TUKED - ISOPP Masterclass In Turkey In October 2018

By Gamze Korubuk, Hacettepe University Hospital and Anil Ozyaman, Kent Hospital 

Within the scope of the cooperation of TUKED-ISOPP which is to improve oncology pharmacy practices, the ‘Safe Handling and Supportive Care’ Masterclass training was organized in Izmir-Turkey on 5-6 October 2018 with participation and contribution of the ISOPP Secretariat, the Past-President Harbans Dhillon and the Secretary Evelyn Handel.

Prior to the training, a total of 12 TUKED instructor pharmacists were trained for 2 days by Harbans Dhillon as continuation of safe handling and aseptic technique training which was previously conducted in March 2018. The 2 days of training included applied aseptic technique and implementation of spill management. TUKED instructors also received a full-day theoretical training by Evelyn Handel on oral anticancer therapy.

On 5-6 October, 49 pharmacists and 26 pharmacy technicians from various hospitals in the field of oncology pharmacy practice participated in the masterclasses. The participants' interest was high and presentations were comprehensive and intensive. On the 1st day which was a Supportive Care focused training, the management of myelosuppression, management of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, prevention of extravasation and hypersensitivity reactions and management of oncological emergencies were explained. On the 2nd day which was about Safe Handling; the ISOPP Standards of Practice, the TUKED Guidelines, safe handling of cytotoxic drugs, aseptic drug preparation principles, fundamentals of equipment and facilities, validation process and a quality assurance were presented.

Furthermore, presentations were given on the special drug preparation, prevention of medication errors in cytotoxic medication orders and drug preparation as well as management of cytotoxic spills. At the end of the presentations, a cytotoxic spill management workshop was organized. The participants had the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice in small groups under the supervision of the TUKED’s instructors and Harbans Dhillon. Therefore, they noticed the gaps in their knowledge and identified potential errors in practice.

All participants received a certificate given by the TUKED-ISOPP at the end of the training.

We are happy to have a successfully run TUKED-ISOPP Masterclass in our country. We are excited for future steps of our collaboration and looking forward to repeating the Masterclasses regularly.
 

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