Let’s Talk About SACT – a BOPA Podcast

A Cancer Pharmacy Podcast brought to you by The British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA). The purpose of the podcast is to promote excellence in the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer through education.
We release 1-2 episodes on a monthly basis and each episode varies in length, but will generally be between 15 to 40min long.
Contact us: If you would like to get in touch about being on the podcast or to give a review: please contact us on [email protected] or tweet us @BOPACommittee
Meet your Podcast Host – Michal Sladkowski
Our podcast editors are: Eleanor Ball, Chiara Creed and Michal Sladkowski.
Our latest episodes:
45. Let’s Talk About The Cancer Research UK Form Project Ft. Alia Nizam (November 2025)- In this episode we are joined by Alia Nizam. We discuss the Cancer Research UK Consent Form Project. We explore how and why the project was developed, what’s involved in creating consent forms and much more.
44. Let’s Talk About The Duffy Null Variant Ft. Andrew Hantel, Stephen Hibbs and Lauren Merz (October 2025)-In this episode we are joined by Andrew Hantel, Stephen Hibbs and Lauren Merz. We discuss the Duffy Null variant. Specifically what it is, the history, clinical impact and much more.
43. Let’s Talk About Online Misinformation Ft Hana (September 2025)– In this episode we are joined by Hana, also known as @pharmadrama on Instagram. Hana is a hospital pharmacist based in the UK who creates content about pharmacy practice, especially in the field of cancer care. We discuss online cancer misinformation, how to tackle it and much more.
42. Let’s Talk About Inavo120 Ft Suzanne Frank (August 2025)- In this episode we are joined by Suzanne Frank. We discuss Inavo120 (Inavolisib-Based Therapy in PIK3CA-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer) study. We discuss the relevance of the data and how it might change practice going forward. This study is available to read at https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404625 and the update at https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.1003
41. Let’s Talk About Cardio-Oncology Ft. Benjamin Dowsing (July 2025)- In this episode we are joined by Benjamin Dowsing. We discuss what cardio-oncology is, baseline monitoring, managing patients who develop cardiotoxicity, long term cardiac follow-up and much more.