| Please note the programme may be subject to change due to speaker availability. |
| Friday 18 September
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10.30am
| Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
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11.00am
| Chair's welcome address
Amy Laflin, President, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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11.15am
| Welcome keynote - Expanding horizons - opportunity or challenge?
Key insights from the Senior Professional Advisor Pharmacy Technician Practice
Liz Fidler, Senior Professional Advisor Pharmacy Technician Practice, Office of the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England
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11.45am
| How to excel in coaching and mentorship for Pharmacy Technicians
Panel: Rebecca Dallman, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Day Lewis Pharmacy, 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
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12.25pm
| CPHO’s updates and insights
Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health (Northern Ireland), and David Webb, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England, NHS England
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12.55pm
| Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
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1.55pm
| Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length
- W1 Leadership: Developing and leading vaccination team
Vicky Thomas, Vaccinations and Immunisation Service Lead, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- W2 Education: CQC inspections
Joshua Spencer-Woodbridge and Kirsty Garton, Medicines Inspector Operations, Care Quality Commission
- W3 Clinical: Heart 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
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2.50pm
| Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length
- W4 Clinical: Pharmacy Technician led malnutrition project in an ICB
Brett Finch, Cluster Lead Pharmacy Technician, NHS Greater Manchester, and Amanda Farrimond (invited)
- W5 Research: Introduction to research
Bianca Glavin, Senior Pharmacy Technician for Primary Care Education (South), 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 and Hazel Jamieson, Pharmacy Operational Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley
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3.35pm
| Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
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4.05pm
| Short papers showcase - a selection of submitted papers - pending judging |
4.45pm
| Treating paediatric patients and supporting their families
Holly Roberts, Chair, Larsen’s Pride
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5.30pm
| Close of day
Rebecca Bastable, Membership Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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7.15pm
| APTUK Annual Awards Dinner
Welcome reception followed by dinner @ 7.30pm
Philip Jones, Education Director, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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| Saturday 19 September
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8.30am
| Registration, welcome refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
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9.00am
| Chair’s welcome
Alishah Lakha, Director Diversity Inclusion Belonging, Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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9.05am
| Welcome keynotes – country updates
Hazel Jamieson, Pharmacy Operational Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley and Dalgeet Puaar, Pharmacy Education Reform Senior Programme Manager and Workforce, Training & Education Lead for Pharmacy Technicians, NHS England
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9.30am
| Plenary session - An update from GPhC
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10.10am
| Parallel workshops – choose to attend one, 45 minutes in length
- W7 Clinical: Transforming medicines optimisation in care homes: 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, Chief Pharmacy Technician, Countess of Chester Hospital, and Sarah Goman, Pharmacy Technician, Velindre University NHS Trust (invited)
- W9 Research: Substance use & primary care collaboration to save lives - Pharmacy Technician led research
Barbara Zub, National Pharmacy Technician, Waythrough
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10.55am
| Refreshments, exhibition and poster viewing
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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 Technician Fellow (Secondment), General Pharmaceutical Council - W11 Clinical: Navigating the allergy season: Triggers, treatment and tips
Linda Perry, Account Relationship Manager OTC Lead, Haleon
- W12 Education: Sustainability in the workplace
Nuala Hampson, Pharmacy Lead and Senior Educator, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (invited)
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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: Empowering patients with bipolar disorder: The impact
of medication education groups
Neelam Sharma, 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)
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1.05pm
| Lunch, exhibition and final poster viewing
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| 2.00pm | Enhanced 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
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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 (invited)
- 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, and Kate Postle, Training Programme Director for Medicines, Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS)
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3.25pm
| Professional
leadership - Strength in collaboration - A pathway for Pharmacy Technicians into
the Royal College of Pharmacy John Warbuton, Chair, UKCPA, Joseph Williams - Immediate Past President, BOPA, Karen Baxter, CEO, The Royal College of Pharmacy and Nicola Greenlagh, Chair, CMHP |
3.55pm
| Close of conference
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)
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