The following meetings take place at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's headquarters, London
Tuesday, October 11
Industrial Pharmacists Group Committee 10.30am
Wednesday, October 12
Branch Secretaries' Meeting 10am
Thursday, October 13
Regional Secretaries' Meeting 9.30am
Hospital Pharmacists Group Committee 10.30am
Unless otherwise indicated, events listed below are meetings of local branches of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Monday, October 11
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan "Customer care". New House Country Hotel, Thornhill. Buffet 7pm, meeting 7.45pm. Joint meeting with WCCPE.
Nottingham "Developments in the treatment of epilepsy and movement disorders" by Dr G. Sawle (consultant neurologist, University hospital, Nottingham). School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Plymouth "Hepatitis C and HIV" by Ms J. Orme (direct services co-ordinator, Plymouth Eddystone group). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital. Buffet 7pm, meeting 7.30pm.
South Lincolnshire "Chiropractor" by Mr A. Heseltine. Swallow Hotel, Grantham. 7.30 for 8pm.
Stockport "Antibiotic update" by Dr S. Maxwell (consultant microbiologist, Stockport Acute Services). Pinewood House, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 8pm.
Tuesday, October 12
Bath "Drug addiction" by Miss J. Scott (Robert Gordon university, Aberdeen). Gainsborough Room, Pratts Hotel, Bath. 8pm.
Clwyd "A diabetes management update". Oriel House Hotel, St Asaph. Buffet 7.15pm, meeting 7.45pm. Joint meeting with general practitioners and dietitians.
Dudley and Stourbridge "Cardiovascular drugs update" by Dr P. Forsey (consultant, Dudley group of hospitals). Medical Services Centre, Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm.
Ealing "Murder and mystery in the Council chamber" by Mr M. Koziol (member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council). New Postgraduate Centre, Ealing Hospital. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Isle of Man "Current pharmacy issues" by Dr G. Hawksworth (member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Douglas. 7.30 for 8pm.
Leicestershire "Meningitis and other infectious diseases" by Dr J. Glencross (senior registrar, public health medicine, Leicester Health). Clinical Education Centre, Leicester Royal Infirmary. 7 for 7.30pm.
Morgannwg "Local health groups and pharmacy in Bridgend and Neath/Port Talbot". Postgraduate Medical Centre, Neath Hospital, Buffet 6.45pm, meeting 7.30pm. Joint meeting with Welsh Centre for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education.
West Surrey "Parkinson's disease" by Dr Castleton (Bournewood trust). Sanofi, Guilford. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Wednesday, October 13
Brent "What it takes to be an air traffic controller" by Mr A. R. Holmes. University of Westminster, Watford Road, Harrow. 7.30 for 8.15pm.
Manchester, Salford and Trafford "Thinking the unthinkable: a progress report on joint local pharmaceutical committee/health action zone initiative". BUPA Hospital, Whalley Range. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Northumbria "Osteoporosis" by Dr Roger Francis. Tomlinson teaching centre, Newcastle General Hospital. 7.15 for 7.45pm.
West Metropolitan "Primary care pharmacists: what are they doing?" by Mr N. G. Evans (principal pharmaceutical adviser). Auditorium, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College London, Stamford Street. London SE1. 7 for 7.30pm. Joint meeting with National Pharmaceutical Association.
Thursday, October 14
Bradford Visit to Bradford magistrates' court and mock trial. 7.30pm.
Bristol "Psoriasis" by Dr C. Kennedy (consultant dermatologist). Pavilion Conference Room, BAWA Leisure Centre, Southmead Road, Filton. 7.30 for 8pm.
Epsom "Pain can be controlled" by Professor P. Spencer. Bradbury Postgraduate Centre, Epsom General Hospital. Buffet 7.30pm, meeting 8pm.
Halifax "Lifeboat rescue" by Ms J. Mounty (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Halifax General Hospital. Buffet. 7.30 for 8pm. Joint meeting with British Medical Association.
North Staffordshire "SERMs (selective oestrogen receptor modulators): a radical new approach" by Mr M. S. Obhrai (consultant, obstetrics and gynaecology, North Staffordshire hospital). Small Lecture Theatre, North Staffordshire Medical Institute, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent. 8pm.
Friday, October 15
Swindon "Warfarin monitoring" by Mr D. Preece (community pharmacist). Marsh Farm Hotel, Wootton Bassett. Buffet. 7 for 7.30pm.
Monday, October 18
Bromley "Benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy" by Mr R. Smith (consultant). Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. Buffet 7pm, meeting 8pm.
Enfield "The Stroke Association" by Ms S. Wayne (North London representative). Postgraduate Medical Centre, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway. 7.45 for 8pm.
Mid Glamorgan East "Hypertension management: a team approach" by Dr J. Cockcroft and Dr J. Wynne Jones. Heritage Park Hotel, Porth. Buffet 7pm, meeting 7.45pm.