Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology

What Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology does

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) is a member-directed, nonprofit professional association founded in 1986 and domiciled in Canada, with operating contact based in British Columbia (604-984-6455). Its mission is to promote, support, and advance oncology pharmacy practice to improve the lives of people affected by cancer in Canada. CAPhO serves a horizontal membership composed primarily of oncology pharmacists working in institutional, hospital, and community oncology pharmacy settings, with secondary segments including pharmacy technicians and assistants (with access to specialized Safe Handling hazardous-drug education) and pharmacy students and new practitioners.

CAPhO's core offerings span a competency framework for oncology pharmacists, an accredited continuing-education portfolio (Oncology Basics, Oncology Fundamentals Day, Safe Handling, webinars, workshops, the CAPhO Connections Podcast), the annual CAPhO Conference with a forward pipeline through 2028, an awards and grants program (including the FCAPhO designation, Merit, IDEA, Student, Technician/Assistant, and Poster Awards, plus learning, publication, research, and travel grants), professional liability insurance for members, research support including a Research Community of Practice, and advocacy via position statements, Leadership Summits, and Indigenous Health programming. Digital delivery runs through the CAPhO website, the Member Centre dashboard, the Learning Centre, the Community Centre, and a searchable Resource Library.

As a nonprofit professional association rather than a commercial enterprise, CAPhO has no shareholders and is funded primarily through membership dues, conference registration and sponsorships, educational programming revenue, and grants. It does not have a parent company, has no subsidiaries, has not raised outside funding, and has no disclosed revenue. Governance is provided by an elected Board of Directors drawn from the membership, with operational execution supported by association staff and a network of committees, task forces, and volunteers.

Name

Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology

Legal name

Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology

Website

https://capho.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) is a Canadian nonprofit professional membership association, founded 1986, that advances oncology pharmacy practice through accredited education, annual conferences, awards and grants, advocacy, professional liability insurance, and digital learning and community platforms for oncology pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and students across Canada.

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Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Medical Oncology

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Hematology & Oncology

Keywords

• Oncology pharmacy education
• Pharmacy professional association
• Continuing pharmacy education
• Oncology pharmacist competencies
• Pharmacy research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

North Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CAPhO is a member-directed professional association that promotes, supports, and advances oncology pharmacy practice in Canada. It delivers its value through membership-based access to oncology pharmacy competencies, accredited continuing education (Oncology Basics, Oncology Fundamentals Day, Safe Handling, Webinars, Workshops), an annual national conference, awards and grants programs, professional liability insurance, research support, and advocacy representation for oncology pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and students.

Product overview

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy in Oncology (CAPhO) is a member-directed professional association rather than a product company. It offers a portfolio of member services including: competencies framework for oncology pharmacists, education programs (Oncology Basics, Oncology Fundamentals Day, Safe Handling, Webinars, Workshops, Podcasts), the annual CAPhO Conference, Awards & Grants program, Professional Liability Insurance, Research support, and Advocacy initiatives. CAPhO also provides digital member platforms including Member Centre/Dashboard, Learning Centre, Community Centre, and Resource Library accessible to members.

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Products and services

• Competencies for Oncology Pharmacists in Canada National competency framework defining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for oncology pharmacists practicing in Canada, intended to enhance the profession and future of cancer care.
• CAPhO Education Programs
• CAPhO Conference
• Awards & Grants Program
• CAPhO Professional Liability Insurance
• CAPhO Research Support
• CAPhO Advocacy

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (IPPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPhO features Indigenous Health in Canada as a resource area and links to the Indigenous Pharmacy Professionals of Canada (IPPC) as part of its advocacy and health equity programming, demonstrating commitment to Indigenous health within oncology pharmacy practice across Canada
• Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPhO works with the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for accreditation of pharmacy education programs, ensuring that CAPhO's educational offerings meet professional continuing education standards for Canadian pharmacists
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTina Crosbie, a CAPhO board member, volunteers her time for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, indicating a professional volunteer relationship between CAPhO and the organization within the cancer patient support ecosystem
• Myeloma CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTina Crosbie, a CAPhO board member, volunteers her time for Myeloma Canada, indicating a professional volunteer relationship between CAPhO and the organization within the hematology/oncology patient support ecosystem
• International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPhO collaborated with ISOPP to hold the ISOPP CAPhO Symposium 2025 and is listed as an ISOPP partner for the international oncology pharmacy conference (ISOPP 2014 was hosted in Canada). CAPhO also participates in ISOPP conferences, indicating a long-standing international collaborative relationship

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA): US-based professional association for hematology/oncology pharmacists with a near-identical mission: education, advocacy, research support, and conferences for the specialty. Comparable structure (membership, BCOP-style education, annual meeting) makes HOPA the most direct North American peer, though its geography is the United States.
• International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP): Global oncology pharmacy practitioner society with which CAPhO co-hosted the ISOPP CAPhO Symposium 2025. Operates very similar programming (conferences, standards, education, advocacy) but at the international level rather than a single country.

Regional players

• British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA): UK-based association for oncology pharmacy professionals, providing conferences, education, and advocacy. Structural and functional mirror of CAPhO but operating only in the United Kingdom, making it a strong regional peer for benchmarking offerings.
• European Society of Oncology Pharmacy (ESOP): European counterpart advancing oncology pharmacy practice across multiple European countries. Same specialty and similar member-services mix (education, standards, conferences) but focused on the European theater.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP): National Canadian pharmacy association covering all hospital pharmacists, including those in oncology. As a broader incumbent, CSHP overlaps with CAPhO on continuing education, advocacy, and networking, but is not specialized in oncology.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA): National umbrella association for Canadian pharmacists of all practice settings. CPhA represents the broader professional category CAPhO serves, with overlapping advocacy and continuing-education functions but generalist rather than oncology-focused.
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): The dominant US oncology professional society whose interdisciplinary membership includes pharmacists. While not pharmacy-specialized, ASCO's training programs and practice resources overlap with CAPhO's educational mission.

Others

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): US-based association for oncology nurses offering parallel specialty education, certification, and advocacy. Not a direct competitor (different discipline) but an adjacent professional body whose education and community model informs CAPhO's structure.
• Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC): International organization focused on supportive care in cancer, with interdisciplinary membership including pharmacists. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but overlapping in cancer-care education programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-association-of-pharmacy-in-oncology

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Profiles2 records

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