­CAPhO Conference 2027

Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy form the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montreal in 1991; Hospital Pharmacy Diploma form the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montreal in 1992. Working as a pharmacist since 1992 at the McGill University Health Center at The Royal Victoria Hospital and Cedars Cancer Center. Working as a pharmacist at the ambulatory oncology clinic since 1994. Working as a pharmacist on inpatient hematology-oncology and Stem-cell transplant unit from 1994 until 2015. President of The Regroupement des pharmaciens ayant un intérêt en oncologie (RPO) de l’APESQ (Association des Pharmaciens en Établissement de Santé du Québec) 2002-2005. President of CAPHO (Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology) 2006-2007. Recipient of the CAPhO Distinguished Service Award in 2013.

Colleen graduated with a Pharmacy Technician Certificate from SIAST in 1998 and started her career with the Royal University Hospital pharmacy department in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the same year. She has worked as an oncology pharmacy technician at the Saskatoon Cancer Centre since 2004 and moved to a senior technician position in 2009. Colleen is also the Co-chairperson of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee at the Cancer Centre.

Laura Minard is the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator for Oncology and Hematology with Nova Scotia Health in Halifax. Laura obtained her BSc from Dalhousie University followed by a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Alberta. She then pursued pharmacy training (BSc Pharm) at Dalhousie University and completed an Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. She has worked with patients in both inpatient and ambulatory oncology settings, and has developed and implemented a variety of pharmacist-led clinics. Laura is the CAPhO Research Chair. Her research interests include pharmacist prescribing, optimizing patient education of oncology medications and management of toxicities associated with anticancer therapies.

Manager Oncology Pharmacy Scarborough Health Network

Andrea started her career as a pharmacy technician in Vancouver over 30 years ago. After almost 10 years at St. Paul’s Hospital, she moved to Red Deer (AB), then Burlington (ON), and finally to Kelowna (BC), where she and her husband raised their 4 children over the past 18 years. She has enjoyed her role in the implementation of the NAPRA Model standards in her pharmacy and continues to support her technicians to work in their full scope of practice. When not at work or watching her kids in their sports, Andrea enjoys hiking with her dog Finny. She also loves to travel and recently went on a trip through Italy with her family which was one of the best family trips yet.