E97: Joanne Collins - Lead Clinical Pharmacist in Palliative and Supportive Care

Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Jo Collins as part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (part 34).Discussion about Jo’s career, role as a pharmacist and common questions patients ask. To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 1) Reflect on your knowledge of over the counter and prescribed medications a patient undergoing cancer may need as part of their treatment.2) Consider linking in with your local pharmacy team and finding out ways to work collaboratively: supporting patients, available drug information resources, training and education opportunities or service improvement.3) Complete the ‘Let's Communicate Cancer’ resource:https://www.bopa.org.uk/lessons/lesson-1-introduction-cancer-and-you/ (you can sign up for free with British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA): to access this)Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: https://bit.ly/3GbtR1X.Links from podcast:British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA): https://www.bopa.org.uk/ Links from podcast:British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA): https://www.bopa.org.uk/ Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS): https://www.sps.nhs.uk/?s=&cat%5B%5D=266&cat%5B%5D=31General information for patients with religious or dietary requirements: Implications of religious and cultural beliefs on selection of medicines. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2016; 54(4): 45-48 - https://dtb.bmj.com/lookup/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=27079738SPS* - Halal: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sps.nhs.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2FUKMi_QA_Halal_Aug20-FINAL.doc%23%3A~%3Atext%3Dporcine&wdOrigin=BROWSELINKSPS* - Vitamin D preps in vegetarians/vegans: https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/choosing-an-oral-vitamin-d-preparation-for-vegetarians-or-vegans/#:~:text=vegetarianSPS* - Excipients for vegan patients: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sps.nhs.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2FQA-Vegan-excipients-2019.docx%23%3A~%3Atext%3Dvegetarian&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK*Jo Collins recommends searching the SPS website before referring to the above as they regularly update documents/add new Q&As, and published medicines information very quickly becomes outdated. I’d also suggest discussing with your pharmacy team who can check with the manufacturer or review the literature for you- chances are they’ve been asked before, especially if they have a medicines information service.Please like and subscribe to Rad Chat on your podcast library.Our links:Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/radchat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadChatPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rad__chat/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/radtalk Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rad_chat Twitter: https://twitter.com/rad__chat?lang=en