With Deep Sadness, We Say Goodbye to Jerzy Lazowski
Founding Member of ESOP
† March 17, 2025
It is with great sorrow that we have received the news of the passing of our esteemed friend and companion, Jerzy Łazowski. As a founding member, he had been with us since 1995, shaping the development of oncological pharmacy with extraordinary dedication and visionary thinking for over three decades.
His sharp analytical mind, eloquent writing, and remarkable ability to highlight the good in people and their actions made him an inspiring personality. He was a pioneer—one who questioned existing boundaries, left well-trodden paths, and forged new ones with his ideas.
His tireless commitment to advancing oncological pharmacy in Poland will remain unforgettable. Through the German-Polish events he initiated in Słubice, he built lasting bridges between colleagues from both countries and made significant contributions to mutual understanding. Only now do we fully recognize the enduring impact of his work.
His dedication, his character, and his life’s work will forever remain in our hearts.
With deep gratitude and remembrance,
Klaus Meier and the board of ESOP
Save the Date: 11 – 13 June 2026 in Ljubljana
Members use the “Yellow Hand”
For 10 years we have been calling on all pharmaceutical companies to use the “Yellow Hand” as a label when shipping cancer drugs, in order to encourage the proper handling of these drugs during transport and delivery.
In order to set a good example of safe supply, many pharmacies use the “Yellow Hand” to label transport containers in which the individually prepared drug solutions or syringes are brought internally to the place of administration.
Monique-Ackermann-Award
- Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg – Manfred Kühne
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg – Tilman Schöning
- Heidekreis-Klinikum Soltau – Martina Leongard
- Apotheke der Friesland Kliniken – Finn Tiesfeld
- Medipolis Süd Weinheim – Elisabeth Enders
- Zentralapotheke Klinikum Chemnitz – Andrea Fischer
- St. Josef-Hospital Troisdorf – Denise Lenssen
- Center Apotheke aus Rhauderfehn – Tammo Meyer
- Universitätsapotheke Uniklinik Halle – Anja Oschmann
- Apotheke Kassel – Ruth Hangen
- Universitätsapotheke Uniklinik Halle – Anja Oschmann
- Zentralapotheke Uniklinik Düsseldorf – Marina Kniss
- Reinraumlabor Eschendorf Apotheke – Ann-Kristin Schötz
- antares-apotheke Hamburg – Thomas Hintz
- Sonnen Apotheke Wismar – Jenny Bienert
- Krankenhaus Apotheke Braunau – Sylvia Schinagl
- Apotheke St. Vincenz- Krankenhaus Paderborn – Beate Kloske
- Anstaltsapotheke Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum – Markus Matschulla
- Universitätsspital Basel – Uli Lösch
- Anstaltsapotheke Wien – Katharina Lindner
By decision of the General Assembly of 24th October 2018 in Nantes, the implementation of an organized membership survey in all member countries should be conducted.
In this survey, the possible goals and obstacles in the context of future development within the societies and thus also the Oncology Pharmacy should be surveyed and compiled at the end of the year in an overall report. A report about the results was published in EJOP (EJOP. 6(1):e00043, January-March 2023.)
ESOP is asking again. We encourage everyone to fill out this questionnaire again, because we want to know whether COVID and other crises have changed the goals and ideas about the future of oncology pharmacy.
ESOP supports the worldwide Petition
ESOP – the world’s largest multinational oncology pharmacy society,
supporting the interests of cancer patients.
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