Introduction to Oncology Course – Virtual Seminar Series

We are delighted to inform you that the Introduction to Oncology Course will now be running as a virtual seminar series.

 

About this Event

The BOPA Introduction to Oncology Virtual seminar series will be starting on;

Wednesday 24/06/2020 18:00 – Oncological Emergencies – Bruce Burnett (free to all) – View 1st Webinar Information HERE

 

The first session will be free to all comers; however the second session onwards will be free for BOPA members only.

 

Weekly Seminars every Wednesday at 18:00 for an additional four sessions (Free for BOPA members):

Prescription verification, Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea & Vomiting (CINV) & Pharmaceutical Care Planning  – Kelly Baillie – 01/07/2020

Targeted Therapies – Emma Foreman – 08/07/2020

Introduction to Bone Marrow Transplantation – Tasneem Ganijee – 15/07/2020

Side effects of Chemotherapy – Catherine Parbutt – 22/07/2020

 

The virtual webinar series is FREE to all BOPA members and will provide a great virtual networking and learning opportunity for people new to working in oncology (less than 2 years’ experience). Expert speakers will present exciting new sessions on key topics such as pharmaceutical care planning, oncological emergencies and chemotherapy side effects. There will be the opportunity to ask questions at the end of every session.

As a BOPA member you can also watch the webinars after they are released so even if you miss a session you can catch up.

 

Sign up to become a BOPA member HERE.  BOPA annual membership costs £55. The Webinar series for non members costs £65.

Please register for sessions 2 onwards on Eventbrite HERE and also via the Register Button at the top of this page.

Also look out for further information on the BOPA website HERE

 

Olga Crehan, Emma Groves, Alkesh Patel and Bastiaan Buijtenhuijs BOPA Executive Committee Members/BOPA Education and Training committee chairs.

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