Paediatrics Alder Hey children's hospital four-day course on "Paediatric therapeutics for pharmacy technicians", May 3, June 20, September 14 and October 19. Institute of Child Health, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP. Cost £30 per day. Details from Anne Johnston on 0151 252 5548.
Mental health Scottish Pharmacists in Mental Health annual seminar, Stirling university, Stirling, May 7. Cost £10. Details from Donald Clark, Pharmacy Department, St John's Hospital, Howden Road West, Livingston EH54 6PP.
Nucare Nucare Plc annual convention on "Managing change: meeting the challenges", Forest of Arden hotel, June 9-11. Cost £205.62 for members, £229.12 for members and spouses. Details from Nucare Plc, Raeburn House, 86 Northolt Road, Harrow HA2 0EL.
Nutrition British Pharmaceutical Nutrition Group annual symposium on "Nutrition 2000: a problem solving course for pharmacists and technicians", Hilton National hotel, Leeds, June 10 and 11. Details from Elaine O'Neill, Derby University, Kingsway House, Kingsway, Derby DE22 3HL (tel 01332 593168, e-mail e.a.oneill@derby.ac.uk).
Australia Pharmacy Australia Congress and Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations joint conference, Sydney, Australia, October 27-29. Conference topics will be "Herbal medicines" and "Disease state management". Details from Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (New South Wales Branch), 82 Christie Street, St Leonards, NSW 2065 (fax 00 61 2 9436 2139, e-mail psansw@hcn.net.au).
Networking American College of Pharmacy Practice annual meeting on "Networking with the stars", Westin Century Plaza hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States, November 5-8. Cost $340 for members of European Society of Clinical Pharmacy, $490 for non-members. Details from ACCP, PO Box 410041, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-0041, United States (fax 00 1 816 531 4990).