👋 Meet Dana Lyons, RPhT
Dana is a Manager within Provincial Operations at Alberta Health Services. In her job she focuses on building practical, reliable systems that support safe and consistent medication distribution across the province.
Her day-to-day work includes leading the upgrade in 21 hospitals to meet national compounding standards by 2028, while also helping to design the new Centralized Distribution Center for Southern Alberta.
This systems‑focused experience naturally extends into Dana’s national leadership as co‑chair of CSHP’s Compounding Community, a collaborative space where pharmacy professionals share expertise, strengthen standards, and support one another through the challenges of compounding practice.
“Being part of this community of practice has meant connection and shared responsibility. It’s a space that reminds me that improvement work isn’t just technical, it’s human. Learning alongside others who are equally committed to safer, more consistent systems has strengthened my perspective. It reinforces something I deeply believe: we don’t improve systems in isolation, we strengthen them by learning and building together.”
Her efforts support safer, more dependable care across the country. They demonstrate how
#PharmacyCan be anywhere healthcare happens, in the systems that shape patient experience.