Since graduating from the University of Waterloo and completing a Master’s of Pharmacy from the University of Brighton in 2014, Devani has worked in community, hospital, industry and administrative pharmacy settings. In addition to his current position as a Pharmacy Manager at Costco Pharmacy, his volunteer work includes serving as Vice-President of both the Pharmacists’ Association of the Niagara Peninsula and the Hamilton & District Pharmacists’ Association, and as the Canadian delegate of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association. He is a frequent speaker at pharmacy conferences, coordinates continuing education programs, advocates for policy changes, and mentors the next generation of pharmacists.

Devani used his Wellspring grant to attend the 83^rd FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September. The conference’s agenda offers best practices in four areas: clinical and practice innovation; professional development; global health initiatives; and organizational leadership.

“International perspectives will enable me to contribute more effectively to Canadian practice advancement discussions and continuing education program development,” wrote Devani in his Wellspring application. He expects his learning will also enable him to do more for international students, who “face twice the difficulty accessing healthcare services compared to Canadian-born individuals, [which] demonstrates the critical need for innovative pharmaceutical care models that address diverse population needs.”