Advocacy Committee

The Advocacy Committee is committed to advocate for the advancement of oncology pharmacy.

Our main objectives are to:

Collaborate with other organizations on advocacy projects
Support the development of the pharmacy workforce and capacity planning
Support access to cancer treatment and supportive care medicines
Increase the number of global oncology pharmacy publications and research projects in conjunction with the Research Committee

The Advocacy Committee is open to oncology pharmacy professionals from around the world to advance oncology pharmacy together, and provides an opportunity for ISOPP members who would like to gain experience in oncology pharmacy beyond borders by volunteering.

Members of the Advocacy Committee

Esin Aysel Kandemir

Pharmacist, Research Associate, PhD Candidate — Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Internal Medicine-Oncology

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Irene Weru

Senior Specialist Pharmacist — Kenyatta National Hospital

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Shirin Abadi

Clinical Professor & Clinical Coordinator — BC Cancer

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Ahmed Alkhawlani

Clinical Pharmacist — N/a

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Brooke Bernhardt

Chief Pharmaceutical Officer — St Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Alexandre Chan

Professor And Chair — University of California, Irvine

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Hoai Thu Dang

Clinical Pharmacist — Hanoi Oncology Hospital

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Donald Danson

Clinical Pharmacist — Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Harbans Dhillon

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Lisa Holle

Clinical Professor — Uconn School of Pharmacy

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Irem Karaomerlioglu

Pharmacist — Turkish Medicines And Medical Devices Agency

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Nirachorn Kuchonthara

Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical Admixture & Compounding Services — Bumrungrad International Hospital

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Rodrigo Spineli Macedo

Oncology Pharmacist — Universidade Federal De São Paulo

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Felice Musicco

Dr — Instituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri

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Himanshu Patel

Senior Pharmacovigilance And Medical Information Specialist — Methapharm Inc, Canada

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Rowena Schwartz

University of Cincinnati

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Mario Jorge Silva

Pharmacist — National Cancer Institute of Brazil

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Rosalyn Sims

Clinical Pharmacist — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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Steve Stricker

Associate Scientific Director — Abbvie

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Karunrat Tewthanom

Pharmacist, Assistant professor — Pharmacy

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David Wata

Clinical Pharmacist — Kenyatta National Hospital

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John Wiernikowski

Clinical Pharmacist — McMaster Children's Hospital

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Monica Yam Fui Chien

Oncology Pharmacist — Sabah Women's & Children's Hospital

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Summary of Committee Priorities for This Year

Position paper on healthcare disparities in oncology pharmacy: ISOPP aims to raise awareness about healthcare disparities in oncology pharmacy by writing a position paper on this topic. Currently, members are working in subgroups and online meetings are used to facilitate discussion around the work.
WHO Essential Medicines List Update: This year WHO's meeting for the Essential Medicines List (EML) will be held from May 5^th to 9^th in Switzerland. Advocacy Committee members are expected to provide insights from their practice regarding proposals for addition of certain drugs to the list. Please see below for previous work on this topic.

Other Information

ISOPP Recommendations Presented at the WHO EML Secretariat on 21.06.2021

Category:

Advocacy

Year:

2021

Author(s)/Presenter(s):

John Wiernikowski

Source:

ISOPP

ISOPP Statement to WHO EML Secretariat on 21.06.2021

Category:

Advocacy

Year:

2021

Source:

ISOPP

ISOPP Recommendations Presented at the WHO EML Secretariat on 24.04.2023

Category:

Advocacy

Year:

2023

Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Esin Aysel Kandemir

John Wiernikowski

Source:

ISOPP

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