Autumn Symposium – Thursday, 2nd November 2006
The Hilton Hotel, Coventry |
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| 09.15am | Arrival, Registration, Coffee & Tea | | |
| 09.45am | Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction | Allan Karr, Chairman, PDIG | |
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| Professor Roger Tredree, Vice Chairman, PDIG | |
| 10.00am | Procurement in the NHS | | |
| | - What strategic changes to procurement are
occurring? - How will changes to procurement processes
be implemented? - What is the impact on England and the role of
the pharmacist in contracting
| Chris Theaker, Director Pharmaceuticals, PaSA | » View Slides |
| 11.00am | Risk management in the medicines | | |
| | - supply chain (Pfizer/PDIG Award)
- What are the risks in the supply chain?
- How can risks be assessed?
| Liz Breen, Operations and Information Management Group, Bradford University School of Management | » View Slides |
| 11.30am | Tea/Coffee | | |
| 12.00noon | Medicines – the QA perspective | | |
| | - What are the critical QA issues for medicines?
- How does QA impact on the contracting
process? - How could medicinal products be improved?
| Richard Bateman, Quality Assurance Specialist Pharmacist, London Region | » View Slides |
| 1.00pm | Lunch | | |
| 2.15pm | Safe management of healthcare waste | | |
| | - What are the new regulations with respect to
waste management? - How does the change affect you?
| Colin Ranshaw, Quality Assurance and Control, S.M.P.U., Wales | » View Slides |
| 3.00pm | Medicines procurement training | | |
| | | Kevan Wind, Medicines Procurement Specialist Pharmacist London & Eastern Region | » View Slides |
| 3.15pm | Disaster planning – a reality | | |
| | - How did 7/7 impact on the pharmacy at the Royal London Hospital?
- What problems does the supply chain face?
- How can we work together to minimise impact on the supply chain?
| Mike Cross, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management Barts and the London NHS Trust | » View Slides |