Dr. Schwartz Hosts an “Updates in Oncology” Workshop
Dr. Schwartz Hosts an “Updates in Oncology” Workshop
22 Mar 2017
The Faculty of Pharmacy has successfully held a one-day workshop titled “Updates in Oncology” on Wednesday February 22nd, 2017.
The workshop was held by Dr. Rowena Schwartz,Pharm D, BCOP, Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.The attendees were clinical pharmacists with oncology specialty from the National Cancer Institute and Nasser Institute, as well as teaching assistants and faculty members from the Faculty of Pharmacy, MIU.
The workshop was divided into two sessions. In the first session, Dr. Schwartz presented the role of the Clinical Pharmacist in bone marrow transplantation. She also discussed the efficacy and optimal utilization of chemotherapeutic options.
In the second session, she discussed the recent updates in chemotherapeutic option in the cancer treatment.