Tara Leslie, BSP, BCOP, MEd, PharmD

Area of Study / Keywords

Pharmacy Oncology Hematology Assessment

About

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSP), College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 1997

Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP), 2010

Masters of Education in Health Sciences Education (MEd HSE), University of Alberta, 2020

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), University of Toronto, 2023

Awards:

Honouring Oncology Pharmacy Excellence (HOPE) award in Canadian Education, second place (2023) 

Larry Broadfield Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (2017)

Merit Award, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (2017)

Best Poster Award in Research, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (2017)

Best Poster Award in Pharmacy Practice, Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (2013)

Certifications/Licensure:

1998 - present Alberta College of Pharmacy

2013 - present, Additional Prescribing Authority (APA)

2022 - present, Authorization to Administer Injections

Clinical Practice:

Lymphoma Clinic, Tom Baker Cancer Center, Alberta Health Services

Research

• Assessment
• Oncology Pharmacy Practice
• Innovation in Distance Learning
• Global Health 

Teaching

Oncology Pharmacotherapy

• solid tumours (breast, lung, colon, prostate)
• hematologic malignancies (lymphoma, leukemias, multiple myeloma)
• supportive care (febrile neutropenia, antineoplastic induced nausea/vomiting, chemotherapy toxicity management, immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicity management, targeted therapy toxicity management)
• pharmacogenomic applications in oncology
• toxicology topics related to oncology

Gastrointestinal Pharmacotherapy 

• nausea/vomiting
• diarrhea
• constipation 

Distance Learning

• PBL style complex pharmacotherapy topics for distance learners (Advanced Pharmacotherapy Part 2, Pharm 533)
• seminar courses that link learning from traditional classes to learning in experiential placements; example activities include: journal club presentations (Pharm 505A/525), podcasts (Pharm 505B/535), and ePoster presentations (Pharm 505C/545)

Interprofessional Education

• Skill development for health care collaboration in the context of clinical patient care for blood and marrow transplant (BMT), Pharm 410 heme/onc/BMT 

Practice Skills:

• talking with emotional patients, talking with palliative patients

Administration/Leadership: 

October 2023 to present - Director, Certificate to Canadian Pharmacy Practice (CCPP) Program