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PCPA Annual Members Conference 2018 LONDON

June 12, 2018   Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram St, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1HT   How To Get There

PCPA Annual Members conference. A day packed with top line speakers, practical workshops, poster competition and fantastic networking opportunities.

This event is free to all PCPA members on a first come first serve basis, places are limited. Priority is given to PCPA members. Any places remaining will be offered to PCPA subscribers. Industry delegate tickets are £350. Please contact melisa@pcpa.org.uk with any queries.

The format for the day will be plenary sessions followed by presentations, interspersed with workshops, case scenarios and question and answer sessions. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues.

 

Agenda

9.00 – 9.20   Registration and coffee

9.20 - 9.40    Chairs welcome and introduction to conference- Liz Butterfield

9.40 – 10.20  Key Note Address – Richard Cattell- Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer at NHS Improvement

10.20 – 10.40  MHRA, Jan MacDonald - Yellow Card reporting and recently released valproate guidance/drug alert - 

10.40 – 10.50   PCPA GSK Annual Awards - Shortlist announced at London, Winners at Manchester.   Tess Fenn, APTUK President, announces new addition of GP Guide to employing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

10.50 – 11.20   Coffee

11.20 - 12.15   Workshop session one

12.15 – 13.15   LUNCH  - During lunch there will be a poster exhibition

13.15 – 14.10   Workshop session two

14.10 – 15.05   Workshop session three

15.05 – 15.30   TEA

15.30 – 15.40  Announcement of Poster winner. Shortlist announced at London, Winners at Manchester

15.40 - 16.10   Reducing Prescribing errors and improving patient safety in primary care - Dr Sarah Rodgers

16.10          Close

To enter the poster competition please mail melisa@pcpa.org.uk for a poster pack


Workshop Sessions

Please select which session you would like to attend from the options below, then scroll down to click the Submit Workshop Choices button. We will endeavour to grant your first choice where possible. If sessions are oversubscribed, we will allocate you an alternative session.


Your selections will be sent in a Personalised Agenda prior to the Event. PCPA does not print agendas for environmental reasons.

We look forward to welcoming you to this PCPA event.


Workshop 1 Sessions


Respiratory Diagnostics in primary care - Dr Karl Sylvester (Supported by GSK)

How Pharmacy Technicians support patient safety: Salmia Khan and Helen Belben

Anticoagulation in AF -Improving patient outcomes and safety: Carol Roberts & Sue Smith (PrescQIPP)

Patient Safety- Case study vignettes - Yinka Kuye & Michelle Styles (CPPE)

Workshop 2 Sessions


Integrating Community pharmacy: Andre Yeung & Mike McGuire

GP Systems/EMIS - Diabetes focus - Helen Kilminster (Supported by Takeda)

Polypharmacy & deprescribing In Care Homes: Graham Stretch & Lelly Oboh

Cardiovascular Medicines and patient safety: Helen Williams

Workshop 3 Sessions


Chronic Pain and Opiod Rx: Kate Spittle

Diabetes Medicines optimisation: Anna Hodgkinson

Asthma: Anna Murphy

Revalidation workshop Peer to Peer discussions: Ravi Sharma & Osama Ammar

Workshop 4 Sessions


Three workshop sessions for this event. A choice of 4 workshops for each session