Programme


Please note the programme may be subject to change due to speaker availability. 

The programme has been developed with the 4 pillars of pharmacy at it's core. Please refer to the colour coding of the workshops to help you tailor-make your own programme, based on your personal learning needs. 

Leadership
Education
Clinical
Research


Friday 18 September
10.30am
Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
10.55am
Chair's welcome address
Amy Laflin, President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
11.05am
Expanding horizons - Unlocking the full potential of pharmacy technician practice
Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Advisor Pharmacy Technician Practice, Office of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England
11.35am
How to excel in coaching and mentorship for Pharmacy Technicians
Panel: Rebecca Dallman, Client Partnership Manager for Tend Training (Impact Futures), Laura Adams, Lead Pharmacy Technician for Education and Training, Wye Valley NHS Trust, and Dalgeet Puaar, Pharmacy Education Reform Senior Programme Manager and Workforce, Training & Education Lead for Pharmacy Technicians, NHS England
12.15pm
Regulatory, policy and practice updates 
David Webb, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England, NHS England , Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for Northern Ireland (V)*, Alison Strath, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for the Scottish Government (V)*, and Kathie Cashell, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Pharmaceutical Council

V = virtual presentation 
1.00pm
Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
2.00pm
Parallel workshops –  choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W1 Leadership: Breaking boundaries: Pharmacy Technicians developing and leading services
    Vicky Thomas MAPharmT, Vaccinations and Immunisation Service Lead, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • W2 Education: Behind CQC inspections
    Joshua Spencer-Woodbridge, Medicines Inspector, Care Quality Commission and Ajit Singh, Medicines Inspector, Care Quality Commission
  • W3 ClinicalHeart of the matter - Pharmacy Technicians empowering change & championing cardiovascular disease (CVD) to reduce health inequalities in primary care
    Jenani Umasuthan, PCPA Regional Pharmacy Technician Ambassador (London) and Senior Pharmacy Technician in PCN 
2.55pm
Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W4 Clinical: Pharmacy Technician led malnutrition project in an ICB
    Amanda Farrimond, Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician (Bolton), NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Sonia Memmi, Senior Pharmacy Technician Cluster Manager (West), NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (on behalf of Brett Finch, Senior Pharmacy Technician Cluster Manger (South), NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 

  • W5 ResearchAn introduction to Quality Improvement: From idea to showcase
    Bianca Glavin, Senior Pharmacy Technician for Primary Care Education (South), CPPE and Kerry Proctor, Education Supervisor, CPPE
  • W6 Leadership: Use of inclusive language in the pharmacy workplace
    Chair: Samantha Quaye, Chair, Pan-London Pharmacy EDI Champions Group
    Panel: Kulpna Daya, Chair of Race & Ethnicity EDI Champion Group, Jason Benning, Professional Lead Pharmacy Technician, Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust, Charlotte Bell, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust 

3.40pm
Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
4.10pm
Short papers showcase - a selection of submitted papers

Mixed methods evaluation of a pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician led ward medicines stock management service
Ella Powell, Pharmacy Technician, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Shaghayegh Nozari, Rotational Pharmacy Technician, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

A pharmacy technician led multi-professional programme to support the development of clinical apprentices in best medicines management practices
Helen Gisby, Principal Pharmacy Technician Education, Training & Development,Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

From data to development: Evolving the pharmacy careers strategy
Lisa Jamieson, Pharmacy Technician Team Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  

When every two hours is misunderstood: improving safe use of eye drops through multilingual communication in community pharmacy
Erzsebet Dudasne Lovas, Boots UK
4.50pm
Treating paediatric patients and supporting their families
Holly Roberts, Chair, Larsen’s Pride
5.30pm
Close of day
Rebecca Bastable, Membership Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
7.15pm
APTUK Annual Awards Dinner
Welcome reception followed by dinner @ 7.30pm 
Philip Jones, Education Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)



