Response (2008) Canadian Pharmacists Journal, 141 (1), p. 7.

• Research Category Key Words

Pharmacoepidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction.