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International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
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Vol 16, No. 4 Dec. 2014
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Welcome to the new edition of ISOPP News. We have published this newsletter in PDF format for many years, but wanted to take advantage of the new website and all it has to offer. We hope you enjoy this new interactive format. Below are introductions to each article. Full articles are available on the website. You just need to click on the "Read more..." link at the end of each introduction to have access to the full article. Remember that ISOPP News is for members only, so you will need to log in first and then click on the "Read more.." link to read the articles. We have also summarized this newsletter with its links as an ISOPP News post " ISOPP Newsletter - December 2014 Summary" so that you can easily reference the associated articles while on the website. Once logged in, you can comment on the articles and easily find other articles on the ISOPP News page by using the Category or Archive functions to search. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. And remember, we always welcome new authors! Find out more about submitting an article on the ISOPP Newsletter page. Sincerely, Jill Davis ISOPP Newsletter Editor newsletter@isopp.org
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Message from the President
By Rowena (Moe) Schwartz, Pharm.D., BCOPToday is the day to volunteer! I have decided to take a bit of a different approach to the President's remarks in this Newsletter. I am going to let the progress that ISOPP has made in the last few months be told in the updates provided in the newsletter, from ISOPP emails and, of course, on the ISOPP websites. I will just summarize it to say, ISOPP continues to grow as a result of the committed Secretariat, Committee Chairs, membership and the Sea to Sky association management company. My focus is on you - the ISOPP member. You are essential to the success of this organization. I ask you to take a minute today, and decide what you can do to support ISOPP through participation on an ISOPP Committee. Read more ...
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ISOPP Website Task Force Report
By Shaun O'ConnorTask Force Members: Steve Stricker, Felice Musicco, Shaun O'Connor and Sherri Corrie (Sea to Sky Meeting Management) Over the last six months, the Website Task Force developed a website with a structure aimed at meeting the needs and desires of members. As part of the development, we had to first create a document that outlined the content and features that the website would contain, as well as determine outlines for page structure and links to other sections to try to create a site that would allow the user to easily find relevant information. Read more ...
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UMMC World Pharmacists Day 2014 Report
By Harbans Dhillon, President-elect ISOPP, Senior Pharmacist, University Malaya Medical Centre, MalaysiaWhat is World Pharmacists Day?
- World Pharmacists Day is held to promote world recognition towards pharmacists as professional healthcare providers
- Medicines - major issue in most parts of the world
- 2012: study - USD 500 mil could be saved every year if responsible use of medicines was achieved
- 2013: 13% of worldwide visits at community pharmacies consists of consultation sessions alone (seeking advice only)
- Pharmacists - a strong & under-utilized asset to achieve this goal
- Pharmacists - the most accessible & trusted healthcare professionals
- Medicines + expertise (i.e PHARMACISTS) = BEST ACCESS TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOME
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Report of the Annual Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology
By Tiene Bauters, ISOPP Secretariat member, Clinical Pharmacist Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
SIOP is one of the largest international, professional organizations dedicated to pediatric oncology and is an important partner in advancing knowledge in all aspects of childhood cancer.
Some highlights that might be of interest for pharmacists involved in pediatric oncology and supportive care are summarized.
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Report from the 17th BOPA Annual Symposium
By Bruce Burnett, UK
The BOPA Annual Symposium (BOPA 2014) was held from 17th - 19th October 2014 in Birmingham and consisted of three streams on each day with plenary and a number of industry sponsored sessions. The clinical update and research and development streams ran on all three days with NHS, Policy and Access to Medicines alternating with a Technician Stream.
The programme had a more scientific feel to it than previous years whilst at the same time not diminishing the practice content. At a time when the role of "science" in the undergraduate programme is the subject of much debate here in the UK this was a perfect example of why science and practice are "better together" - apologies for the blatant use of one of the Scottish Independence referendum slogans.
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APOPC Highlights
By Harbans Dhillon, President-elect ISOPP, Senior Pharmacist, University Malaya Medical Centre, MalaysiaThe Asia Pacific Oncology Pharmacy Congress ( APOPC 2014) took place from 27-29 September 2014 in Seoul, Korea. This congress was attended by over 300 participants from all over Asia Pacific. There were a total of 45 poster presentations which highlighted pharmaceutical counseling, review of therapeutics, economic evaluation, effectiveness evaluation, impact of oncology clinical pharmacy service, evaluation of nutritional support in cancer patients, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and research on specific drugs in various carcinomas. The focus of this congress was current interest in oncology pharmacy. Read more ...
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ISOPP changed my life as a pharmacist dramatically
By Shinya Suzuki, Oncology Pharmacist, Ward Pharmacist / Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Pharmacy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan
As an oncology pharmacist who works for the National Cancer Center Hospital in Japan, I always thought that I would have international collaborative projects in order to change oncology pharmacy in Japan. Here, I would like to share my experiences after I attended the XIV International Symposium on Oncology Pharmacy Practice ( ISOPP 2014) in Montreal, Canada. The story might seem like a novel, but it is a true story. I can say there are great leaders in the international society and you there are many opportunities to be gained from membership of the society.
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A day in the life of a Canadian pediatric oncology pharmacist
By Jennifer Jupp, Clinical Practice Leader - Hematology, Oncology, Transplant (H.O.T) Program, Alberta Children's Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre, Canada
The day starts off as it always does...deep breath, coffee first. Second order of business...triaging the patients that I'll have the privilege of providing care for today.
Walking onto Unit 1 of the Alberta Children's Hospital, I'll speak to the nurses about the 8 year old hematopoietic transplant patient with a yet to be determined reason for febrile neutropenia. As I'm looking in the electronic lab reporting system for her pending blood cultures, I make a note to check the morphine requirements of another patient with severe mucositis...
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