Contributors. BCCA Education Program for Oncology Pharmacists
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1 Contributors Susan Aro, BScPharm, RPh, MEd Department Head, Allied Health Programs Vancouver Community College, Shirin Abadi, BScPharm, Pharm D Clinical Pharmacy Specialist & Pharmacy Education Coordinator Mandeep K. Bains, BScPharm Nadine Badry, BScPharm Editor, BCCA Cancer Drug Manual Alysha Bharmal, BScPharm Jackie Buston, BScPharm Linda Calwill, BScPharm Education Review of Select Modules Safe Handling:
2 Nancy Coady, BScPharm Megan Darbyshire, BScPharm Prince George, British Columbia Mário de Lemos, PharmD, MSc (Oncol) Provincial Drug Information Coordinator Jeevan Dosanjh, RN, BSN Education Resource Nurse Professional Practice Nursing Shaun Dosanjh, BScPharm Joan Fabbro, BScPharm Oncology Certification Pharmacist Lynne Ferrier, BScPharm, MBA Safe Handling: Program Manager
3 Daygen Finch, MD, FRCP(C) Randy Goncalves, BScPharm Dennis Jang, BScPharm Drug Distribution Coordinator Rhonda Kalyn, BSP Victoria Kletas, BScPharm, MScPharm Oncology Drug Information Specialist Kimberly Kuik, BScPharm Pharmacy Professional Practice Leader Lyly H. Lê, MD CM, FRCP(C) Program Editor
4 Tanya Leduc, BScPharm Agnes Y. Y. Lee, MD, MSc, FRCPC Medical Director, Thrombosis Program Vancouver Coastal Health Christopher W. Lee, MD, FRCP(C) Crystal Maric, BScPharm, MBA Pharmacy Professional Practice Leader Tonya Ng, BScPharm, MA Provincial Medication Safety Coordinator Judith Nyrose, BScPharm Enny Oetomo, BScPharm, PharmD Safe Handling:
5 Khushminder Rai, BScPharm Rose-Marie Reddy, BScPharm Janice Reynolds, BScPharm Jillian Stevens, BScPharm Pamela Tucker, BScPharm Lisa Wanbon, BScPharm
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