Education and Training (E&T) Subcommittee

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The primary purpose of the BOPA Education and Training subcommittee is to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients by supporting the membership with educational resources. The aim is to offer a range of learning materials to ensure it meets the needs of all its members from those new to oncology through to experienced practitioners in all sectors of pharmacy.

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Catherine Parbutt

Chair | Introduction To Oncology Course Lead

Catherine Parbutt

Catherine is Consultant Pharmacist for Cancer Services at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She is an independent prescriber and specialises in CLL where she manages patients on targeted therapies. She has a passion for Education and Training and is currently Co-Chair of the E&T Sub-Committee and is involved in running the BOPA Introduction to Oncology study days.

Michal Sladkowski

Chair | Let's Talk About SACT Podcast Lead | Introduction To Oncology Course | SACT Verification Passport| eLearning

Michal Sladkowski

Michal works at a Cancer Centre in York as an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist. Michal is a NMP and works in clinics within the cancer setting. He has a passion for education and training and wants to ensure that pharmacists are utilised to their maximum potential within oncology and haematology. Michal also works as a specialist examiner in clinical pharmacology for The Royal College of Radiologists. Keen to further develop his knowledge and skills; he is undertaking an MSc in Oncology.

Clayton Wong

Secretary | E-Learning | Introduction To Oncology Course | SACT Verification Passport | Webinar | Independent Sector Representative

Clayton Wong

Clayton works as Lead Oncology Pharmacist at Nuffield Health Cancer Centre London. He is a specialist cancer pharmacist with a generalist interest. Clayton has previously worked as a senior leader in the pharmacy department and as a lead cancer services pharmacist within an NHS trust. He is an independent prescriber, with experience of managing patients with urological cancers. Clayton cares about the holistic care of patients and improving their health outcomes.

Passionate about educational and training, Clayton is in particular keen on promoting the cancer specialties in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner, and developing others’ interests in learning about cancer. Clayton is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Mentoring Advisory Group, and he mentors pharmacists and students with the RPS and the University of Nottingham. He also works with the CPPE and Macmillan Cancer Support to review content of learning materials and patient information for pharmacy professionals, patients and carers.

Clayton believes continuous quality improvement is an essential element of professional development. He is an advocate for practice research in pharmacy, having implemented numerous service development projects within his previous NHS Trusts, which have been published as posters at the BOPA symposium over the last few years. He is currently on the Faculty of Royal College of Radiologists Clinical Oncology Exam Board as a Clinical Pharmacology Specialist Examiner. Clayton is a qualified pharmacist in two countries.

Netty Cracknell

SACT Verification Passport Lead | Introduction To Oncology Course | Independent Sector Representative

Netty Cracknell

Netty has over 20 years’ experience as a specialist oncology pharmacist working in both government and private organisations within the UK and is currently Lead Cancer Pharmacist for Ramsay Health Care UK. She is President -Elect at The International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP), website manager for the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) and a member of the UK SACT Board. Netty was announced a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2022 and a Fellow of BOPA in 2023.
Netty is passionate about improving cancer care globally and improving safety for patients and staff through the use of digital media. Netty also has a keen interest in education and training and uses her strengths of IT and enthusiasm to support all pharmacy staff in all sectors and countries to improve access to education and training globally.

Tasneem Ganijee

Advanced Practice Study Day Lead | Introduction to Oncology Course

Tasneem Ganijee

Working at The Christie NHS Trust and having 10 years including paediatric experience within Haematology and bone marrow transplant. For the last 3 years worked as a NMP within Haematology outpatient clinics.

Sadia Malik

Webinars Lead

Sadia Malik

Hello my name is Sadia and I fell into pharmacy through some work experience my Mum forced me to do aged 17 fast forward a decade and I similarly fell into oncology on a whim because I hated my previous job! Oncology has given me a career, a career I thoroughly enjoy and have enjoyed every day of for the last 9 years. I have progressed more recently from a rotational oncology pharmacist to Electronic Prescribing & EPMA Pharmacist. I joined BOPA more recently and have felt thoroughly welcomed within the community. BOPA has most definitely given me many opportunities for learning and collaboration on projects nationally and internationally. I look forward to becoming a valued member of the E&T Subcommittee once I get my head around all the nitty-gritty. Outside of my career I have two loving boisterous little boys who keep me mostly out of breath and thin on patience!

Sarah Mitchell

SACT Verification Passport Lead | Scottish Representative

Nisha Shaunak

Advanced Practice Study Day Lead | BOPA Exec Comm Rep | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion

Nisha Shaunak

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

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

In my current role, I 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, I 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), I have a special interest in both Genomics and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). I am also involved with national working groups to develop and shape services around these for the future.

