Bishma Jayathilaka is a clinical pharmacist and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. After completing a Bachelor of Pharmacy in New Zealand, she completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne and an internship at the WHO Headquarters Department of Health Innovation. Through her clinical work, Bishma has maintained an interest in cancer having worked in paediatric and adult cancer services and in remote, rural, and metropolitan health services in Australia and New Zealand. Bishma is currently completing a PhD through the Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology at the University of Melbourne. Her research is focused on risk prediction of immune-related adverse events and aims to identify and predict adverse event occurrence in real-world population data using data science methodologies. Bishma is a key, collaborative leader in digital health strategies to optimise and develop all aspects of medications management in the Parkville EMR (Epic Systems).

Cheryl is a Senior Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Pharmacist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Since completing her Masters of Pharmacy in the United Kingdom, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy at Derby University and a residency program with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Cheryl has a clinical background and interests in medical oncology, haematology, intensive care and infectious diseases in public hospitals in both the United Kingdom and Australia. As a QUM pharmacist, she has had the opportunity to implement quality improvement strategies to improve patient safety and reduce medication related harm. In 2022, Cheryl led a Learning Health Systems project with the University of Melbourne to develop surveillance and clinical decision support of anticoagulants within the electronic medical record.

Kate is a senior pharmacist with a strong clinical background in haematology, oncology, transplant and ICU. Kate’s experiences have come from multiple public hospitals in Victoria including 12 years at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Since 2014, Kate works in the Quality Use of Medicines role at Peter Mac and has been involved in medication safety committees, pharmaceutical and therapeutic committees and risk management. During the development and ongoing use of Parkville EMR, Kate provides advice and guidance on medication regulatory requirements, clinical care standards and practical medication safety considerations. Kate has an interest in medication safety, haematology and oncology.