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CPC North in Manchester 3rd-4th November

Join us in Manchester for an unforgettable experience as we gather the brightest minds, cutting-edge innovations, and transformative ideas in clinical pharmacy under one roof.

Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere of learning, collaboration, and inspiration, right in your own backyard.

- 90+ exhibiting companies!
- Innovative products and solutions!
- FREE educational content to assist with your annual CPD
- FREE networking with colleagues, peers, and suppliers

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We can't wait to welcome you to our NEW home of clinical pharmacy this November!

THE COUNTDOWN TO CLINICAL PHARMACY CONGRESS NORTH 2023 IS ON!

For over a decade, Clinical Pharmacy Congress has attracted healthcare professionals from various disciplines, all eager to enhance their knowledge and skills through an extensive, complimentary educational program. This inaugural North event in Manchester provides an additional opportunity for a unique platform tailored to the needs of clinical pharmacy professionals, offering an unparalleled opportunity to explore the latest products and services in the field.

In essence, Clinical Pharmacy Congress North stands out for its distinctive offerings to attendees:

  • Access to a complimentary exhibition designed for healthcare professionals specializing in clinical pharmacy.
  • Participation in a multi-track conference program, also free of charge, catering to the diverse needs of clinical pharmacy professionals.
  • The chance to gain CPD (Continuing Professional Development) at no cost, both for clinical and non-clinical roles within clinical pharmacy.
  • Seamless networking opportunities facilitated through a dedicated event mobile app, ensuring engagement before, during, and after the event.

Experience the exceptional value of Clinical Pharmacy Congress North. Elevate your professional journey, expand your network, and enhance your skills—all at no cost.

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EXHIBITING COMPANIES

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EXPERT SPEAKERS

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CONFERENCE THEATRES

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WORLD CLASS SESSIONS

A WORLD-CLASS PROGRAMME OF CONTENT AT THE UK'S LEADING EVENT FOR PHARMACY PROFESSIONALS

The Clinical Pharmacy Congress North will deliver a FREE, training programme for the entire clinical pharmacy professional workforce - Just like Clinical Pharmacy Congress London. This new edition of the Clinical Pharmacy Congress will provide our nation's valued healthcare professionals with:

  • More than 160 hours worth of FREE clinical and non-clinical primary healthcare-related education.
  • Access to over 90 expert speakers from across the NHS and other Arms Length Bodies.
  • The opportunity to 'try before you buy' across a broad spectrum of medical products and technological solutions - showcased by more than 90 exhibiting companies - designed to help your practice improve patient outcomes and increase practice efficiencies.
  • A chance to connect and re-connect with more than 1,500 of your pharmacy professional colleagues and peers.

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CLINICAL PHARMACY CONGRESS NORTH IS FREE TO ATTEND FOR:

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM VISITING CLINICAL PHARMACY CONGRESS NORTH

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

An unrivalled opportunity for clinical pharmacy professionals to take stock of their career path and evaluate their future place within the ever-changing clinical pharmacy landscape. Hear from peers within the community who have taken bold steps within their own career journeys and discover new and exciting opportunities to develop your own path.

EXCEPTIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

EXCEPTIONAL NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

As the long-established gathering place for the clinical pharmacy community, CPC North provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to connect with colleagues past and present, as well as make new professional relationships, this event opens doors up for the pharmacy professionals in the north to make connects they didn't have before.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION AND INGENUITY

SHOWCASING INNOVATION AND INGENUITY

The CPC North Poster Zone is the perfect opportunity for individuals and teams to share their innovative work and success stories with the rest of their profession. It is also the ideal stepping stone for participants to present at future editions of CPC.

SOURCING SUPPLIERS

SOURCING SUPPLIERS

The CPC North exhibition will showcase the very latest products and services specifically curated for the pharmacy sector, enabling decision makers and influencers to discover new ways to improve service provision, increase cost-efficiencies, and support positive clinical outcomes.

Step into the Future of Clinical Pharmacy!

The Clinical Pharmacy Congress North is perfectly aligned with the evolving landscape of healthcare in the UK. As the NHS undergoes significant transformation, our event stands at the forefront of these changes, offering pharmacy professionals a vital platform to explore the future of clinical practice.

Join us amidst these pivotal developments:

• NHS England's integration of Health Education England, NHSX, and NHS Digital heralds an era of amplified roles for pharmacy professionals in workforce, training, and digital transformation.

• Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are redefining healthcare, with a focus on medicines optimization and equitable health.

• Pharmacy professionals are embracing extended clinical roles, enjoying autonomy, and driving impactful contributions across the NHS.

• The ascent of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and GP practices underscores their indispensable role in community healthcare.

• The path to independent prescribing is well underway, with upcoming pharmacists poised to be independent prescribers.

