Module 13: Oral Anticancer Agents
Course Description
This session will explore existing frameworks and quality standards that inform oral anticancer agents (OAA)-centered initiatives, including guidance from HOPA, ONS, ASCO, and NCODA. Participants will examine how financial and quality outcomes intersect to drive clinic efficiency, adherence, and persistence in cancer care. The session will also discuss opportunities to leverage electronic health record (EHR) tools and interdisciplinary collaboration to operationalize OAA-based initiatives that improve patient outcomes and optimize oncology pharmacy practice.
Learning Objectives
- Review existing HOPA, ONS, ASCO, and NCODA standards and frameworks guiding OAA-centered initiatives
- Identify operational considerations that impact OAA care delivery including collaborative practice agreements, financial models, and efficient workflows
- Analyze quality outcomes and existing oncology pharmacy standards (e.g., ASCO Quality, PQA, URAC) to identify current gaps and opportunities for enhancement
- Describe strategies to leverage electronic health record (EHR) tools and engage interdisciplinary teams to operationalize and sustain OAA-centered initiatives
This module includes an ACPE Pre- and Post-Test, an eLearning course, and a course evaluation. You must complete all of these module activities, in order, before claiming ACPE credits.
Presenter
Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, is an assistant professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Dr. Muluneh is a clinical pharmacist practitioner with a clinical practice at UNC Health's Leukemia Clinic. In his teaching role, Dr. Muluneh directs a case-based integrative pharmacotherapy course and teaches in several PharmD courses. His research interests include optimization of pharmacotherapy in leukemias through dose optimization and toxicity mitigation as well as a multidimensional approach to understanding and improving adherence to oral oncolytics. Dr. Muluneh also leads the school's collaborations with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia with a focus on hematology/oncology including serving as a preceptor for the global pharmacy scholars program.
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Knowledge Course for Pharmacists
HOPA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
To claim ACPE Credits the learner must complete all required activities, including the pre- and post-tests, and course evaluation. CE's will be reported within 1-2 weeks of completion of the credit claim activity.
Technology requirements: HOPA Learn requires a modern web browser (Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome) and the ability to listen to audio with the content.