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to the above as they regularly update documents/add new Q&As, and published medicines information very quickly becomes outdated.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 © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.  We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.  You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.  You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.  Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.