International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
What's happening in the association
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The fifty-second issue of the Virtual Journal Club (VJC) is available on the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) website. To access it, visit the Virtual Journal Club Surveys page or follow the direct link to the survey.
Would you like to have input into ISOPP’s 2019 Symposium program? As the Symposium Annual Program (SAP) Task Force Co-Chairs, we (Bruce Burnett and Shaun O’Connor) would like to tap into your expertise and ideas to develop an exceptional program for ISOPP 2019, taking place in London, UK, October 10-13.
The fifty-first issue of the Virtual Journal Club (VJC) is available on the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) website. To access it, visit the Virtual Journal Club Surveys page or follow the direct link to the survey.
For those of you that were unable to make it to the ISOPP Meeting in Shanghai, or couldn't make it to the AGM; I want to share some highlights from my report. Firstly and most importantly; ISOPP Members are now able to apply for UICC Technical Fellowships. These fellowships provide funding for recipients to visit another centre to learn/be mentored in a skill that the pharmacist....
What's happening in oncology pharmacy around the world
By John Wiernikowski, Advocacy Task Force Chair
The Victorian Therapeutics Advisory Group (VicTAG) in conjunction with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Australia, are funding a project to develop a Chemotherapy Audit Toolkit to provide health services with an audit tool and an overarching governance framework for chemotherapy prescribing and variation from protocol.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists has launched the #EAHPShortagesSurvey to improve patient outcomes!
The ISOPP 2018 presentation recordings are available in ISOPP's Virtual Education Resource Library (Virtual Library).
If you attended the 2018 Symposium or have previously purchased Virtual Library access, log in to the ISOPP website and visit the Virtual Library to view the new video presentations. Symposium participants receive complimentary access to the 2018 content for one year!
Contact ISOPP to have your oncology related event added to our calendar
Recent literature to keep you informed
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated its guidelines to prevent and manage nausea and vomiting caused by antineoplastic agents or radiation therapy in cancer patients.
The purpose of the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates is to enhance patient safety by allowing you to standardize patient care, reduce medication errors, and anticipate and manage adverse events.
The purpose of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) E-learning Tool is to provide basic knowledge to hospital and community pharmacists involved in the pharmaceutical care for HSCT patients.
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