June 2024
| Topic details | Date | Time | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Genomics Personalised Medicine: How Pharmacogenomics (PGx) can Transform Patient Care |
04/06/2024 | 14:30-15:45 | Anyone with an interest in learning about pharmacogenomics | British Pharmacological Society | LINK |
| Polypharmacy Action Learning Set Foundation (ALSF) | 11/06/2024 | 09:30-12:00 | Pharmacists and healthcare practitioners working in primary care on polypharmacy medication reviews in older patients | HIN - Wessex | LINK |
| Polypharmacy ALS Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets (3 x half days to be attended) - cohort 17 | 12/06/2024 26/05/2024 10/07/2024 | 09:30-12:15 | GPs, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who undertake prescribing, medication reviews and de-prescribing | HIN - national | LINK |
| Deprescribing Practical SMR Masterclass | 11/06/2024 | 13:00-14:00 | Anyone wishing to undertake SMRs | Lelly Oboh and the PrescQIPP team | LINK |
| Genomics/CVD Familial hypercholesterolaemia: supporting people better - focal point | 13/06/2024 18/06/2024 | 19:00-20:45 | Pharmacists, Pharmacy technicians, Trainee pharmacists | CPPE | LINK |
| Respiratory Asthma Awareness Day webinar for Clinical Staff | 18/06/2024 | 12:00-15:00 | Paediatricians, Trainees, GPs, Asthma Clinical Nurse Specialists, Respiratory Pharmacists | NHSE South East: Paul Seddon, Ian Sinha, Erol Gaillard, Suzanne Bailey, Louise Fleming, Gary Connett | LINK |
| Polypharmacy ALS Action Learning Sets (3 x half days to be attended) - cohort 18 | 19/06/2024, 03/07/2024, 17/07/2024 | 09:30-12:15 | GPs, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who undertake prescribing, medication reviews and de-prescribing | HIN - national | LINK |
| Polypharmacy Understanding the data webinars | 19/06/2024 (other dates available) | 12:00-13:30 | Network nominated polypharmacy and clinical leads, ICS medicines optimisation leads and Primary Care Network (PCN) teams, including GPs and pharmacists | HIN - national | LINK |
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Deprescribing To develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to take a shared approach to the safe and appropriate deprescribing of medicines |
19/06/2024 | 19:00-21:30 | Pharmacists, Pharmacy technicians, Trainee pharmacists | CPPE | LINK |
| Mental health Antidepressants in older people masterclass | 20/06/2024 | 12:00-13:30 | GPs, Pharmacists, Nurse prescribers and other interested health professionals | Wessex HIN | LINK |
July 2024
| Topic details | Date | Time | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Health Primary Care Discussions: Population health in practice | 02/07/2024 | 13:00-14:00 | Pharmacists, Pharmacy technicians, Trainee pharmacists | Dr Duncan Jenkins and Sarah Baig, hosted by SPS | LINK |
| Mental health Antipsychotics in dementia | 11/07/2024 | 12:00-13:30 | All prescribers working in primary care, MO team | HIN | TBC |
| SMRs Supporting patients to get the most out of their Structured Medication Review | 16/07/2024 | 12:00-13:00 | All prescribers including GPs, PCN / Community Pharmacists, Frailty and Complex Care Teams, Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, ICB colleagues and commissioners | HIN West of England: Dr Aoife Molloy, Sarah Hafeez, Bhavika Lad, Graham Prestwich | LINK |
September 2024
| Topic details | Date | Time | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polypharmacy Understanding the data webinars | 19/09/2024 (other dates available) | 12:00-13:30 | Network nominated polypharmacy and clinical leads, ICS medicines optimisation leads and Primary Care Network (PCN) teams, including GPs and pharmacists | HIN - national | LINK |
| SMRs Update on current research, the affect of health inequalities on polypharmacy and how to get started with SMRs | TBC - Sep | tbc | All clinicians working in primary care | HIN - Wessex | LINK - tbc |
November 2024
| Topic details | Date | Time | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Shorter courses and delayed prescribing | 01/11/2024 | tbc | GPs, Pharmacists, Nurse prescribers and other interested health professionals | HIOW medicines optimisation team | tbc |
