Collecting Laboratory Data The collection of laboratory data usually precedes dosage calculations and computer order entry, as laboratory values may dictate pertinent dosage changes or delays in therapy, according to treatment protocols. The SPOT was trained via a didactic lecture (given by the pharmacy manager/clinical practice leader, A.L.) based on the content of the pharmacy [...]
Ridge Meadows Hospital is a 302-bed community hospital. The outpatient oncology unit was created in 1997 with a focus on adult patients with solid tumours and malignant hematologic conditions. On average, 15 patients are booked to undergo chemotherapy in this outpatient unit each week. The oncology team, consisting of an oncologist, a nurse, a dietitian, [...]
INTRODUCTION During the past 40 years, the roles of the pharmacy technician have expanded to services beyond traditional duties within the pharmacy department, correlating with the ever-changing needs of the health care system. In other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the roles of pharmacy technicians go beyond those of their Canadian counterparts to include [...]
Speaker: Roger Stupp, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director, Brain Tumor and Chest Oncology Clinic, Multi-disciplinary Oncology Center, University of Lausanne Hospital, Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. The addition of temozolomide (Temodar®, Schering), a chemotherapeutic agent indicated for the treatment of ana-plastic astrocytoma, to standard radiation therapy significantly improved both progression-free survival and overall survival in patients [...]
Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer Speaker: William J. Gradishar, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Breast Oncology; and Director, Fellowship Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Socioeconomic disadvantage and being an African-American man heighten the risk of experiencing the most profound negative consequences of prostate cancer. The interplay of their knowledge barriers and attitudinal barriers to care predisposes these men to poor prostate health, late stage diagnosis, treatment delays, and, ultimately, poor survival. Theoretically, however, these barriers can be overcome much [...]
The qualitative data analysis revealed six themes that can be broadly categorized as knowledge and attitudinal barriers. Specifically, the knowledge barriers were: 1) lack of accurate information 2) misunderstanding and half truths, and 3) myths. The attitudinal barriers were: 1) fear, 2) denial, and 3) apathy. Participants reported that the presence of these barriers resulted [...]
