Essentials of
Clinical Pharmacy

This interactive workshop provides a refresher on medication review, with a focus on enhancing skills in medication history taking and medicines reconciliation.

Through diverse case studies, participants will learn how to refine their approach to conducting comprehensive medication reviews. The session emphasises a holistic clinical review, ensuring medicines are appropriate for individual patient needs. 

This interactive workshop focuses on enhancing clinical reasoning skills through the interpretation and application of various investigations and test results. Participants will engage in activities that cover basic blood tests, diagnostic tests, and assessment tools that may be commonly encountered in clinical practice.  

This interactive workshop explores how to effectively apply and embed shared decision-making (SDM) within pharmacy practice. Participants will gain a clear understanding of what SDM entails, how to build meaningful partnerships with individuals and carers, and how to respect and support personal decisions.

Following a short introductory presentation, the session will focus on real-world scenarios through case-based discussions, offering practical insights and peer learning. The workshop aligns with the RPS Post-registration Foundation Pharmacist Curriculum, specifically supporting learning outcome 1.5: "Always keeps the person at the centre of their approach to care."

This session will provide an overview of high risk drugs and national alerts that all pharmacy professionals should have an awareness of. Participants will gain insights into how to identify high risk practices, and how to mitigate against these.

In a rapidly evolving professional landscape, portfolio careers—where individuals work across, or switch between, multiple roles or sectors—are becoming increasingly common. This interactive workshop will explore how to successfully navigate this dynamic career path, leveraging transferable skills to create a fulfilling and sustainable professional life. 

Our experienced speakers, both with diverse career journeys, will share personal stories of transitioning between sectors, the challenges they faced, and the strategies they used to thrive in new environments. Attendees will gain insights into identifying and articulating their transferable skills, positioning themselves for varied opportunities, and managing the complexities of a multi-faceted career.

What happens when a seemingly perfect scuba diving trip goes completely to plan, then it all goes horribly wrong on resurfacing? We'll discuss a case of severe decompression sickness resulting in protracted ICU admission as a case study for a rare but insightful clinical challenge.

This workshop will present important new research to develop and test a practice pharmacist-led intervention (PROMPPT) for people prescribed long-term opioids for persistent pain. The PROMPPT intervention, comprising a personalised review and an associated pharmacist training package, aims to reduce opioid use without making pain worse.

The workshop will highlight how PROMPPT was designed, explore patient and pharmacist experiences of the PROMPPT review and training, and will present the key findings from the just released trial results. Discussion will focus on the implications for clinical practice and next steps.  

Join us for an interactive workshop introducing the PROMPPT intervention – a personalised review and a comprehensive pharmacist training package. Designed to equip pharmacists with skills and knowledge to review patients prescribed opioids for persistent pain, the PROMPPT intervention was developed, in conjunction with patient partners, by experts in pain management, behaviour change, primary care, and medical/pharmacy education.

Grounded in contemporary theory and best practice, PROMPPT takes a person-centred approach based on individual values and preferences in decisions about opioid use. This session will explore how key aspects of the PROMPPT review and training package support pharmacists in guiding individuals through discussions about persistent pain and opioid use, providing insights into the approach and its practical application in clinical practice.

This workshop provides pharmacy professionals across all sectors with a practical introduction to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and initial management of headache and migraine. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of common headache types and the underlying mechanisms of migraine.

The session will also explore first-line treatment options and pharmacy’s role in supporting patients with headache disorders, including when to refer. Designed to enhance confidence and clinical decision-making, this session is relevant to both primary care and hospital pharmacy settings.

Designed for pharmacy professionals with an interest in migraine across all sectors, this workshop explores the evolving landscape of migraine management. The session will cover the latest developments in headache pathways, highlighting the integration of pharmacy into multidisciplinary care.

Attendees will gain insight into the expanding role of specialist pharmacists in migraine services, including prescribing, patient education, and service development. The workshop will also examine current and emerging therapies, offering a forward-looking perspective on innovations shaping the future of migraine care. Ideal for those looking to deepen their clinical awareness and expertise.

This practical session will equip pharmacy professionals with the hands-on skills needed to accurately measure blood pressure and conduct on-the-go ECG assessments using digital devices. With increasing opportunities to lead hypertension management and AF detection clinics, this session will provide clinical insights, best practices, and confidence-building exercises to enhance patient care. Topics covered will include:

• Correct technique for manual and automated blood pressure measurement
• Interpretation of blood pressure readings and identifying red flags
• Hands-on training with portable ECG devices for detecting atrial fibrillation
• Understanding the clinical role of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in cardiovascular disease prevention and management.

