Cheyenne Matinnia, PharmD, MSc, ACPR

Paediatric Clinical Pharmacist @ The Hospital for Sick Children

Canada

About

Dr. Cheyenne Matinnia is a paediatric clinical pharmacist at The Hospital for Sick Children. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the University of Toronto, then completed her residency training at The Hospital for Sick Children. She recently completed her Masters thesis at the University of Toronto under Drs. Zubin Austin and Jamie Kellar. Her thesis focuses on conflict/communication in education, specifically related to pharmacy students. Cheyenne is passionate about conflict and communication (the basis for her graduate thesis). She believes constructively navigating conflict has positive impacts, including to encourage open-mindedness and critical thinking. Her goal is to formally incorporate more conflict education in post-secondary curricula, and her thesis is laying the groundwork for describing the conflict experience of pharmacy students and its impact on their professional development. Cheyenne is dedicated to making education more accessible and advocating for pharmacy students.

Experience

  • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto (1 yr 8 mos)
    • Responsible Discourse Working Group (LDFP-RDWG)
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

      The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Responsible Discourse Working Group (LDFP-RDWG) is built on the efforts of the Provost’s Civil Discourse Working Group and aims to strengthen a culture of responsible discourse in the faculty that encourages conversations across different viewpoints and addresses challenging topics, all with the goal of finding truth and building common understanding. This group is designed to further the understanding and practice of responsible discourse for a faculty of pharmacy that includes students and fellows in professional and research programs, a range of faculty members, a librarian, and the staff who support the work of the Faculty.

    • Sessional Clinical Lecturer
      Dec 2024 - May 2025 · 6 mos

      PHM114H1 Social and Behavioural Health

  • The Hospital for Sick Children (9 yrs 1 mo)
    • Clinical Pharmacist
      Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Cardiac Critical Care Unit: October 2023 - present Cardiology & Heart Transplant: October 2022 - present Paediatric Medicine & Respirology: September 2021 - September 2023 Cystic Fibrosis Clinic: April - October 2021

    • Staff Pharmacist
      Sep 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Pharmacy Resident
      Sep 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr

      • Successfully completed rotations in therapeutic drug monitoring, paediatric medicine, antimicrobial stewardship/infectious disease, solid organ transplant, nephrology, paediatric intensive care, inpatient haematology/oncology, haematology/oncology clinic, medication use management, drug information, and research • Thoroughly developed skills in managing drug-therapy problems and care plans, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug information questions, and interprofessional/patient education • Experience in qualitative research project development and literature reviews through residency research project • Has demonstrated commitment to education and learning, flexibility to change, openness to feedback, and resiliency

  • Clinical Instructor at Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
    Jan 2023 - Mar 2023 · 3 mos

    PHM351H: Pharmacotherapy of Institutional Care

  • Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)/Société canadienne des pharmaciens d’hôpitaux (SCPH) (2 yrs)
    • Education Committee Co-chair
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

    • Module Writer/Presenter - Pharmacy Residency Application Roadmap
      May 2022 - Jun 2022 · 2 mos

    • Module Writer/Presenter - Pharmacy Residency Application Roadmap
      Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 · 3 mos

  • Clinical Instructor at Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 · 3 mos

    PHM351H: Pharmacotherapy of Institutional Care