Eleanor Ball

Let's Talk About SACT Podcast Editor

Tiffany Chan

Research Subcommittee Liaison | Webinars

Tiffany Chan

Lead Pharmacist in Cancer Services, GWH

Tiffany is an experienced cancer pharmacist with over 13 years of experience working at four different cancer centres. She received her MPharm degree from the University of Nottingham and is a certified independent prescriber with a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Oncology.

As the Lead Pharmacist in Cancer Services and the Deputy Chair of the Chemotherapy Working Group at the Great Western Hospital, Tiffany leads the modernisation of chemotherapy services delivery including integration of pharmacy services within the MDT / clinical areas to promote medicines optimisation. She is also an advocate for pharmacist /nurse led SACT review clinics and has set up a CDK 4/6i review clinic alongside the secondary breast CNS. Her interests are in haematology (Myeloma/CLL/MPN) and breast cancer. She is a member of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners, the European Society for Medical Oncology and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Amira Chaudry

Introduction To Oncology Course

Amira Chaudry

My name is Amira, I work at Mid and South Essex Trust. I recently moved into Oncology after spending a lot my career developing as an Acute and Emergency Care Pharmacist. The field of Oncology is diverse, and I feel that it allows me to continually develop and expand my knowledge. BOPA was fundamental to my transition and the community and resources provide a wealth of knowledge.

Chiara Creed

Let's Talk About SACT Podcast Editor

Fionnuala Cunningham

Webinars | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion

Fionnuala Cunningham

I work as a haematology/oncology pharmacist at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, predominantly working in clinics reviewing patients with myeloproliferative disorders

Suzanne Goggin

E-Learning | Pharmaceutical Industry Representative

Joanne parkes

Advanced Practice Study Day

Joanne parkes

Jo currently holds a dual role at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust. She is the lead Pharmacy Practitioner in Clinical Oncology and Aseptic Services as well as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Oncology specialising in Cancer Immunotherapy. Through previous roles she has gained experience in clinical informatics and EPR implementation as a senior member of the digital project management team. She works closely with the University of Birmingham as a guest lecturer for the Independent Prescribing course and as the lead secondary care stakeholder on the University Of Birmingham Prescribing Committee.
Jo is part of the NHS Leadership Academy where she has completed both The Edward Jenner and Mary Seacole Leadership Programmes.

Jo is also a Specialist Reviewer of systemic-anticancer treatment information published on the Macmillan Cancer Support website and leaflets.

Interests - genomics, immuno-oncology, higher education, leadership, clinical research and audit.

Elisaveta Parry

Advanced Practice Study Day | Webinars

Alkesh Patel

Advanced Practice Study Day | Pharmaceutical Industry Representative

Alkesh Patel

Alkesh currently works at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust which is based in Manchester. He is Lead Pharmacist for the Clinical Trials Service and has also worked on a number of innovative pharmacy projects that have led to publications such as the dose banding of pembrolizumab and development of patient apps.

Nilouphar Tejrar

New to Oncology Representative | Pharmacy Technician Representative

Rebecca Toole

Webinars | Pharmacy Technician Representative

Rebecca Toole

Hello!
I am a Chemotherapy Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, I've been qualified as a Pharmacy Technician now for nearly 8 years. I work at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
I am newly specialising in Oncology and Haematology, administering SACT including orals and subcuts, in the future looking into administration of IV SACT.

Joseph Williams

eLearning

Joseph Williams

Joseph is a Specialist Cancer and Homecare Pharmacist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and has previously been a member of the Cancer team at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) with a specialist interest in colorectal cancer and antimicrobial stewardship. He is also an independent prescriber within the colorectal cancer speciality.

Joseph is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Pharmacy & Optometry at the University of Manchester (UoM) where he teaches a variety of topics including Cancer for Undergraduates and Postgraduates. His background has vastly been in clinical practice and his patient facing role within the MDT has allowed him to initiate and progress applied health research projects in his area of practice to benefit patient care. He has also been fortunate to have had many opportunities to work with students in Higher Education Institutions around the country and has always been passionate about supporting students and teaching.

Joseph is passionate about promoting excellence in pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, research, and innovation.

Joseph is Chair of BOPA and is also a member of the BOPA Digital, E&T, EDI and Research Sub-committees. He has previously been Secretary and Vice Chair of BOPA.

Jennifer McClintick

LCC representative

Latest Education and Training (E&T) Subcommittee Downloads

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Documents

Agenda – BOPA Introduction to Oncology Course – London Cohort November 2023

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SOP

SOP for Hosting an Educational Event

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SOP of BOPA Podcast (Lets Talk About SACT)

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Documents

Agenda – BOPA Introduction to Oncology Course 2023 London Cohort

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Agenda – BOPA Introduction to Oncology Course 2023 Leeds Cohort

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BOPA Education and Training Committee Terms of Reference v1.2 July 2018

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