• Pioneering advances in genomics, personalised medicine, and technology are reshaping healthcare and optimizing medicines.

• The imminent Pharmacy Professional Leadership Council, guided by the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership Report, will shape the profession's trajectory.

• The Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care highlights pharmacy's significance, including initiatives like Pharmacy First.

• Nationally, efforts span medicines optimization, curbing overprescribing, specialised medicine programs, digital interoperability, Inclusive Pharmacy Practice, and nurturing clinical academic careers in pharmacy.

Be a part of this transformative journey at Clinical Pharmacy Congress North. Engage with the forefront of pharmacy practice, harness insights from industry leaders, and contribute to shaping the future of clinical pharmacy. Register now and secure your place in this groundbreaking event.

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CLINICAL PHARMACY CONGRESS NORTH CONFERENCE THEATRES IN MORE DETAIL

Keynote Theatre

Keynote Theatre

Delivered by the national team including the Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England, providing attendees with a first-hand picture of the national direction of travel on key subjects, such as: leadership in the profession, the role of Pharmacy Technicians, infusions and special medicines, and independent prescribing.

Clinical Theatres 1 & 2

Clinical Theatres 1 & 2

Essential learning delivered by experts from across the entire spectrum of pharmacy services, covering a range of specialist topics from service provision in emergency departments to long-term opioid usage and the treatment of health conditions from cardiovascular disease to diabetes.
Strategy Theatre

Strategy Theatre

Hear from leading lights from across the profession as they contextualise the direction of travel for clinical pharmacy professionals and offer practical and tangible steps for delivering change.
Innovation and Integration Theatre

Innovation and Integration Theatre

Review case studies and novel work from innovators across the profession and discover innovative ways to improve practice and how to incorporate them into your work setting. Integration has become a key focus area since the introduction of ICSs – hear from expert speakers as they discuss improving collaboration across primary and secondary care.

