CAPhO Connections Podcast - Episode 4 with Shellyza Sajwani

Author/Presenter

Shellyza Sajwani

Part one: Climate Change and Oncology Pharmacy - A focus on mitigation

Topic: Climate Change and Oncology Pharmacy

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The Climate Crisis is affecting all of us. As oncology pharmacists, we are on the front lines.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the impact of climate change on health
Describe the impact of health systems, including cancer programs, to emissions
Outline how pharmacists within hospitals and cancer programs can reduce emissions, through the creation of committees
Understand how you can learn more about climate change within health and oncology, and make an impact

Guest for this episode:

Shellyza Sajwani

Shellyza Moledina Sajwani is the current Chair of the Ottawa Hospital Pharmacy Environmental Stewardship Committee, and identifies as an oncology pharmacist working within both climate change and global health settings.

Shellyza completed her Masters of Pharmacy at Aston University, and later completed a PharmD at the University of Toronto and later served as the co-president of Pharmacists Without Borders Canada from 2018-2021. Shellyza has also recently completed a certification from Yale University within Climate and Health.

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Published August 2022