GMLPC, GM Healthcare Academy & CHL training and events:
Oral health workshop (9th/15th May)
Oral health is the mandatory pharmacy campaign for May-June 2019 so this workshop is ideally timed. It brings pharmacy and dental teams together to focus on promoting all aspects of oral health, including how to prevent tooth decay in under-fives and self-checking to identify early stages of oral cancers. Medication is also on the agenda, with prescribing updates and common side-effects of anticholinergic medication.
It’s set to be a great event, with lots of interaction and opportunity for pharmacy and dental teams to share their learning. You’ll also get tips and ideas on:
- How to engage and promote the oral health campaign;
- Raise awareness of disease and prevalence rate of mouth cancer in Greater Manchester; and
- The importance of checking our own mouths regularly and of going to the dentist.
There are two dates to choose from. Both events run from 6.30pm-9.30pm. Registration & buffet: 6.30pm. Training: 7pm-9.30pm. Book now:
Controlled drugs & patient safety (21st May)
This event is not to be missed. The session will include case reviews and lessons learned for community pharmacy teams, as well as updates on controlled drugs and the implications of the changes to gabapentin and pregabalin. Safeguarding is also on the agenda, with guidance on how community pharmacies can adopt best practice around safeguarding and enhance patient care. There will also be a clinical governance update from commissioners.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday 21st May, with registration/buffet at 6.30pm and training from 7pm-9.30pm. Full details & a booking link will be published nearer the time but don’t forget to save the date now.
External training & events:
GM Primary Care Summit (11th April)
Pharmacists and pharmacy teams are invited to attend the seventh annual Greater Manchester Primary Care Summit on 11th April. The summit will update primary care providers, commissioners, social care and partner organisations on key developments, nationally and in Greater Manchester. It will also celebrate the innovative ways in which community pharmacies and other primary care providers are supporting patients and improving people’s health. Attendees will be able to attend two workshops during the day. Find out more.
Primary Care Respiratory Academy (23rd April)
Registration is now open for the Primary Care Respiratory Academy (PCRA) 2019 Community Pharmacy Meeting in Manchester. PCRA is an educational programme run in collaboration with the Primary Care Respiratory Society, providing expert-guided learning and peer-to-peer exchange through live events and digital resources. The Community Pharmacy Platform is brand new for 2019, and is tailored specifically to your needs as community pharmacists.
Benefit from the advice of local experts Fin Mc Caul and Dominika Froehlich-Jeziorek at our free evening meeting in Manchester on 23rd April 2019. Click here to view the agenda, and here to register.
Perrigo training: Prepare your pharmacy for unannounced GPhC inspections (8th May)
Perrigo is running a free training event in Salford Quays on 8th May to help pharmacies make sure they are ready for the unannounced inspections being introduced from April 2019 as part of GPhC’s new regulatory regime. It also includes CPD on managing hayfever. The event will cover:
- How the GPhC have changed their approach to inspections
- Developing an action place for the whole pharmacy team
- Gathering evidence and showcasing the best of your pharmacy
- A valuable suite of resources and materials to make inspections stress free
- Bonus CPD session: Looking at hayfever differently
Find out more & book.
Excellence in Asthma Therapy Optimisation Masterclass (11th May)
Medicines Management Solutions (MMS) is running a free masterclass on asthma therapy optimisation on Saturday 11th May at the Village Hotel Manchester in Cheadle. MMS says the event is accredited by the RPS and will include:
- Speaker: Dr Anna Murphy
- Asthma pathophysiology, therapeutics and management
- Interactive case studies & inhaler technique sessions
- Free asthma management support booklet for all pharmacists
Find out more & register at https://mmsweb.co.uk/asthma/.
CPPE & RPS event supporting revalidation (15th May)
Includes peer discussion with a focus on mental health
CPPE and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Greater Manchester branch are running a collaborative event on 15th May to support you in the peer discussion part of revalidation. The event is open to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pre-regs, and you can either attend with a peer or be paired with someone on the night.
The session will use the learning from the CPPE mental health cards posted out during CPPE’s learning campaign last year as the basis to start a peer discussion. (If you don’t have the cards to hand, you can get them from the CPPE website.) The cards contain quick challenges aimed at those in non-specialist roles. You don’t need to undertake the whole programme to attend this event to support revalidation. Just work through the card(s) that are relevant to you.
The event also includes community pharmacist & research associate Dr Hayley Gorton explaining how pharmacy teams can play an important role in self-harm awareness and suicide prevention, which fits nicely with Mental health awareness week which runs from the 13th -19th May 2019.
The event is at Stanley House, Audenshaw, Manchester, M35 5GB on 15th May. It starts with registration & a buffet at 6.30pm, then discussion from 7pm-9.30pm. Book here or phone 0161 778 4000 quoting event ID 48930.
CPPE: Greater Manchester events from April to September 2019
CPPE has published its events calendar for April to September 2019 so you can see what learning & development opportunities they are offering this year.
Free master’s level CPD at University of Manchester
Pharmacists can access up to four free masters-level CPD modules at the University of Manchester on a choice of 18 topics, thanks to funding from the Pharmacy Integration Fund and Health Education England. Completing four modules will qualify you for a Certificate in Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice (which can be topped up to Diploma or MSc). Each module usually costs £1,100 and the choices include:
- Communication and consultation – find out more. Advanced consultation and communications skills, including consultations with people with dementia
- Cancer: Awareness, Detection and Screening Services – find out more. Signs and symptoms of different cancers, and screening & detection services.
Full details of the free masters-level CPD options are available here.
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