| Friday 19 September | |
| 11.00am | Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
| 11.45am | Welcome address Amy Laflin, Programme Lead for Pharmacy Education, West Suffolk College and Vice-President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) |
| 11.55am | Opening address Sir Hugh Taylor, Independent Chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board and Chair of the Health Foundation |
| 12.15pm | Welcome keynote - Propelling Pharmacy Technician professional practice Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Advisor Pharmacy Technician Practice, Office of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England |
| 12.40pm | Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing |
| Parallel workshops - choose to attend one, 40 minutes in length each | |
| 1.40pm | W1 - Clinical: An update on the evolving role of Advanced Pharmacy Technicians Chandra Maraj, Advanced Clinical Cancer Pharmacy Technician & Cancer Pharmacy Manager, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 1.40pm | W2 Education: Transforming Pharmacy Technician post-registration education: innovative approaches for Scotland Monica Hunter, Senior Educator, Pharmacy Technician & Pharmacy Support Staff Team, NHS Education for Scotland |
| 1.40pm | W3 Leadership: Advancing practice - Support staff Sam Hill, Lead Pharmacy ATO Dispensary Manager, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital |
| 1.40pm | W4 Research: Research and why it matters to Pharmacy Technicians Alison Hemsworth, PhD Researcher University of Huddersfield and Independent Consultant and Melanie Boughen, Associate Professor and Director of Pharmacy Technician Education and Doctoral Researcher, University of East Anglia |
| 2.30pm | What’s new from the GPhC Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive & Registrar, General Pharmaceutical Council |
| 2.50pm | Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
| Taught Masterclass sessions - choose to attend one, 40 minutes in length each | |
| 3.15pm | M1 Clinical: Setting up a clinical practice Emma Lowe, Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust |
| 3.15pm | M2 Education: How to support your learner? Victoria DiMartino, Lead Training Programme Director - GPPT, Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) and Kate Cannon, Deputy Lead for Work-Based Learning, School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of East Anglia |
| 3.15pm | M3 Leadership: Leadership in a challenging world Hazel Jamieson, Pharmacy Operational Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley |
| 3.15pm | M4 Research - A walk-through research - reading, interpreting and evaluating academic literature Alison Hemsworth, PhD Researcher University of Huddersfield and Independent Consultant and Rebecca Chamberlain, PhD Research Student, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Specialist Pharmacy Technician, Education and Regulation |
| 4.00pm | CPhO update session David Webb, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer England and Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Northern Ireland |
| Short papers in the spotlight | |
| 4.30pm | Short paper 1 |
| 4.40pm | Short paper 2 |
| 4.50pm | Short paper 3 |
| 5.00pm | Recognising and unlearning colourism Shweta Aggarwal, Author, Speaker and Anti-Colourism Activist |
| 5.30pm | Chair's round up and close Philip Jones, Education Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK |
| 7.30pm | Welcome Reception followed by APTUK Annual Awards Dinner Hilton Hotel, Newcastle Gateshead |
| 12.00am | Close |
| Saturday 20 September | |
| 8.00am | Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
| Sunrise workshops - choose to attend one, 40 minutes in length each | |
| 8.30am | SW1 - PCPA: Advancing practice of Pharmacy Technicians in primary care Abigail Stirling, Senior GP Pharmacy Technician, Sunlight Group Practice, Chair Pharmacy Technician for PCPA |
| 8.30am | SW2 - UKCPA Emma Boxall, Senior Critical Care Pharmacist, Salford Royal Foundation Trust |
| 8.30am | SW3 - CPPE: Patient group directions for Pharmacy Technicians Karen Thomas, Education Supervisor, CPPE and Naomi Melville, Education Supervisor, CPPE |
| 8.30am | SW4 - CMHP: Unlocking potential: How Pharmacy Technicians are going from practice to postgraduate study in Mental Health Training Claire Butler, Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy Technician - Community Mental Health Teams for Brighton and Hove - Sussex Partnership NHS Trust and Ciara Hallows, Teaching Associate Professional Experiences Co-Ordinator, Aston University, APTUK/CMHP Mental Health Branch Committee Member |
| 9.30am | Chair's welcome Rebecca Bastable, Membership Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) |
| 9.35am | Advancing Pharmacy Technician practice – the four pillars approach Mary J. Carter, Lead Pharmacy Training Programme Director, Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) and Bianca Glavin, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Primary Care Education, CPPE |
| Parallel workshops - choose to attend one, 40 minutes in length each | |
| 10.10am | W5 - Education: Empowering Pharmacy Technicians through PGDs: Best Practice, Training & Clinical Implementation Rebecca Bastable, Membership Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) |
| 10.10am | W6 Education: The vital role of Community Pharmacy Technicians in Wales - Improving Patient Health Poonam Kerai, Contractor Services (Engagement) Pharmacy Technician, Community Pharmacy Wales |
| 10.10am | W7 Leadership - Finding Purpose – Pharmacy and Beyond Jamila Dhansey, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Manager, NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit |
| 10.10am | W8 Research: Speed date your way through research by Pharmacy Technicians Alison Hemsworth, PhD Researcher University of Huddersfield and Independent Consultant, Melanie Boughen, Associate Professor and Director of Pharmacy Technician Education and Doctoral Researcher, University of East Anglia, Aileen Begley, Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Public Health, Gartnavel Royal Hospital and Sarah Sharman, Pharmacy Technician, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10.50am | Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing |
| 11.30am | Standing up to LGBTQ+ health inequalities Jason Louis John Benning, Professional Lead Pharmacy Technician, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and Sarah Sharman, Pharmacy Clinical Educator, University of Sheffield, NIHR INSIGHT Student, University of Nottingham |
| Parallel workshops - choose to attend one, 40 minutes in length each | |
| 12.05pm | W9 Clinical: Polypharmacy reviews in patients’ home Leanne Johnstone, Senior Pharmacy Technician at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| 12.05pm | W10 - UKCPA Emma Boxall, Senior Critical Care Pharmacist, Salford Royal Foundation Trust |
| 12.05pm | W11 Leadership: How has the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's pharmacy leaders development programme supported Pharmacy Technicians in their leadership journey? Bianca Glavin, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Primary Care Education, CPPE, Sheetal Jogia, London Pharmacy Aseptic Services Workforce Transformation Project Lead, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Claire Dearden, Medicines Optimisation Governance and Service Improvement Lead, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board |
| 12.05pm | W12 Research: A road less travelled - Research journey into Pharmacy Technicians’ perceptions and experiences of professional identity Aileen Begley, Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Public Health, Gartnavel Royal Hospital |
| 12.45pm | Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing |
| 1.45pm | Final Accuracy Checking: The 1000 item debate Factors that influence confidence and competence in Final Accuracy Checking Ellen Williams, Director of Regional Pharmacy Training, Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) & Dr Emily Smith, Pharmacy Research Fellow, University Hospital Southampton (UHS) Foundation Trust |
| 2.10pm | The enduring myths about ADHD and why a neurodiversity paradigm is changing attitudes and services in health care Dr Tony Lloyd, Former CEO, ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity |
| 2.40pm | Final round-up and close Amy Laflin, Programme Lead for Pharmacy Education, West Suffolk College and Vice-President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) |
| 2.45pm | Close of conference |