The HOPE (Honouring Oncology Pharmacy Excellence) Awards have been created to honour excellence in the practice of Oncology Pharmacy.
Submissions for the 2024/2025 HOPE Awards are closed.
Click here to apply for a HOPE Award
The HOPE (Honouring Oncology Pharmacy Excellence) Awards have been created to honour excellence in the practice of Oncology Pharmacy.
Click here to apply for a HOPE Award
Applications for the 2024/2025 HOPE Awards are now open and will remain open until January 17th, 2025.
AWARD CATEGORIES
Through an independent expert committee, the HOPE Awards recognize individuals or teams who have made significant contribution to oncology in any one of these areas of practice:
TEACHING AND EDUCATION: OF PHARMACY LEARNERS, PEERS OR PATIENTS
The HOPE Teaching & Education Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to furthering and enhancing Teaching & Education in oncology for HCPs, pharmacy learners or patients. The successful recipient(s) has demonstrated advancements and innovations that:
- Improved HCP knowledge about oncology therapeutics
- Improved patient care and knowledge about treatment and disease management
- Instilled confidence in HCPs, students, patients and caregivers about oncology therapeutics
The successful recipient(s) stands out for excellence, innovative spirit and commitment to furthering education. There must be measurable feedback to corroborate excellence in teaching. For example, a pre- and post-test to show the increase in knowledge based on the teaching initiative.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre Oral Anticancer Medication Clinical Co-op Program
- Development and Implementation of a Pharmacist-Led Clinic Focused on Patient Education and Toxicity Management for Patients with Neo/Adjuvant Breast Cancer
- Safe Handling Medication Teaching Videos
- Oral Anticancer Drugs (OAD): Redesigning Patient Information Leaflets to Better Support Patients in the Management of their Therapy
INTER-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE
The HOPE Inter-professional Patient Care Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated excellence in inter-professional programs and partnerships that ultimately resulted in improved patient care. The successful recipient(s) went above and beyond:
- By developing inter-professional programs to improve the delivery of patient care
- By demonstrating excellence in building robust partnerships to enhance the quality of care
- By creating or supporting innovative inter-professional programs to improve patient safety
The successful recipient(s) stands out for excellence, collaborative approaches, and commitment to improved patient care and has measurable results to corroborate such. As an example, measurable impact could include details of the normal operating procedures in the past compared to procedures after the initiative, with data to show program success, or if too early, details to highlight changes and what it would mean long term.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- Implementation of Rapid Infusion Obinutuzumab in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Pharmacist-Led Virtual Care Follow-up for High Risk Oral Anticancer Patients
- Implementation of an Allergy Clinic for Patients with Prior Reactions to Anticancer Drugs: A Collaboration between Clinical Immunology and Pharmacy
- Survivorship Advocacy Initiatives as an Oncology Pharmacist
SUSTAINABILITY AND/OR EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
The HOPE Sustainability & Efficiency Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting the sustainability & efficiency of the healthcare system. The successful recipient(s) has demonstrated:
- Innovative strategies and programs that improved the sustainability of a specific centre or the broader healthcare system
- Leadership and commitment to support clinic efficiency and cost-savings programs
- Leadership and advocacy to support budget sustainability through the utilization of cost saving medications
The successful recipient(s) stands out for leadership, forward thinking, and commitment to sustaining and bettering the healthcare system. There must be a measurable impact to the program or initiative. An example would be demonstrating cost savings.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- New Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Pharmacy Cleanroom Development Project and Regional NAPRA Standards Implementation.
