Resistance Royal Pharmaceutical Society South East England regional conference on "Millennium bugs: a problem", Jarvis International hotel, Gatwick, March 12. Cost £38. Details from Dr Roy Daisley, Department of Pharmacy, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ (tel 01273 642080, e-mail r.w.daisley@ brighton.ac.uk).
Primary care Primary Care Pharmacists Association half-day courses on "Influencing skills for primary care pharmacists", Copthorne Effingham Park hotel, Gatwick, March 13. Sessions will be held in the morning and afternoon. Details from Mrs Sue Carter, PCPA Secretary, Freepost WD728, Churston House, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9BR (e-mail suecarter@retrac.co.uk).
New drugs Aston university centre for evidence-based pharmacotherapy conference on "The challenge of new drugs", Aston university, Birmingham, March 16. Cost £200 for public sector workers, £400 for others. Details from Course Organiser, Centre for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET (tel 0121 359 3611 ext 5533).
Paediatrics Imperial College school of medicine symposium for pharmacists on "Neonatal care", Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea hospital, London W6, March 21 and 22. Cost £130. Details from the Symposium Office, Imperial College School of Medicine, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 0XG (tel 020 8383 3904).
Pharmaceutical care Peters Institute of Pharmaceutical Care, University of Minnesota, and Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Madrid international meeting on "Pharmaceutical care", Melia Castillá hotel, Madrid, Spain, March 22-24. Details from Carmen Castellano on 00 91 327 15 12 (fax 00 91 304 40 14).
Prescribing Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin symposium on "Capturing prescribers' minds", March 23, School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Cost £105.75. Details from Kerry Little on 020 7770 7571.
EDI Pharm EDI meeting on "The use of electronic data interchange in supermarkets and health care", Bass museum of brewing, Burton on Trent, March 28. Details from Roger Miles on 01204 390390 (e-mail rogermiles1@compuserve.com).
Anticoagulants Sunderland City Hospitals conference on "The provision of anticoagulant therapy in primary care", Stadium of Light, Sunderland, March 31. Cost £50. Details from Mrs Ruth Turner on 0191 569 9634.