The Big Idea has been selected!
Thank you to all the Big Idea teams who presented their innovations in oncology pharmacy at HOPA 2025!
After a member-wide vote, “Big Impact from Small Ideas: Providing Essential Research Support for Oncology Pharmacists Through a Research Center within HOPA” was chosen as the winning idea. Congratulations to Amber Clemmons, Carolyn Oxencis, Courtney Cavalieri, David Lu, Kevin Chen, and their mentor David DeRemer.
HOPA is exploring the development of a Research Center in stages, beginning with efforts to streamline review processes and expand resources to support pharmacist-led research. A long-term goal is to enable coordination of multi-site research projects, and a task force will be established to guide this work.
A special thanks once again to all of our terrific Big Idea finalist teams, including:
AI-Based Patient Chemotherapy Education
- Kevin Hall, Rachel Sieber, Sydney Bringgold, Laura Sun, Marie Sirek, and Evelyn Handel
- Mentor: Heidi Finnes
HOPE in HOPA: Hematology Oncology Pharmacy for Equity (HOPE) in Cancer Care
- Zanette Kanani-Bradley, Britny Brown, Grazyna Riebandt, Marcus "Tad" Autry, and Olivia White
- Mentor: Larry Buie
Navigating the Future: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Transform Hematology Oncology Pharmacy and Professional Practice
- Ginah Nightingale, Evelyn Handel, Kimberly Haverstick, Noor Naffakh, and Puja Patel
- Mentor: Ryan Bookout
OnCALolgy Personalized Integrative Chemotherapy Calendar Support Tool
- Jessica McElwee, Abigail Shockley, Brooke Adams, Chelsea Gustafson, and Megan May
- Mentor: Susanne Liewer
Thank you as well to everyone who voted and participated in The Big Idea!
If you have questions about The Big Idea initiative, please reach out to Morgan Kaufmann, Director of Membership, and Rosanne Stelpflug, Director of Administration, by emailing info@hoparx.org.
