ADVANCED STREAM

The COSA CPG offers an interactive, expert-led forum for pharmacists working at an advanced clinical level, who have a good understanding of oncology and/or haematology pharmacy practice.

Topics covered change every year to focus on new areas of knowledge, updates in topics where advances are being made and topics to help experienced cancer pharmacists develop both clinically and professionally. In 2025 our program is again shaping up to offer a wide variety of topical areas and expertise.

Planned topics include:

Breast Cancer Update

There has been a number of important treatment advances in Breast Cancer in recent times.

There are increased options and responses in previously harder-to-treat subgroups or patients with resistant & recurrent disease. This session will look at some of the newer therapeutic options for these patients.

Individualised & Precision Oncology

The goal of precision medicine is to deliver the right cancer treatment to the right patient and is not purely determined by the “area” of cancer. Precision oncology is defined as using molecular profiling of tumours to identify targetable alterations and treating with agents that directly target that alteration.

Somatic & Germ-line Mutations and Therapy

The presence of somatic or germ-line mutations has long been recognised to increase a person’s risk of cancer.

The use of monitoring & therapies to decrease an at-risk persons life-time risk of developing cancer has been established with the use of prophylactic surgeries and regular screening.

This session will look at both advances in prevention and treatment of germ-line or somatic mutation cancers.

Keep an eye out - other topics will be announced as they are finalised!