- Pegfilgrastim (Lapelga) and Filgrastim (Grastofil) Administration by Community Pharmacists: A Guideline and Process Map for Safe Administration
- Oncology Drug Rebate Management
- Standardization of Chemotherapy Doses in GI Cancers
HOPE+ : FOR DANS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
The HOPE+ Award recognizes a DAN and/or a Pharmacy Technician who has demonstrated excellence in oncology practice. The HOPE+ Award acknowledges the unique responsibilities that DANs and Pharmacy Technicians face in the oncology field and their important role in oncology care. Projects should fall under one of the following categories:
- Teaching and education: of pharmacy learners, peers, or patients
- Inter-professional programs to support patient care
- Sustainability and/or efficiency efforts
The successful recipient(s) stand out for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to oncology patient care.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- New Hazardous Sterile Cleanroom Pharmacy and New DAN Position
- Drug Access Navigation: A Streamlined Approach for Equal Access for All Cancer Patients
- AQCAMO
- Continued use of Dose Vial Optimization
TEACHING AND EDUCATION: OF PHARMACY LEARNERS, PEERS OR PATIENTS
The HOPE Teaching & Education Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to furthering and enhancing Teaching & Education in oncology for HCPs, pharmacy learners or patients. The successful recipient(s) has demonstrated advancements and innovations that:
- Improved HCP knowledge about oncology therapeutics
- Improved patient care and knowledge about treatment and disease management
- Instilled confidence in HCPs, students, patients and caregivers about oncology therapeutics
The successful recipient(s) stands out for excellence, innovative spirit and commitment to furthering education. There must be measurable feedback to corroborate excellence in teaching. For example, a pre- and post-test to show the increase in knowledge based on the teaching initiative.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre Oral Anticancer Medication Clinical Co-op Program
- Development and Implementation of a Pharmacist-Led Clinic Focused on Patient Education and Toxicity Management for Patients with Neo/Adjuvant Breast Cancer
- Safe Handling Medication Teaching Videos
- Oral Anticancer Drugs (OAD): Redesigning Patient Information Leaflets to Better Support Patients in the Management of their Therapy
INTER-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE
The HOPE Inter-professional Patient Care Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated excellence in inter-professional programs and partnerships that ultimately resulted in improved patient care. The successful recipient(s) went above and beyond:
- By developing inter-professional programs to improve the delivery of patient care
- By demonstrating excellence in building robust partnerships to enhance the quality of care
- By creating or supporting innovative inter-professional programs to improve patient safety
The successful recipient(s) stands out for excellence, collaborative approaches, and commitment to improved patient care and has measurable results to corroborate such. As an example, measurable impact could include details of the normal operating procedures in the past compared to procedures after the initiative, with data to show program success, or if too early, details to highlight changes and what it would mean long term.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- Implementation of Rapid Infusion Obinutuzumab in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Pharmacist-Led Virtual Care Follow-up for High Risk Oral Anticancer Patients
- Implementation of an Allergy Clinic for Patients with Prior Reactions to Anticancer Drugs: A Collaboration between Clinical Immunology and Pharmacy
- Survivorship Advocacy Initiatives as an Oncology Pharmacist
SUSTAINABILITY AND/OR EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
The HOPE Sustainability & Efficiency Award recognizes a pharmacist(s) who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting the sustainability & efficiency of the healthcare system. The successful recipient(s) has demonstrated:
- Innovative strategies and programs that improved the sustainability of a specific centre or the broader healthcare system
- Leadership and commitment to support clinic efficiency and cost-savings programs
- Leadership and advocacy to support budget sustainability through the utilization of cost saving medications
The successful recipient(s) stands out for leadership, forward thinking, and commitment to sustaining and bettering the healthcare system. There must be a measurable impact to the program or initiative. An example would be demonstrating cost savings.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- New Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Pharmacy Cleanroom Development Project and Regional NAPRA Standards Implementation.
- Pegfilgrastim (Lapelga) and Filgrastim (Grastofil) Administration by Community Pharmacists: A Guideline and Process Map for Safe Administration
- Oncology Drug Rebate Management
- Standardization of Chemotherapy Doses in GI Cancers
HOPE+ : FOR DANS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
The HOPE+ Award recognizes a DAN and/or a Pharmacy Technician who has demonstrated excellence in oncology practice. The HOPE+ Award acknowledges the unique responsibilities that DANs and Pharmacy Technicians face in the oncology field and their important role in oncology care. Projects should fall under one of the following categories:
- Teaching and education: of pharmacy learners, peers, or patients
- Inter-professional programs to support patient care
- Sustainability and/or efficiency efforts
The successful recipient(s) stand out for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to oncology patient care.
Examples of previous projects submitted to this category include:
- New Hazardous Sterile Cleanroom Pharmacy and New DAN Position
- Drug Access Navigation: A Streamlined Approach for Equal Access for All Cancer Patients
- AQCAMO
- Continued use of Dose Vial Optimization
SUBMISSION PROCESS
SUBMISSION
FORM
The submission form must be completed in whole and submitted prior to the deadline. All submissions must be sent to [email protected].
Note: Please keep submissions less than 25MB
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Upon submission of an application, applicants will receive an email acknowledgement of receipt within 48 hours of submission. Submissions for the 2024/2025 HOPE Awards are closed.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Submissions will be reviewed and adjudicated using a metric-based rubric by a distinguished panel of pharmacists. Applications are blinded to avoid conflict of interest. Projects must earn a minimum score to be considered for an award. Project scores are for adjudication purposes only and will not be released, but project-specific feedback will be provided to the applicant.
THE
AWARDS
Top Project winners will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and may have an opportunity to present their achievement at the CAPhO conference. Travel to the conference is the responsibility of the applicant.
Honorable Mention winners will receive a cash prize of $1,000.
The HOPE Awards are presented once a year, in conjunction with the annual Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) conference. The 2025 CAPhO conference will occur in combination with the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) symposium (ISOPP CAPhO 2025).