| Polypharmacy Understanding the data webinars | 21/11/2024 (other dates available) | 12:00-13:30 | Network nominated polypharmacy and clinical leads, ICS medicines optimisation leads and Primary Care Network (PCN) teams, including GPs and pharmacists | HIN - national | LINK |
January 2025
| Topic details | Date | Time | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polypharmacy Understanding the data webinars | 23/01/2025 (other dates available) | 12:00-13:30 | Network nominated polypharmacy and clinical leads, ICS medicines optimisation leads and Primary Care Network (PCN) teams, including GPs and pharmacists | HIN - national | LINK |
May 2024
| Topic details | Date | Duration | Target audience | Presenter(s) | Link to recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Masterclass 1: Adult asthma guidelines | 08/05/2024 | 01:00:00 | Respiratory nurses, GPs and pharmacy teams | Gary Connett UHS, Tom Brown PHU |
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| CVD Practical Management of Hypertension webinar | 21/05/2024 | 01:00:00 | MDT healthcare professionals working in primary care, secondary care and community pharmacies | HIN - Kent, Surrey & Sussex | LINK |
| Respiratory Masterclass 2: Paediatric guidelines | 22/05/2024 | 01:00:00 | Respiratory nurses, GPs and pharmacy teams | Gary Connett UHS, Tom Brown PHU |
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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) offers high-quality learning materials for all pharmacy professionals, enables skill development and supports workforce transformation in England.
From face-to-face events to online and distance learning programmes, CPPE is passionate about the learning and development of the pharmacy workforce. They have an excellent reputation for delivering learning that goes through a robust quality assurance process and is developed in collaboration with pharmacy and healthcare colleagues. CPPE is part of the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, at the University of Manchester.
Begin your learning journey by registering with CPPE to access our range of free learning opportunities and resources:
• Register for free with CPPE
• CPPE programmes available to non-GPhC registrants
Check in regularly with our hot topics and clinical factsheets; both are updated regularly with new learning opportunities and ways to refresh your knowledge:
• CPPE Hot topics
• Clinical factsheets
Our Medicines optimisation and soft skills resources are a great way to equip yourself with new knowledge, skills and confidence applicable to any area of the pharmacy workforce. Sign up for one-to-one support and see other resources that are available with our coaching support service:
• Medicines optimisation
• Soft skills guides
• Coaching support
Pharmacy is a diverse and rewarding career with opportunities and roles ever expanding. You have an opportunity to use expert knowledge of medications to support health and wellbeing of patients across a variety of settings. Never has it been more exciting to join the pharmacy profession, with a wide variety of jobs on offer across the Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).
This could include:
- Community pharmacy
- GP pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy
- Medicines Optimisation teams
- Health and Justice sector
- Academia
- A combination of the above!
We offer a range of flexible working opportunities, including cross-sector posts to support integration as well as a number of funded training opportunities from early career to advanced practice.
Job opportunities include:
- Trainee pharmacy technician apprenticeship
- Trainee pharmacist foundation training year
- A wide variety of pharmacist and pharmacy technician roles
- Wider novel job opportunities for experienced pharmacy professionals
We welcome applications from individuals with a key interest in medications, healthcare and improving outcomes for our population.
Want to find out more, please see our job portal or NHS Jobs and contact hiowicb-hsi.pharmacyworkforce@nhs.net for further information.
If you are interested in returning to practice and want to find out more please:
- contact hiowicb-hsi.pharmacyworkforce@nhs.net with 'RtP' as the subject header
- Please complete this online form, which will allow us to link you with an employer that meets your requirements
Useful links if you considering a career in pharmacy: