09.30 Panel Discussion

Unlocking funding: Navigating the landscape of healthcare services and medicines

Panellists

Karen Parker

Divisional Finance Manager, Diagnostics & Therapies

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Ann Page

Lead Clinician, Clinical Services

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Ewan Maule

Director of Medicines and Pharmacy

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

11.30 Panel Discussion

Ready for the revolution? How pharmacogenomics is reshaping the landscape of clinical pharmacy

Panellists

Dr Hayley Wickens

Consultant Pharmacist Genomic Medicine

NHS Central and South Genomics

Rachel Palmer

Pharmacy Lead

NHS South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, North Bristol NHS Trust

Emma Groves

Pharmacy Lead

North East & Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service Alliance

David Webb

Pharmaceutical Officer for England

NHS England

Jess Woodley

Principal Clinical Scientist and lead for PGx/R&D

Birmingham Womens & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Dr John McDermott

PROGRESS PGx project lead

Manchester/North West GMSA

13.45 Workshop

Mind and body: Understanding the connection between physical and mental health

Delivered by

The College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Jennifer Southern

Fellow of the College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Delamere and Vale House Community Mental Health Teams, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

13.45 Workshop

Career planning and CV review drop-in session

Delivered by

Karen Gunnell

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University

Shane Artis

Lecturer in Postgraduate Pharmacy Education

School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University

13.45 Workshop

Mavacamten: Implementation in practice for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Delivered by

Anna Man

Lead Cardiology Pharmacist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

15.00 Workshop

Hands-on practical consultation skills

Delivered by

Anna Man

Lead Cardiology Pharmacist

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Harsha Parmar

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

University of Manchester

13.45 Workshop

From punishment to progress: Embracing compassion in medication incident learning

Delivered by

John Warburton

Divisional Director of Professions

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Amandeep Setra

Chair of the London Medication Safety Officer Network

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

13.45 Workshop

Thriving together: Cultivating staff satisfaction and retention

Delivered by

Kiran Channa

Operational Head of Pharmacy

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

15.00 Workshop

Crafting your career quilt: Navigating the art of portfolio careers

Delivered by

Kate Webb

Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

Keele University

Farrah Khan

Associate Professor Pharmacotherapeutics

London South Bank University

Pavitar Gandham

Pharmacist

Medicines Value & Access, NHS England

17.00 Guest Speaker

Prof Mahendra G Patel OBE

A trailblazing pharmacist and global leader in pharmacy. He is currently professor of pharmacy in the UK, USA, and previously Malaysia.

A founding member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, he has served as its national board member and treasurer. Additionally, he is a member of the Bioethics International Teaching Faculty UNESCO and Patron of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association.

Mahendra was the first to recieve a Fellowship from NICE, where he developed a student champions initiative that became a national programme in over 40 universities. He is also the first to become International Fellow of the Indian Pharmaceutical Society for his work on reducing antimicrobial resistance in India.

Mahendra is a national lead in the world’s largest and fastest recruiting clinical trials for Covid-19 in primary care at the University of Oxford with work published on worldwide platforms. He is now the founding member and head of its Centre for Research Equity supporting inclusive participation in clinical research.

Mahendra is Professional Advisor to the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer NHS England. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to pharmacy, he was awarded an OBE in 2022, and an Honorary Doctor of Health by the University of Bradford. He is also an Honorary Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK.

17.00 Keynote Speaker

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is a public health specialist with a clinical background in emergency medicine, anaesthesia, and infectious diseases.

He is a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer (2017-2022) and until recently held the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, at the University of Nottingham.

Jonathan received a knighthood from Her Majesty the Queen in her 2022 New Year’s Honours List, for services to public health. He has also been awarded the Royal Society’s Attenborough Award and Lecture for outstanding public engagement in science. 

Affectionately known as JVT, Jonathan is an avid football fan, holding a season ticket for Boston United, and was praised for using sporting analogies to explain scientific concepts during his Downing Street coronavirus briefings.