ISOPP CAPhO 2025 Symposium: Sustainability in Oncology Pharmacy - Global Panel Discussion

This session will explore practical strategies for improving environmental sustainability in oncology pharmacy practice, focusing on emissions reduction, pharmaceutical waste minimization, and plastic reduction. A panel of experts will share real-world approaches, including sustainable procurement and product selection, other opportunities to reduce pharmaceutical cytotoxic pollution within practice, and an overarching discussion on sustainability in oncology pharmacy. Attendees will gain actionable insights on how to implement greener practices in their own settings while outlining how patient and public safety and planetary health are significantly linked through oncology pharmacy practice. The session will conclude with an interactive discussion, encouraging participants to identify and overcome barriers to sustainability in their practice.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize and explain how oncology pharmacists can consider climate change and planetary health more broadly within clinical practice.
• Identify at least three key environmental impacts of oncology pharmacy practice
• Analyze potential barriers and solutions to greener oncology practice