College day College of Pharmacy Practice annual college day, Dunchurch management centre, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, May 4. The day includes a seminar on "Mental health", presentation of certificates of achievement and the annual address on "Getting it right" by Mrs C. Glover (President, Royal Pharmaceutical Society). Details from the college on 024 7669 2400.
Unichem development Unichem Ltd development weekend, Ribby leisure village, Blackpool, May 5-7. Cost £125 for pharmacists, £90 for partners. Details from Tracey Poulton-King at Soler on 020 7738 2850.
Ophthalmics UK Ophthalmic Pharmacy Group meeting on "Photodynamic therapy", Postgraduate Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, May 18.
New members welcome. Details from Sharon Andrew on 0161 276 6846.
Cardiology University Hospital Aintree study day on "Evidence based management of common cardiology problems", Warrington general hospital, May 25. Cost £30. Details from Dave Thornton on 0151 529 2218.
E-pharmacy Access Conferences International Ltd two-day symposium on "E-pharmacies 2000: moving into the e-commerce area", Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland, June 19 and 20. Cost £1,095. Details from Access Conferences International, 22-26 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TJ (tel 020 7840 2700).
Aseptic dispensing University of Leeds school of continuing education course on "Aseptic preparation and dispensing of medicines", University of Leeds, Leeds, July 25-28. Cost £295. Details from Samantha Armitage, School of Continuing Education, Springfield Mount, Leeds LS2 9NG (tel 0113 233 3235, e-mail s.armitage@leeds.ac.uk).
Pharmaceutical care Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association Americas regional conference on "Pharmaceutical care beyond 2000: the pharmacist challenge", Trinidad Holiday Inn hotel, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, August 16-21. The conference will be held alongside the joint conference of the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists. Cost from $547 per person. Details from Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago, Professional Centre, Wrighton Road Extension, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies (e-mail pboftt@ tstt.net.tt).
Pharmaceutical technology Tenth international pharmaceutical technology symposium on "Development and delivery challenges of the next generation of drugs", Hacettepe university, Istanbul, Turkey, September 11-13. Cost $400 until May 29, $450 from May 30. Details from Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Hacettepe University, 06100 Ankara, Turkey (fax 00 90 312 310 15 24, website www.ipts.hacettepe. edu.tr).
Biotechnology University of Warwick professional updating unit course on "An introduction to biotechnology", September 25 and 26. Details from Dr Charlotte West, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL (tel 024 7652 3540, e-mail ca@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk).
Psychiatry UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group conference on "Dual diagnosis and co-morbidity", Wokefield Park conference centre, Reading, October 6-8. Details from Denny Humphries, UKPPG, 23 Danehurst road, Wallasey CH45 3JJ (fax 0151 638 3237).