All episodes of Let's Talk About SACT

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Let's Talk About Supporting Transgender Patients

In this episode we are joined by Alison Berner. We discuss available resources to better support transgender patients, special considerations, creating supportive and inclusive environments and much more.

Published 06/10/24

Let's Talk About Research

In this episode we are joined by Pinkie Chambers. We discuss her current research project, the role of a pharmacist as a principal investigator and getting involved in research.

Published 05/20/24

Let's Talk About SACT

Published 05/20/24

Let’s Talk About Inequalities And The British Asian Cancer Charity

In this episode we are joined by Nusrat Latif. We discuss the British Asian Cancer Charity, current initiatives at tackling inequalities, current projects, campaigns and much more.

Published 05/07/24

Let's Talk About BOPA In 2024

In this episode we are joined by the BOPA chair, Joe Williams. We discuss changes in the executive committee, plans for BOPA in 2024 and reflect on the past year.

Published 04/22/24

Let's Talk About Cancer Research UK

In this episode we are joined by Helen Thompson. We discuss the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Charity. We discuss key features of the CRUK website, unique resources, how CRUK can support patients and healthcare staff as well as other topics.

Published 04/08/24

Let's Talk About High Dose Methotrexate

In this episode we are joined by Chris Salmen. We discuss high dose methotrexate . We delve into pharmacokinetics, toxicities, monitoring requirements and Chris' experience.

Published 03/18/24

Let’s Talk About Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia

In this episode we are joined by Susanne Kricke. We discuss what JMML is, symptoms, treatments and Susanne’s research.

Published 03/04/24

Let's Talk About Radiology

In this episode we are joined by Imran Lasker. We discuss different scanning modalities, how pharmacists can request scans and what should be included in scan requests.

Published 02/05/24

Let’s Talk About What It’s Like When A Breast Surgeon Gets Breast Cancer

In this episode we are joined by Liz O'Riordan. We discuss her career as a breast surgeon, what it's like to be a cancer patient, sex, and top tips for healthcare professionals. Liz O'Riordan has a fantastic podcast "So Now I've Got Breast Cancer", available at: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pXPnBxEhIDjfMNCgnBTDI

Published 01/22/24

Let's Talk About Immunotherapy

In this episode we are joined by Ricky Frazer. We discuss what immunotherapy is, toxicities, multidisciplinary team working within immunotherapy, the role of pharmacy teams in managing immunotherapy and the highly successful “The Immunobuddies” podcast. The Immunobuddies podcast can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-immunobuddies/id1687866517

Published 01/08/24

Let's Talk About Capacity

In this episode we are joined by Netty Cracknell , Suzanne Frank, Chandra Maraj, Calum Polwart and Ade Williams. This is our live podcast “Changing Landscape of Cancer Pharmacy in 2023” from the BOPA 2023 symposium in Wales. We discuss pharmacy technician roles, existing capacity issues, community pharmacy involvement in cancer services and much more. The questions for this podcast have been submitted by our live audience at the symposium.

Published 12/18/23

Let's Talk About ISOPP

In this episode we are joined by Evelyn Handel and Netty Cracknell, president and president elect of The International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners. We discuss what ISOPP is, its initiatives, achievements, challenges and make the big announcement!

Published 12/04/23

Let's Talk About BUKU Medicine

In this episode we are joined by Alex Langridge. We discuss the BUKU Medicine app, its features, the thoughts behind it and how to utilise it in practice.

Published 11/20/23

Let's Talk About Radiotherapy

In this episode we are joined by Rachael Barton and Steph Hatcliffe. We discuss palliative and radical radiotherapy, side effects and their management and the set up of a palliative radiotherapy service in Hull.

Published 11/06/23

Let’s Talk About CAR-T And Pharmacy Technicians

In this episode we are joined by Gemma Hicks, Fan Iek Cheng and Jennifer Pirrie. We cover roles of pharmacy technicians within the CAR-T setting, benefits to patients and staff, commissioning of CAR-T in Scotland and much more. For more information contact: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected].

Published 10/17/23

Let's Talk About Peripheral Neuropathy

In this episode we are joined by Catherine Quinlan. We discuss peripheral neuropathy, its impact on patients, preventative measures, current research and Catherine’s experience at the MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting.

Published 10/02/23

Let’s Talk About The BOPA Verification Passport

In this episode we are joined by Netty Cracknell and Jonathan Knight. We discuss reasons for the BOPA Verification Passport, the benefits for staff and patients and its upcoming release.

Published 09/18/23

Let's Talk About CAR-T

In this episode we are joined by Jessica Pealing. We cover what CAR-T is, patients eligibility, administration, toxicities and much more.

Published 09/04/23

Let's Talk About Research With CAPhO

In this episode we are partnering with our colleagues from The Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO). We are joined by Tiffany Nguyen and discuss a variety of research projects happening in Canada. We discuss pharmacists managing patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a community pharmacy engagement initiative for oral anticancer drugs, research in climate stewardship as well as international collaboration on research projects.

Published 08/21/23

Let's Talk About Anticancer Drug Dosing In Kidney Dysfunction

In this episode we are joined by Geeta Sandhu and Carla Scuderi from Australia. We talk about kidney dysfunction, how it affects anticancer medicines and the anticancer drug dosing in Kidney dysfunction guideline

Published 08/01/23

Let's Talk About My CML

In this episode we are joined by Andrea Preston and Nick Duncan. We discuss CML, challenges facing patients and the "My CML" app.

Published 07/10/23

Let's Talk About Supportive Care

In this episode we are joined by Joanne Collins. We discuss the role of the supportive care pharmacist, how it has evolved, its role in the future and general supportive care.

Published 06/13/23

Let's Talk About Geriatric Oncology

In this episode we are joined by Vanya Slavova-Boneva. We discuss the history of geriatric oncology and the complexities of managing elderly cancer patients.

Published 05/09/23

Let's Talk About Pharmacy Technicians and Cancer Services

In this episode we are joined by Nicola Armstrong, Emma Brownbridge and Rebecca Toole. We discuss their role, as pharmacy technicians, in SACT administration, their experiences and how this innovative project was developed.

Published 04/11/23