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 | 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 Cancer Services Pharmacist at the Royal Free London Hospital. He is a specialist cancer pharmacist with a generalist interest. Clayton has experience working in both the public and independent sectors. 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. She is currently Lead Cancer Pharmacist for Ramsay Health Care UK. Netty is currently President of The International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) and a member of the UK SACT Board. Netty has previously held various leadership positions within the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) and has independently led several National and International Projects. 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 to support all pharmacy staff in all sectors and countries to improve access to learning 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.

Sarah Mitchell

SACT Verification Passport Lead | Scottish Representative

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah has worked within cancer services since 2020 and has experience working in adult solid tumour, haematology and bone marrow transplant. She is an independent prescriber who previously specialised in lung cancer.
Sarah now works in a dedicated national stem cell transplant centre within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and specialises in haemato-oncology and ATMPs.
Sarah is involved in the E&T subcommittee, is the lead of the BOPA Digital SACT Verification Passport Pillar and she is a member of the Community Pharmacy and Primary Care subcommittee.
Sarah is passionate about E&T, service development and the optimisation of cross sector working.

Nisha Shaunak

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

Nisha Shaunak

Nisha is the Associate Chief Pharmacist for Cancer & Surgery at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust & Pharmacy Lead for SE Genomics Medicine Strategic Alliance.

I have worked in oncology for 25 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. I have previously also worked at NHS England (London region), as Cancer Commissioning Pharmacist.

In my current role, I am Trust Pharmacy Lead for Non Medical Prescribing, Clinical Trials, Genomics and Advanced Therapies. I oversee the governance and strategic delivery of all Cancer services the Trust and am a wider member of the Pharmacy Directorate Management Team. I am also heavily involved in developing strategies to support capacity and upskilling the Cancer Pharmacy Workforce, to meet our future demand. I am passionate about ensuring our services are inclusive for staff and patients alike, and am part of both the Pharmacy and Trust EDI Committee.

As the Trust 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.

Academically I am passionate about research and am a Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College London.

Eleanor Meerstadt

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.

Chiara Creed

Let's Talk About SACT Podcast Editor

Fionnuala Cunningham

Webinars | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion

Fionnuala Cunningham

I work as an oncology and Informatics Pharmacist at Sunderland Royal

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

Joseph Williams

eLearning

Joseph Williams

Joseph is a Specialist Cancer Pharmacist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust with a specialist clinical and research interest in colorectal cancer and care closer to home. He is also an independent prescriber within the colorectal cancer speciality. Joseph is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Pharmacy & Optometry at the University of Manchester (UoM) where he teaches on the Cancer programme 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. His experience and accolades have allowed Joseph to be elected as Chair of the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA), elected as a member of the UK SACT Board, become a member of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership (PPL) Advisory Board and a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). Joseph is passionate about promoting excellence in pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education, research, and innovation.

Jennifer McClintick

LCC representative

Jennifer Pirrie

eLearning

Diana Matthews

eLearning

Diana Matthews

Ms Diana Matthews works as an Advanced Oncology Pharmacist and Urology Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) at the Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff.

Ms Matthews completed her degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Porto in 2006. She came to the UK in 2008 and eventually started to work as a Diploma Pharmacist at the Whittington Health NHS Trust, North London. She went on to pursue a career in oncology and, after finishing her Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, started working at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London. Almost 4 years later, she moved to St George’s Hospital, London, where she completed her NMP training in prostate cancer. The circle was closed when she returned to the Whittington Hospital as their Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services.

In 2019, Ms Matthews and her family relocated to Wales, and at the beginning of 2020 she started her current role at Velindre Cancer Centre where she specialises in urological cancers as prostate, bladder and renal, and runs SACT review clinic sessions alongside the team. She is also one of the Lead Pharmacists for the Welsh Cancer Network and has most recently been elected a member of the BOPA executive committee.

Philip Jones

Webinars

Harwinder Sangha

LCC

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 for Hosting an Educational Event

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SOP of BOPA Podcast (Lets Talk About SACT)

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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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