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03 Nov 2023
  1. Keynote Theatre
    Enabling, empowering and energising pharmacy technician practice
    An update on the NHSE policy and workforce initiatives that have been developed to support pharmacy technician professional practice. Pharmacy technician professionals are valued members of healthcare ...
  2. Keynote Theatre
    Delivering Lipid Guidelines Practically in Primary Care
    This promotional session has been organised and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK and is for UK healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers only. Prescribing information and adverse event re ...
  3. Keynote Theatre
    The Pharmacists Role in the Management of DOAC-related Major Bleeding
    This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for GB healthcare professionals only.
  4. Keynote Theatre
    Developments in Infusions and Special Medicines
    Updates on key workstreams from NHS England's Infusions and Specials Medicines Programme, including opportunities to get involved.
  5. Keynote Theatre
    Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Keynote
  6. Keynote Theatre
    Independent Prescribing and Professional Education and Training
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  7. Keynote Theatre
    Hosted by Richard Cattell (Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England) and Nathan Burley (President, Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists) this panel session features people who have gone off the beaten path on their leadership journey.
04 Nov 2023
  1. Keynote Theatre
    Evaluation of 2021/22 MPharm Clinical Placement Expansion Pilot
    This session will present the findings of the evaluation of the 2021/22 MPharm Clinical Placement Expansion Pilot
  2. Keynote Theatre
    Optimising treatment for cardio-renal patients
     This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for GB healthcare professionals only.     AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent Programme. Ast ...
  3. Keynote Theatre
    Improving access to cardiorenal protection in T2DM: implementing NICE guidance
    This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for GB healthcare professionals only.
  4. Keynote Theatre
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    Deprescribing antidepressants
    Deprescribing antidepressants in the community may be a potential cost- and resource-saving measure, but this is only valuable if the person does not then relapse. This session will cover some of the ...
03 Nov 2023
  1. Clinical 1 Theatre
    The Chairs of the Greater Manchester Medicines Management Group (GMMMG) and the NHS Regional Drug and Therapeutics Centre (RDTC) will demonstrate the steps being taken to optimise medicines opportunit ...
  2. Clinical 1 Theatre
    Transforming COPD Care: The impact of exacerbations and hospitalisations in COPD
    This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for GB healthcare professionals only.   AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent Programme. AstraZ ...
  3. Clinical 1 Theatre
    Practical Aspects of Lipid Management in Primary Care
    This promotional session has been organised and funded by Daiichi Sankyo UK and is for UK healthcare professionals and other relevant decision makers only.Prescribing information and adverse event rep ...
  4. Clinical 1 Theatre
    Best Practice in Medicines Safety Improvement
    There are some big medicines safety issues that never seem to go away. They affect thousands if not millions of people across the nation and commonly cause severe harm or early death. Here we explore ...
  5. Clinical 1 Theatre
    Medication review and deprescribing with IMPACT
    This presentation will demonstrate how the PrescQIPP Improving Medicines and Polypharmacy Appropriateness Clinical Tool (IMPACT) can help highlight high risk medicines, improve patient safety, optimis ...
  6. Clinical 1 Theatre
    When conducting structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation, the interactions between medicines and foods/ nutrients should be considered alongside drug-drug interactions. This talk will ...
  7. Clinical 1 Theatre
    Using the Evergreen Assessment in NHSE Medicines Procurements
    This session will outline how and why NHSE will be using the Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment to meet the requirements if the Social Value Model within medicines procurements. How we procure ...
03 Nov 2023
  1. Clinical 2 Theatre
    The Clinical Future in Community Pharmacy
  2. Clinical 2 Theatre
    Alfa: Digitally revolutionising the management of controlled drugs in a post-pandemic world
    The British healthcare system is transitioning to electronic health records and secure, digital management systems to replace paper-based processes. Alfa CD caters to this immediate need and its features make it a compelling product that healthcare institutions would require to meet future challenges. These include increasing healthcare demands, stricter regulatory oversight, and the necessity for greater efficiency and patient safety.
  3. Clinical 2 Theatre
    What is Best Practice in Optimising Cost-Effective Patient Care Through Originator to Biosimilar Switches?
    To discuss best practice in optimising cost-effective patient care via originator to biosimilar switches. I will cover the significance of biosimilar use and the British Society of Rheumatology’s (BSR ...
  4. Clinical 2 Theatre
    This presentation will delve into our experiences in setting up pharmacist and pharmacy technician led renal transplant clinics within our Trust. We will share some of the history behind the implement ...
  5. Clinical 2 Theatre
    BOPA – Our role in promoting and supporting excellence in patient care throughout the cancer journey
  6. Clinical 2 Theatre
    Medical Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis
    An introduction to the medical management of ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, portal hypertension and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis  
  7. Clinical 2 Theatre
    This session will cover our experience of the development of an Integrated Heart Failure Care model in Leeds. This has brought primary, secondary and community heart failure care services and health p ...
04 Nov 2023
  1. Clinical 2 Theatre
    I will discuss lipid management including novel treatment, meeting QOF targets and innovative approach in delivering integrated model of care.
  2. Clinical 2 Theatre
    Findings from a study investigating real-world statin adherence will be presented.
  3. Clinical 2 Theatre
  4. Clinical 2 Theatre
    Life at the coal face: Pharmacy services in Emergency Medicine
    Life in the Emergency Department – what is it like?This discussion includes a few members from the UKCPA Emergency Care Group Committee who will share their experience and insight on how they became a ...
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03 Nov 2023
  1. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    Building resilience and a growth mindset in your pharmacy team
    In this session we will explore how cultivating a growth mindset and encouraging resilience can help your pharmacy team. We will explore the concept of the growth mindset, study examples of it and dis ...
  2. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    Reducing health inequalities through greener practice; a win win for people, planet & purse
    In this session on sustainable & greener practice Wendy will explore, with examples, how the primary care pharmacy team can work as part of the wider health & social care team to reduce health inequal ...
  3. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    BSW has a clear vision to use community pharmacists as the entrance point to the NHS but we also recognise that this will not be possible without a reliable, adequately trained and supported community pharmacy workforce. Our out of hours provider has a desire to work more closely with community pharmacists to refer appropriate calls to and are willing to offer the safety netting that they require in order to provide that service. HEE Treach and Treat funding allowed us to move this vision forward by providing funding for the out of hours provider to develop a community pharmacy tailored training programme which is delivered by advanced clinical practitioners who act as designated prescribing practitioners. We would like to share our learning from setting up this model - so come and find out more!
  4. Innovation and Integration Theatre
  5. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    Join us for an insightful session where we'll make a compelling case for integrating pharmacy-led care to support safe, effective prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Through real-life project outcomes and engaging case studies, we'll delve into the common challenges that hinder appropriate DOAC prescribing. We'll showcase the power of population health management and cross-system approaches. By implementing these strategies, we'll demonstrate how we can boost DOAC uptake, prevent inappropriate dosing, improve monitoring practices, and enhance cost-effectiveness. Don't miss this opportunity to explore innovative solutions for improving patient outcomes in AF care.
  6. Innovation and Integration Theatre
  7. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    This session describes if a patient prioritisation tool led to: Sicker, high acuity patients having more frequent, senior pharmacist input The depth of pharmacist reviews more closely matching patient ...
  8. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    Mental Health In-reach
    One day a week the mental health pharmacist provides advice and support about mental health medicines to pharmacy staff at WUTH. A questionnaire was used to assess staff’s baseline knowledge and repor ...
  9. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    A snapshot of the data from the 2023 NHS Benchmarking Network’s Acute Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation project. Comparing the UK sample across a variety of metrics including: Workforce Clinical pha ...
04 Nov 2023
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    Using the medicines related-consultation assessment tool (MR-CAT) to conceptualise what good consultation skills and behaviours look like.
    The medicines related-consultation assessment tool (MR-CAT) is a new validated global assessment tool which has been used to assess over 4000 pharmacy professionals working in primary care. The MR-CAT ...
  4. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    The ART of Managing HIV Drug Interactions
  5. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    This session will cover our experience in developing the Embedded Prescribing Pharmacist (EPP) role to improve medicines related discharge processes. An overview of the pilot and establishment of the role will be presented, along with plans for future service extension following central funding agreement.
  6. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges - The ongoing relevance of Female Pharmacy Leadership
    In this panel discussion we’ll be delving into the question of why is it we still need to continue to discuss Female Pharmacy Leadership - We’ll be covering How far have we come? What can we learn fro ...
  7. Innovation and Integration Theatre
    A summary of some recurrent issues noted on hospital discharges, how these can negatively impact post discharge care, and ways of avoiding recurrence of these issues.
03 Nov 2023
  1. Strategy Theatre
    How SPS supports independent prescribing
    Helping pharmacy professionals to assimilate information and guidance about the use of medicines, and be able to apply it to the patient in front of them in order to optimise their care.
  2. Strategy Theatre
    ‘The Itch Puzzle’ - Discover The Key Pieces To Help Manage Eczema Related Pruritus.
    Learn more about how quality of life and in particular sleep is impacted by uncontrolled itch for those who suffer with eczema.Dr Gallard discusses what good eczema control should look like as well as ...
  3. Strategy Theatre
    The Importance of Prescribing and Discharging Low Molecular Weight Heparin By Brand Name
    A presentation which details the importance of why you should prescribe and discharge LMWH by brand name. Enoxaparin now has an originator biologic and three biosimilars and hospitals will choose a ma ...
  4. Strategy Theatre
    Managing the risk of Antimicrobial Resistance from conflict zones (lessons from the war in Ukraine)
    The Employed Pharmacists of Europe Federation (EPhEU) has been actively involved in getting vital medicines to Ukraine, alongside helping understand the risk of antimicrobial resistance caused by conf ...
  5. Strategy Theatre
    Do you feel supported? APTUK, CPPE and Pharmacist Support discuss the range of support and resources available for pharmacy professionals
       
