At the beginning of the course, you will learn what cancer is and how Community Pharmacists can play a role in prevention and awareness, promoting healthy lifestyles and acting as a key point for early detection and referral.

BROADEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Support and help cancer patients with your knowledge and expand awareness across community pharmacy.

A free Online Training Programme, developed with experts in oncology to empower Community Pharmacists to improve cancer care throughout the patient journey.

Discover Oncodemia:

1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime.¹

32 new patients in each pharmacy, on average diagnosed with cancer every year.²

c. 70% of cancer patients will travel further to visit an oncology specialized pharmacy.³

According to UK data:

CATCH UP ON YOUR CPD

Log your CPD directly from Oncodemia platform through an easy tool developed to support you in your GPhC revalidation.

EMPOWER YOUR ROLE

Feel more empowered and confident to provide high-quality self-care advice on cancer care.

STRENGTHEN YOUR BUSINESS

Reinforce relationships with your existing customers and expand your catchment area.

INCREASE YOUR VISIBILITY AND VALUE THROUGH THE UNIFY HEALTH APP 

• Feature on the Unify Health pharmacy locator: your pharmacy will be highlighted in a yellow pin so that cancer patients can find you. 
  
  Become a Community Cancer Champion and raise the profile of your pharmacy in terms of trained staff and patient care.
  
  

VALIDATED CONTENT

All content has been created and written by a panel of oncology pharmacists and has been validated and endorsed by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world leading cancer centre.

FREE LEARNING RESOURCE

A long-term reference you can take notes from and refer back to anytime you log into the platform.

4 TRAINING PILLARS

Several topics are covered within the course: from the basics of cancer all the way from how community pharmacy can support patients throughout their cancer journey, to the knowledge and management of the main symptoms and the role that community pharmacy can play in cancer care.

CASE-BASED LEARNING

A specialised toolkit of skills and knowledge on cancer, with practical case studies specifically designed for community pharmacy.

EASY-TO-DIGEST CONTENT

A digital Training Programme of approximately 6 hours, delivered in 5 to 10 minute bite-sized modules to complete at your own pace.

Cancer patients might experience symptoms such as alopecia, fatigue, or nausea. As the course moves forward, you will learn how Community Pharmacists can support patients in the management of these and other conditions.

In the second part of the course, you will learn how Community Pharmacists can help and assist cancer patients throughout their cancer journey, providing advice in different areas, such as sleep, diet, or mental health.

In the last part of the course, you will learn more about patient-centred care, multidisciplinary cancer teams, and medication adherence support.

“Of course, I would recommend the Oncodemia training programme to other pharmacists: it is a great platform, it helps you to give the best clinical service to your patients, great for CPD and to expand your knowledge.”

“Oncodemia training has helped me improve my confidence levels in listening, reassuring and supporting patients with cancer, and in giving advice on symptom management.”

“Being a community pharmacist, I take pride in building relationships with my patients: having that knowledge of oncology helps me to pick up on symptoms and to give them the correct advice.” 

“This programme has supported me to give a good clinical service to my patients, to give my patients the reassurance that they need and, of course, to help them try and find a solution to their problem.”

Promote cancer awareness and preventative campaigns. 

Encourage routine screening tests and signpost to screening services.

Identify early warning symptoms and refer  suspected patients. 

Recommend OTC products or medical referral according to the symptoms.  

Promote healthier lifestyles, manage   long-term effects and access to End Of Life (EOL) medicines.