This session is ideal for pharmacy professionals looking to develop clinical skills in cardiovascular assessment, those considering leading hypertension or atrial fibrillation detection clinics, and prescribers or those aspiring to provide patient-facing cardiovascular services in any healthcare setting.

This workshop focuses on the BAME population with type 2 diabetes and high CVD risk. It aims to provide strategic steps to setting up a pharmacist-led ‘one-stop clinic’ for these patient groups. The workshop will cover NICE guidelines, evidence-based practice, drug treatment and management, along with real life practice-based case studies for an interactive discussion. 

This session will highlight the types of risks that need to be considered when organisations are impacted with medicines shortages, and how to assess these risks, and mitigate against them.

With national recommendations advocating for emergency departments to have dedicated pharmacy services, the Acute & Emergency Medicine Pharmacy team at New Cross Hospital have set out to transform their service provision to the front door of one of the biggest emergency departments in the Black Country. This session offers an authentic insight into the planning, pilots, and wins and losses of implementing a service transformation in the current NHS. 

This session will detail the successful service development projects that have been undertaken in West Yorkshire to reduce anticholinergic burden. It will illustrate how the work has impacted and led to a decrease in ACB scores across the West Yorkshire Sub-Integrated Care Board.

It will also describe the creation of patient information leaflets and clinical resources such as guidance, podcasts and webinars. This session is suitable for pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. It will also be of interest to the wider MDT and prescribing clinicians.

The session will cover what pharmacists need to know when caring for patients admitted on biologics and DMARDs for non-transplant long term immune conditions. Key topics include the importance of a thorough drug history, understanding how these medications are supplied, and recognising and managing important side effects. The workshop will also explore best practices for ensuring continuity of care at discharge, including what information patients need when leaving secondary care. With a focus on practical, real-world application, this workshop aims to build confidence in managing these complex therapies and ensuring safe, effective transitions of care.

This session is suitable for all secondary care pharmacists working across inpatient wards, rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, and other areas where DMARDs and biologics are routinely used. It is also highly relevant for GP practice pharmacists who may be less familiar with these therapies.

Note:
By booking onto this session, delegates will be registered to attend both parts 1 and 2

This interactive workshop aims to equip delegates with the tools and frameworks necessary to navigate ethical challenges encountered in clinical practice. Through a combination of case-based discussions, ethical theory, and practical applications, participants will explore clinical dilemmas associated with prescribing.

The session will emphasise the importance of professional integrity, regulatory guidelines, and interprofessional collaboration in making sound ethical decisions. By the end of the workshop, attendees will be better prepared to identify ethical issues, apply structured decision-making models, and justify their clinical choices in ethically complex situations.

Note:
By booking onto this session, delegates will be registered to attend both parts 1 and 2

This interactive workshop aims to equip delegates with the tools and frameworks necessary to navigate ethical challenges encountered in clinical practice. Through a combination of case-based discussions, ethical theory, and practical applications, participants will explore clinical dilemmas associated with prescribing.

The session will emphasise the importance of professional integrity, regulatory guidelines, and interprofessional collaboration in making sound ethical decisions. By the end of the workshop, attendees will be better prepared to identify ethical issues, apply structured decision-making models, and justify their clinical choices in ethically complex situations.

This session will provide an overview of the implementation of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB) and how it supports and provides collaboration between the pharmacy leadership bodies and wider stakeholders to ensure parity and safe patient care. It will provide an overview of developments within the pharmacy landscape and the potential to transform pharmacy services.

As healthcare systems evolve to meet increasing demand and complexity, the role of pharmacy technicians and support staff is expanding—bringing new opportunities to improve patient outcomes, enhance service delivery, and support multidisciplinary teams. This workshop will explore the latest developments in the scope of practice for pharmacy technicians and support staff, including real-world examples and practical strategies for implementation.

Participants will examine how role expansion can drive innovation in care models, improve workflow efficiency, and free up clinical pharmacist capacity—ultimately leading to safer, more responsive, and patient-centered services. Whether you're a technician, support staff member, service manager, or clinical leader, this session will provide insights and tools to help you adapt, influence change, and optimise the contribution of the entire pharmacy workforce.

This workshop presents a pioneering project in Thurrock, where North East London NHS Foundation Trust integrated a lead pharmacist into a nurse-led community frailty service. Over 12 weeks, the pharmacist improved prescribing practices, introduced ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and aligned treatment goals with frailty status—reducing harmful polypharmacy and enhancing care for older adults.

The project led to a 31% reduction in anticholinergic burden, £6,000+ in drug cost savings, and safe deprescribing of 88 medications. Over 90% of patients were transitioned back to GP care, easing nursing workloads and potentially reducing hospital admissions. Join us to explore how this collaborative, cost-effective model supports sustainable, person-centred frailty care and can be scaled across NHS services.