Hypercalcaemia of malignancy survey
Dear colleagues, Hypercalcaemia of malignancy is the commonest metabolic complication in cancer patients and there is a lack of evidence in this area, leading to potential variation in clinical practice.…
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BOPA Proposed Vision – Feedback reminder
Dear Members The revised BOPA vision was presented during the AGM at the 2024 BOPA conference in Birmingham. (The AGM slides can be found here) The revised vision is a…
UKMS Pharmacy Group – Education Day, November 5th 2024
The UK Myeloma Society Pharmacy Group (a special-interest group affiliated to BOPA) is running its 2nd Annual Educational Meeting on Tuesday 5th November from 12 Noon to 4.30pm. The meeting…
Association for Supportive & Palliative Care Pharmacy (ASPCP) Annual Conference
The Association for Supportive & Palliative Care Pharmacy (ASPCP) is a UK representative association for pharmacy professionals to improve the care of people affected by advanced life-limiting disease. Our annual…
Let’s Talk About SACT – Let’s Talk About difficult conversations
The next episode of #LetsTalkAboutSact our BOPA Podcast is released on 7th October. Let’s Talk About difficult conversations. In this episode we are joined by Naima Fowlis. We discuss having…
Webinar for HCPs working with children with (brain) cancer
Please see the flyer below for a webinar that we are hosting with clinical psychologist, Dr Martha. This is free CPD sharing strategies for supporting children and their parents during…
Senior Adult Oncology study day 30/09/2024
Dear Colleagues, We have organised in collaboration with the Marsden School a Senior Adult Oncology study day on Monday the 30th of September 2024 that will take place in attendance at The Royal Marsden Education and Conference Centre…
Survey Participation Opportunity: Calling All Community Pharmacy Team Members
Dear members, The research subcommittee would like to share with you a message from Jackie Lewis, Pharmacy Director at Lewis Pharmacy. I am excited to launch a new international survey…
131 abstracts have been accepted for the BOPA Conference in October
The BOPA Research Committee are delighted to announce that 131 abstracts have been accepted for the BOPA Conference in October and these will be subsequently published in the Journal of…
CRUK Publication update- National SACT Multiple Myeloma regimen specific consent forms
Dear All, I am delighted to inform you that the first phase of Multiple Myeloma regimen specific SACT consent forms are available for use on the CRUK website. All forms…
BCS/BCOS/UCLH Cancer Academy Cardio-Oncology Course, 11 November 2024, Royal College of Physicians, London
This joint British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardio-Oncology Society and University College London Hospitals Cancer Academy course provides an update in contemporary cardio-oncology practice and will cover recent updates in cardio-oncology.…
Treatment delays and new evidence
Dear BOPA members We are delighted to share two studies that you may be interested in for your practices. The studies outline the impact of treatment delays (i.e. Delays in…