Thursday, June 8, 2023
The role of the oncology pharmacist is to institute safeguards to protect patient safety, ensure accuracy and clinical appropriateness, and provide safe handling of cancer medications. As part of their multidisciplinary role, pharmacists collaborate with other members of the cancer care team to assess patients and develop a therapy plan based on the patient's condition, physiologic changes, and reactions to previous therapy, with the goal of ensuring coordination and optimization of the patient's total care. Pharmacists also play a key role in providing appropriate drug-related education for both patients and colleagues. This initiative between Medscape Education Oncology and HOPA is designed for pharmacists who specialize in hematology/oncology as well as those who practice in a broader setting and care for patients with cancer less frequently.
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Health Policy & Advocacy
Learn about how HOPA is advocating for patients as well as representing hematology/oncology pharmacists across the country in legislative and regulatory endeavors.
Get Involved
Explore HOPA's Advocacy Center to get involved in grassroots advocacy.
HOPA Learn
Explore your new home for HOPA Education
HOPA's BCOP Preparatory and Recertification Course
HOPA is now offering a BCOP Preparatory Review and Recertification Course.
Core Competency Certificate Program
Program offers foundational knowledge for pharmacists new to oncology pharmacy.
Patient Education for Oral Chemotherapy
Check out Oral Chemotherapy Education for concise, patient-friendly resources about oral chemotherapy drugs and their side effects.
Time to Talk- CINV
A collaboration with Eisai Inc. and Helsinn Therapeutics on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
WebMD Education
WebMD Education provides easy-to-understand, commercial-free coursework, tools and resources that help patients and their care partners better understand their condition and treatment options.
Steering Committee Chair
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
Steering Committee Vice Chair
Clinical Staff Pharmacist
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Board Liaison
Blood & Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapy Pharmacy
Supervisor
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Samuel Oschin Cancer Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Clinical Pharmacist
Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida
Pharmacy Manager
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program Director
UW Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Medical Oncology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Adult Hematology/Oncology
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Medical Oncology
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Conneticut
Medical Science Liaison
Clovis Oncology
Indianapolis, Indiana