SUBMISSION PROCESS
SUBMISSION FORM
The submission form must be completed in whole and submitted prior to the deadline. All submissions must be sent to [email protected].
Note: Please keep submissions less than 25MB
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Upon submission of an application, applicants will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email within 48 hours of submission. . Submissions for the 2024/2025 HOPE Awards will be accepted until January 17, 2025.
SELECTION PROCESS
Submissions will be reviewed and adjudicated using a metric-based rubric by a distinguished panel of pharmacists. Applications are blinded to avoid conflict of interest. Projects must earn a minimum score to be considered for an award. Project scores are for adjudication purposes only and will not be released, but project-specific feedback will be provided to the applicant.
THE AWARDS
Top Project winners will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and may have an opportunity to present their achievement at the CAPhO conference. Travel to the conference is the responsibility of the applicant.
Honorable Mention winners will receive a cash prize of $1,000.
The HOPE Awards will be presented once a year, in conjunction with the annual Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) conference. The 2025 CAPhO conference will occur in combination with the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP) symposium (ISOPP CAPhO 2025).
The 2024/2025 HOPE Awards received applications from seven provinces
The 2024/2025 HOPE Awards received applications from seven provinces
EXPERT STEERING COMMITTEE
REBECCA ASPEN,
BScPharm
Provincial Manager, Oncology Pharmacy Operations
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
WENDY BORDMAN,
BScPharm, CDE, RPh
Pharmacy Manager
The Hospital for Sick Children
FLAY CHARBONNEAU,
BScPharm, RPh
Manager, Odette
Cancer Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
SCOTT EDWARDS,
PharmD, MSc (Oncol)
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, Eastern Health
Assistant Professor, Memorial University
ANNICK DUFOUR,
BScPharm, MSc
Pharmacist,
Assistant Head of Pharmaceutical Care, Clinical Research, Teaching and Oncology
CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
President of the CEPSP of the MSSS Quebec Cancer Program
TINA CROSBIE,
BScPharm, ACPR, RPh
Clinical Pharmacist, Hematology
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Past President, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO)
EXPERT STEERING COMMITTEE
REBECCA ASPEN,
BScPharm
Provincial Manager, Pharmacy Operations
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
WENDY BORDMAN,
BScPharm, CDE, RPh
Pharmacy Manager
The Hospital for Sick Children
FLAY CHARBONNEAU,
BScPharm, RPh
Manager,
Odette Cancer Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
SCOTT EDWARDS,
PharmD, MSc (Oncol)
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, Eastern Health
Assistant Professor, Memorial University
ANNICK DUFOUR,
BScPharm, MSc
Pharmacist,
Head Assistant Pharmacy Department
Pharmaceutical Care, Clinical Research, Education and Oncology
CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
President of the CEPSP of the MSSS Quebec Cancer Program
TINA CROSBIE,
BScPharm, ACPR, RPh
Clinical Pharmacist, Hematology
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Past President, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO)
2024/2025 HOPE Award Winners
TOP PROJECTS ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES
Tom McFarlane, Lauren Hutton, Rozhannaa Sothilingam, Olavo Fernandes, and Sherilyn Houle
University of Waterloo University Health Network
Extend Pharmacy
Project: What Are The Appropriate National Clinical Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators For Ambulatory Oncology Pharmacists (AOcpKPI) ?