  6. Strategy Theatre
    Pharma waste disposal to prevent environmental contamination - Working out patient understanding
    A quality improvement project to determine Trust-patient understanding of proper medicines disposal. Learning Outcomes: The project highlighted lack of knowledge around proper disposal of certain form ...
  7. Strategy Theatre
    Pharmacogenomics describes the study of genomic data to inform the safety and efficacy of medicines. This talk will outline ·        How pharmacogenomics can improve medicines optimisation and patient ...
  8. Strategy Theatre
    Parenteral Nutrition- food for all?
    Parenteral nutrition is not something that is limited to specialist centres or secondary care. With the ever changing patient population and surgical developments there is a growing population on home ...
  9. Strategy Theatre
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04 Nov 2023
  1. Strategy Theatre
    People with a learning disability are less likely than the general population to get and hold down a job. In the general population, 76% of people 16-64 are in paid work, whereas only 6% of adults wit ...
  2. Strategy Theatre
    The use and benefits of using elastomeric pumps:- Are elastomeric pumps green? - Where will the future of elastomeric pumps take us?- What are the hurdles that have been tackled on the journey?
  3. Strategy Theatre
    Applying the principles of sustainable healthcare to pharmacy practice (Pharmacy Declares)
    This session will explore what is meant by the term sustainable healthcare and why it is vital to future healthcare services. We will explore how sustainable healthcare provides quality clinical care ...
  4. Strategy Theatre
    Preparing to train as an independent prescriber
    An overview of our new programme developed to support pharmacists who are preparing to train as independent prescribers.
03 Nov 2023
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EXHIBITORS

Meet your Clinical Pharmacy Congress North 2023 Exhibitors

Meet your Clinical Pharmacy Congress North 2023 Exhibitors

More than 90 expert speakers will deliver over 75 conference sessions aimed at improving patient access and patient outcomes, as well as providing critical updates designed to increase practice efficiencies. Our expert speakers don’t just know their stuff – they know how to share it in a straightforward, interesting, and practical way. Choose between 5 theatres, workshops and zones to learn and interact with leading sector experts and walk away with knowledge you can easily and immediately put into action in your everyday work.

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