The aim of the immunotherapy specialist advisory group is to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of cancer patients receiving immunotherapy-based systemic anti-cancer therapy. The group will encourage collaborative working across the profession and the wider MDT to ensure clinical, research, governance, service development and education aims are met.
Role of the group:
To act as a key stakeholder for pharmaceutical issues relating to immunotherapy medicine and service delivery
To provide a platform and peer-supported forum for pharmacy professionals who are involved or interested in the area of immunotherapy
Promote the group to the wider BOPA membership to ensure information is disseminated widely across the country
To identify key priorities for immunotherapy medicine to ensure services are delivered safely and effectively
To support the professional development of pharmacy services as key to designing innovative models of service delivery to improve patient care
To share best practice and challenges relating to immunotherapy
To develop and deliver education and training opportunities in immunotherapy
To build a framework/infrastructure for collaborative working to facilitate delivery of a programme of audit and research in the field of immunotherapy
To provide expert opinion toward national initiatives relating to immunotherapy in oncology/haematology
Co-Chairs: Alice Tew and Meera Desai.
Other positions:
Note: the positions below reflect the National Immuno-Oncology Clinical Network (IOCN) – ioclinicalnetwork.co.uk, led by Dr Anna Olsson-Brown.
Education and training – Emma Dring and Jordan Morris (feedback to E&T subcommittee)
Clinical support – Dharmisha Chauhan
Service development – Pinkie Chambers
Research and analysis – Joanne Parkes and Kavita Kantilal (to feedback to research subcommittee)
Policy and governance – Laura Lopez (to feedback to GAP subcommittee)
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There are several affiliated groups with BOPA. The groups and BOPA work together jointly to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, communication, research or innovation.
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