Category: Sustainability and Efficiency
Laura Minard, Ny Phonchareon, Samantha Scott, Nada Toulany, and Amanda Daniels
Nova Scotia Health
Project: Development and implementation of a pharmacist-led gynecology oncology PARP inhibitor clinic
Category: Interprofessional Programs
Ryan Lethbridge
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre and Health Sciences Centre
Project: Continued use of Dose Vial Optimization
Category: HOPE+
Stephanie Woo, Alastair Mcalpine, Tonya Ng, and Shirley Yeung
BC Cancer
Project: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program at BC Cancer
Category: Interprofessional Programs
HONORABLE MENTION PROJECTS ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES
Kayla Ross
Nova Scotia Health
Project: Drug Access Navigation: A Streamlined Approach for Equal Access for All Cancer Patients
Category: HOPE+
Olivia Perry
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre
Project: Pharmacist-Led Oral Anticancer Agent Outpatient Monitoring Program
Category: Sustainability and Efficiency
Past Winners
TEACHING AND EDUCATION: OF PHARMACY LEARNERS, PEERS OR PATIENTS
INTER-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE
SUSTAINABILITY AND/OR EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
HOPE+ : FOR DANS AND PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
First Place:
Christine Peragine, Flay Charbonneau, Carlo DeAngelis & Susan Singh, 2024
First Place:
Thomas Joly-Mischlich & Annick Dufour, 2024
First Place:
Andrea Wist, Jessica Newport, Taylor Smith & Kaitlyn Matthew, 2024
First Place:
Ryan Lethbridge, 2024
Laura Minard, Samantha Scott, Amanda Daniels & Claudia Harding, 2023
Jennifer Drynan & Lee Dupuis, 2022
Glenn Myers & Jonathan Stevens, 2021
Lauren Hutton, 2023
Alina Rashid, 2022
Mova Leung, 2021
Raphaël Coutu, 2023
Tonya Ng, 2022
Frank Walsh, 2021
Alicia Wall, 2021
Second Place:
Glenn Myers, 2024
Second Place:
Mary Yousef, Dr. Charles Lim, Melissa Li & Anjana Sengar, 2024
Second Place:
Nicole Kennedy & Garrett Wells, 2024
Tara Leslie, 2023
Mélanie Simard, 2022
Alina Rashid & Sabiha Delawala, 2023
Thomas Joly-Mischlich, 2022
Sabiha Delawala & Claudia Summa-Sorgini, 2021
Heather Ryan, 2023
Glenn Myers, 2022
2023/2024 HOPE Award Winners
TOP PROJECTS ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES
Tom McFarlane, Lauren Hutton, Rozhannaa Sothilingam, Olavo Fernandes, and Sherilyn Houle
University of Waterloo University Health Network
Extend Pharmacy
Project: What Are The Appropriate National Clinical Pharmacy Key Performance Indicators For Ambulatory Oncology Pharmacists (AOcpKPI) ?
Category: Sustainability and Efficiency
Laura Minard, Ny Phonchareon, Samantha Scott, Nada Toulany, and Amanda Daniels
Nova Scotia Health
Project: Development and implementation of a pharmacist-led gynecology oncology PARP inhibitor clinic
Category: Interprofessional Programs
Ryan Lethbridge
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre and Health Sciences Centre
Project: Continued use of Dose Vial Optimization
Category: HOPE+
Stephanie Woo, Alastair Mcalpine, Tonya Ng, and Shirley Yeung
BC Cancer
Project: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program at BC Cancer
Category: Interprofessional Programs
HONORABLE MENTION PROJECTS ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES
Kayla Ross
Nova Scotia Health
Project: Drug Access Navigation: A Streamlined Approach for Equal Access for All Cancer Patients
Category: HOPE+
Olivia Perry
DR. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre
Project: Pharmacist-Led Oral Anticancer Agent Outpatient Monitoring Program
Category: Sustainability and Efficiency
Past Winners
TEACHING AND EDUCATION: OF PHARMACY LEARNERS, PEERS OR PATIENTS
First Place:
Christine Peragine, Flay Charbonneau, Carlo DeAngelis & Susan Singh, 2024
Laura Minard, Samantha Scott, Amanda Daniels & Claudia Harding, 2023
Jennifer Drynan & Lee Dupuis, 2022
Glenn Myers & Jonathan Stevens, 2021
Second Place:
Glenn Myers, 2024
Tara Leslie, 2023
Mélanie Simard, 2022
INTER-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE
First Place:
Christine Peragine, Flay Charbonneau, Carlo DeAngelis & Susan Singh, 2024
Lauren Hutton, 2023
Alina Rashid, 2022
Mova Leung, 2021
Second Place:
Mary Yousef, Dr. Charles Lim, Melissa Li & Anjana Sengar, 2024
Alina Rashid & Sabiha Delawala, 2023
Thomas Joly-Mischlich, 2022
Sabiha Delawala & Claudia Summa-Sorgini, 2021
SUSTAINABILITY AND/OR EFFICIENCY EFFORTS
First Place:
Andrea Wist, Jessica Newport, Taylor Smith & Kaitlyn Matthew, 2024
Raphaël Coutu, 2023
Tonya Ng, 2022
Frank Walsh, 2021
Alicia Wall, 2021
Second Place:
Nicole Kennedy & Garrett Wells, 2024
Heather Ryan, 2023
Glenn Myers, 2022
HOPE+ : For DANs and Pharmacy Technicians
First Place:
Ryan Lethbridge, 2024
SPONSORSHIP
The Apobiologix Partnership Program (APP) is honoured to be an inaugural sponsor for The HOPE Awards in Pharmacy.
DISCLAIMER: Support of The HOPE Awards by Apobiologix/Apotex is independent of all buying/prescribing decisions for Apobiologix/Apotex products. The purchase of Apobiologix/Apotex products is not required to be a participant in the program. Support of HOPE is not given in exchange for a purchase of Apobiologix/Apotex products nor a promise to purchase Apobiologix/Apotex products.
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