BOPA E&T Genomic Webinar 2 – How can my patient’s DNA impact their cancer and treatment?

Thursday 9th February 2023 at 13:00 – 14:00 GMT – Click HERE to register

The BOPA Education and Training Subcommittee would like to invite you to one of our live webinar sessions on ‘How can my patient’s DNA impact their cancer and treatment?’

This is part 2 of a series of Genomic Webinars prepared and presented by the BOPA Genomic Medicines Special Interest Group.

This webinar is FREE for all BOPA members and associates.

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This webinar contains pre-webinar material designed to facilitate your understanding of the topic. Please watch the pre-recorded primer videos before the webinar session. Click here to access the 3-part primer videos.

Webinar Chair:

Nisha Shaunak

Associate Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust & Pharmacy Lead, South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance

Nisha is the Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust & Pharmacy Lead for SE GMSA.

Nisha has worked in oncology for 23 years, both in the NHS & private sector. Over the years, she has set up and worked in non-medical prescribing chemotherapy clinics for breast cancer patients, and introduced several new drugs into practice.

In her current role, she oversee the governance and strategic delivery of all systemic anti-cancer therapy services at the Trust and am a wider member of the pharmacy executive team. Until recently, she was also working as a Cancer commissioning Pharmacist at NHS England.

As the Pharmacy ATMP Working Group Chair for the Trust and Pharmacy Lead for South East Genomics Medicines Service Alliance (SE GMSA), she has a special interest in both Genomics and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). She is also involved with national working groups to develop and shape services around these for the future.

Webinar Speaker:

Sana Mahmood

Advanced Pharmacist – Electronic Chemotherapy Prescribing, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Sana is a SACT E-prescribing Pharmacist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, part of East and North Herts NHS Trust. As part of her role, she is responsible for the E-prescribing system management and protocol development across the local consortium between East and North Hert, West Herts Hospitals and Luton and Dunstable hospital. 

She has over 15 years of NHS Hospital experience, with over 10 years in Cancer Services. She is an independent prescriber, leading clinics Lung and Ovarian cancer. 

Her special interests are genomics, pharmacy leadership and pharmacy research. 

Sana is a member of the BOPA Digital and research subcommittee. She is also member of the genomics affiliated group. As part of the research group, she has chaired and is leading workshops to support current and future pharmacists in portfolio development.

Register for your free place now via the link at the top of the page. (Note: You must be at least a BOPA FREE associate.)

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Note:

• The Zoom link for the webinar will be sent on the day of the event around 12:30pm (if you would like the link before this time, please email education@bopa.org.uk)
• This webinar contains pre-webinar material designed to facilitate your understanding of genomics. Please watch the pre-recorded primer videos before the webinar session. Click here or the link below to access the primer videos.
  • Genomic Primer Part 1
  • Genomic Primer Part 2
  • Genomic Primer Part 3 coming soon

We look forward to seeing you all.

Best Wishes
BOPA Education & Training Subcommittee