Saturday 19 September
8.45am
Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
9.05am
Chair’s welcome
Dr Gail Hall, Pharmacy Workforce Lead - Joined Up Care Derbyshire, Associate Professor, Experiential Learning - De Montfort University, Vice-President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
9.15am
Across the nations; insights, priorities and the road ahead 
Hazel Jamieson, Pharmacy Operational Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley, Dalgeet Puaar, Pharmacy Education Reform Senior Programme Manager and Workforce, Training & Education Lead for Pharmacy Technicians, NHS England, Emily Guerin, Pharmaceutical Officer, Welsh Government and Warren Francis, APTUK Professional Lead, Northern Ireland
9.55am
The changing role of The Pharmacy Technician
Sadik Al-Hassan MP, Member of Parliament for North Somerset and Pharmacist 
10.10am
Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W7 Clinical: Medicines optimisation in care homes: Pharmacy technicians for safer systems, better lives
    Alan Hopkins, Senior Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Optimisation in Care Home - Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
  • W8 Education: Advancing practice in SACT: Expanding the Pharmacy Technician role
    Emma Williams, Senior Pharmacy Technician Virtual Assessment Pathway Clinic, Velindre University NHS Trust and Sarah Goman, Senior Pharmacy Technician Medicines Education, Velindre University NHS Trust
  • W9 Research: Substance use & primary care collaboration to save lives - Pharmacy Technician led research
    Barbara Zub, National Pharmacy Technician, Waythrough 
10.55am
Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
11.30am
Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W10 Leadership: Reflection of a Fellow for GPhC and NHSE
    Olivia Musson, Pharmacy Service Improvement Manager, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Becky Jarvis, National Pharmacy Technician Fellow at the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Office at NHSE and The General Pharmaceutical Council
  • W11 Clinical: Navigating the allergy season: Triggers, treatment and tips
    Linda Perry, Account Relationship Manager OTC Lead, Haleon   
  • W12 EducationTop tips for sustainable pharmacy practice in a warming world 
    Nuala Hampson, Pharmacy Lead, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sheffield
12.20pm
Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W13 Leadership: Building Leadership Together: A LEGO® Serious Play® Experience
    Parampreet Bahia, LEGO® Serious Play® System Level Facilitator, Studio Dhesi Ltd
  • W14 Education: A practical guide to setting up medicine education groups and patient clinics
    Neelam Sharma, Chief Pharmacy Technician, North London NHS Foundation Trust
  • W15 Research: Your research potential: You're closer than you think
    Dr Gail Hall, Pharmacy Workforce Lead - Joined Up Care Derbyshire, Associate Professor, Experiential Learning - De Montfort University, Vice-President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
1.05pm
Lunch, exhibition and final poster viewing
2.00pmEnhanced educational journey of PTPTs
Sarah Shergold, Chief Medicines Management Technician, Adult Critical Care and Theatres, Ryan Hogan – Lead Pharmacy Technician, Education and Training, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
2.35pm
Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length 

  • W16 Research: Speed dating: Would you like to connect, share and spark your next research breakthrough?
    Matthew Shaw, Director, Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE)
  • W17 Clinical: Pharmacy Technicians in trauma & orthopaedics: Expanding Pharmacy Technician impact
    Amisha Jahan Parvez, Medicines Management Technician – Trauma & Orthopaedics, Oxford University Hospitals 
  • W18 Education: Building expertise: The medicines information educational pathway for Pharmacy Technicians
    Leigh-Ann Williams, Senior Medicines Information Pharmacy Technician, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust , Kate Postle, Training Programme Director – Pharmacy Workforce Development South and Oliver Cummings, 
    Medicines Advice Manager, Welsh Medicines Advice Service
3.25pm
Professional leadership - Strength in collaboration - A pathway for Pharmacy Technicians into the Royal College of Pharmacy John Warburton, Chair, UKCPA, Joseph Williams - Immediate Past President, BOPA, Karen Baxter, Interim Chief Executive, The Royal College of Pharmacy, Nicola Greenlagh, Chair, CMHP and Graham Stretch, President, PCPA
3.55pm
Close of conference
Amy Laflin, President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)