Oncology Pharmacy News

My name is Dr. Aoko Koyoson, a pharmacist at the outpatient Oncology pharmacy at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 

As dawn breaks over Nairobi's skyline, the Cancer Treatment Centre at Kenyatta National Hospital springs to life. It is a chilly Thursday morning, the air is crisp, and with it comes the weight of responsibility that we, the oncology outpatient pharmacy team, carry each day. Our mission? To ensure safe, timely and correct medication delivery to hundreds of cancer patients. 

 

On behalf of the ISOPP Secretariat, it is our pleasure to announce to you as past, present and future members, some exciting and innovative changes which will help advance our Society’s impact, deliver more value, and move us into an even more successful future. 

 

Are you interested in enhancing your knowledge of oncology pharmacy and learning about the field within the Canadian framework? If so, be sure to attend the Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology’s (CAPhO) Oncology Fundamentals Day (OFD) 2023. 

 

The MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting is the foremost international and interdisciplinary conference on supportive care in cancer. It covers the entire spectrum of problems experienced by patients as a result of their cancer and cancer treatment.

 

Building on past collaborations with AstraZeneca Gulf and the Saudi Oncology Pharmacy Assembly (SOPA) , ISOPP presents the content for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Course Online Learning Series taking place monthly from June 2023 to early 2024.

 

By Cristina Ibáñez Collado, Oncology Pharmacist, PharmD, BPS-BCOP, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Catalonia, Spain

I work at the Catalan Institute of Oncology, a comprehensive cancer center, serving approximately 60% of Catalonia’s adult population, which is around 5 million people.

 

By Professor Shao-Chin Chiang, founder TwHOPA and Sarah Lo, ISOPP member