Systemic Therapy Safety Committee

CAPCA’s Systemic Therapy Safety Committee was established in 2007 to  provide a pan-Canadian approach to improving patient safety in oncology systemic therapy by:

• Providing advice to support system level change
• Collaborating with stakeholders
• Promoting best practice and highlighting areas of excellence in Canada’s provincially-based healthcare system.
• Dissemination recommendations across CAPCA member organizations

Co-Chairs

• Dhali Dhaliwal, MD
  President and CEO, CancerCare Manitoba
• Tony Fields, MD
  Vice-President Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services

Members

• Susan Walisser, Provincial Pharmacy Professional Practice Leader, BC Cancer Agency
• Karen Janes, Regional Professional Practice/Academic Leader, Nursing, BC Cancer Agency
• Roxanne Dobish, Manager Patient Safety Monitoring, Alberta Health Services
• Denise Budz, Provincial Leader, Systemic Therapy & Outpatient Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
• Venetia Bourrier, Director, Provincial Oncology Drug Program, CancerCare Manitoba
• Amy Marriott, Patient Safety Liaison Pharmacist, CancerCare Manitoba
• Esther Green, Provincial Head, Nursing and Psychosocial Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario
• Melany Leonard, Nurse Manager, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec
• Dr. Eshwar Kumar, Co-Chief Executive Officer, New Brunswick Cancer Network
• Larry Broadfield, Manager, Systemic Therapy, Cancer Care Nova Scotia
• Heather MacKenzie, PEI Cancer Treatment Centre
• Liz Dobbin, PEI Cancer Treatment Centre
• Roxanne Rodgers-Harding, Patient Care Coordinator, Eastern Health Cancer Care Program
• Dr. Scott Edwards, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Eastern Health Cancer Care Program
• Paula Greco, Accreditation Canada
• Sylvia Hyland, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
• Dr. Tony Easty, Health Technology Safety Research Team, University Health Network
• Rachel White, Human Factors Specialist, Health Technology Safety Research Team, University Health Network
• Andrea Cassano-Piche, Human Factors Engineer, Health technology Safety Research Team, University Health Network.
• Jennifer Jeon, Human Factors Analyst, Healthcare Human Factors Group, University Health Network