PCPA London and South East Symposium
A day of networking and CPD workshops. Live event.
About the event
Book your place early before the event is oversubscribed!
Develop your clinical knowledge through interactive practical workshops and delivered by nationally renowned experts.
This event is FREE and open to all Pharmacy Professionals. Places are limited and priority given to PCPA members.
For this event there is a £50 "No Show" fee, if you do not attend or cancel 48hrs prior to the event. Once place has been confirmed, we will be contacting ALL confirmed registrants by phone to confirm attendance prior to the event.
The following companies have provided funding only for this PCPA symposium as part of a sponsorship.
They have had no input into the content, organisation, conduct, or outputs relating to the Event.
Attending sponsors: Abbott / Boehringer Ingelhiem/ Chiesi / Daiichi Sankyo / Novartis / Optum / Rosemont / Theramex
Guest exhibitor: Lupin Healthcare
Information at these stands is intended for UK Healthcare professionals only.
Agenda and workshops
09.00 - 09.20 Registration: Meet, Greet and Network
09.20 - 09.30 Welcome to the day - Graham Stretch & Nipa Patel.
09.30 - 10.00 Pharmacy Integration and innovation to support the delivery of the Long-Term Plan for patients with CVD. Speaker:Helen Williams
10.00 - 10.55 Workshop 1: Choice of two
10.55 - 11.20 Refreshment Break and Exhibition
11.20 - 12.10 Workshop 2: Choice of two
12.10 - 13.10 Lunch and Exhibition
13.10 - 14.05 Workshop 3: Choice of two
14.05 - 14.25 Refreshment Break and Exhibition
14.25 - 15.30 Closing Panel: Workforce innovation discussion session. Speaker: Graham Stretch
Panel session - Chair: Nipa Speakers: Danny Bartlett, Chaandni Kay Devgon, Mushtaq Hassan, Veerpal Sandhu and Jennie Smith
15.30 Close
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Workshops
10.00 - 10.55 Workshop 1: Choice of two
SGLT2 Inhibitors - The new standard of care for the CV, Renal and Metabolic protection in Type 2 Diabetes. Speaker: Chaandni Kay Devgon
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Mental Health – Reviews and Safeguarding in general practice. Speaker: Mushtaq Hassan
Key points:
- When to stop? - Addressing inappropriate antidepressant prescribing.
- Screen for depression and anxiety in people with SMI.
- Don’t be afraid to refer onwards.
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11.20 - 12.10 Workshop 2: Choice of two
Shared- care decisions with patients to improving management of polypharmacy. Speakers: Dr Julian Treadwell & Lelly Oboh
Key points:
- Think about whether treatments which are recommended in clinical guidelines are always the right thing for an individual patient.
- How to use the GP Evidence website to get useful information on the benefits and harms of treatments for long-term conditions
- Understand the elements of conversations which support shared decision-making with patients
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Research in General Practice and advanced credentialing. Speaker: Hirminder Ubhi.
Key points:
- Enabling an applied understanding of the relevance of Multi-professional Practice-based Research Capabilities Framework (Centre for Advancing Practice, 2024) to advancing pharmacy practice.
- Further developing an understanding of the range of research outputs that can be mapped as evidence against the domains, capabilities, and outcomes of the RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum.
- Gaining a more detailed understanding of the process of advanced pharmacist credentialing with the RPS.
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13.10 - 14.05 Workshop 3: Choice of two
Delivering lipid management in Primary Care, a pharmacist and pharmacy technicians experience - Speakers: Danny Bartlett and Jennie Smith
Key points:
- A practical way to assess and target your patient populations that have cardiovascular risk.
- Utilising not only pharmacists but pharmacy technicians to proactively and collaboratively improve outcomes.
- How to reduce the burden on secondary care and empower management in primary care
This workshop has been organised and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK and is for UK healthcare professionals only. Daiichi Sankyo products will be discussed. Daiichi Sankyo has had no further input into the content of this meeting
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Simplifying menopause diagnosis and management. Speaker: Veerpal Sandhu
Key points:
- Menopause presents in many ways beyond hot flushes and night sweats. Learn the many ways a menopausal patient may present.
- The benefits of HRT reach far beyond vasomotor symptoms. Develop a greater understanding of the risks and benefits of HRT.
- There is a plethora of HRT treatments available. Gain the knowledge to know which treatment to use and when.
This workshop is sponsored by Theramex UK Ltd and is for UK healthcare professionals only.
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Please note:
All places will be confirmed but are on a provisional basis.
PCPA will contact all registrants to confirm their final place.
PCPA provide all sponsors/exhibitors with a full delegate list. This includes name, job title and county and does not contain any contact details. By registering for this event, you are in agreement with this information to be shared in a closed environment.
