Diabetes Primary Care Diabetes UK Northern and Yorkshire regional conference, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, October 5. Details from Alison Bone, regional administrator, on 01325 488606 (e-mail north&yorks@diabetes.org.uk).
Psychiatric pharmacy United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group 25th annual symposium, Wokefield Park, Reading, October 6-8. Programme includes presentations on "Dual diagnosis" and "Controversial issues", posters, award presentations, workshops, UKPPG annual general meeting and College of Mental Health Pharmacists progress report. Details from UKPPG (tel/fax 0151 638 3237). Those interested in presenting short oral papers or posters should telephone 0117 975 4860 (office hours).
Clinical pharmacy European Society of Clinical Pharmacy symposium on "New technologies: pharmacists and patients", Basel, Switzerland, October 11-14. The meeting includes a students symposium organised by the European Pharmaceutical Students Association on October 11. Cost SFr750. Details from ESCP Symposium, Kongresszentrum Messe Basel, Messeplatz 21, 4021 Basel, Switzerland (fax 00 41 61 6862 185, e-mail congress@messebasel.ch).
Community pharmacy Nexus Structured Communications conference on "The way forward for community pharmacy", Guy's hospital, London, October 12. Cost £293.75. Details from Roslyn Wheeler on 01926 854455.
Nursing homes One-day introductory training course on "Pharmaceutical inspection of nursing homes", Orton Hall hotel, Peterborough, October 20. Cost £130. Details from Hazel Sommerville on 01508 492636 (fax 01508 494647, e-mail HazelSom@aol.com)
Clinical trials Royal Society of Medicine pharmaceutical medicine and research section afternoon meeting on "The changing face of clinical trials in the United Kingdom and Europe", Royal Society of Medicine, London W1, October 25, 1.30pm. Cost £50 for non-members and non-fellows. Details from Emma Chaffin, Academic Department, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE (tel 020 7290 3935).
Managed care Pharmaceutical Care Management Association international congress on managed pharmaceutical care, Royal Pharmaceutical Society's headquarters, London, November 9 and 10. Details from PCMA by fax on 00 1 703 920 8491 (e-mail pcma@pcmanet. org).
Health promotion European conference on "Health promotion in general practice and community pharmacy", Brussels, Belgium, November 10 and 11. Details from Gabriele Bocek by fax on 00 43 1 4277 48290 (e-mail hcs.soc-grunwi @univie.ac.at)