Welsh dinner Welsh school of pharmacy past students ball, Angel hotel, Cardiff, October 28. Details from Dai John on 029 2087 5804 (e-mail JohnDN@cf.ac.uk) before October 4.
Prodigy Prodigy national dissemination office one-day conferences, Leeds, October 13; London, October 17; Coventry, November 16. Details from Prodigy National Dissemination Office, Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle, Primary Care Development Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE (tel 0191 256 3129, e-mail prodigy-enquiries@schin.ncl.ac.uk).
IPMI Institute of Pharmacy Management International weekend conference, White Hart Heritage hotel, Lincoln, October 21 and 22. The meeting will include sessions on medicines management, walk-in centres, human rights and interpersonal skills. Cost £125 per person for members sharing a double room, £160 for single occupancy, £95 for partners sharing a room. Details from Nicholas Wood, IPMI, The Seasons, Park Wood, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, Essex CM15 0SN (tel 01277 823889).
NOAH National Office of Animal Health Ltd annual conference on “The review of veterinary medicines dispensing and classification”, Ettington Chase conference centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, October 23 and 24. Cost £353.68 for members. Details from Joanne Jeffs, NOAH, 3 Crossfield Chambers, Gladbeck Way, Enfield EN2 7HF (e-mail j.jeffs@noah.co.uk).
Bradford PDG Bradford pharmacy development group inaugural meeting,
Bradford university, Bradford, October 26, 7.30 for 8pm. Details from Simon
Tweddell on 01274 235241 (e-mail s.j.tweddell@
bradford.ac.uk).
Wirral dinner Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Wirral branch dinner
dance to mark the centenary of the Birkenhead and Wirral Pharmacists Association,
Thornton Hall, November 18. Guest of honour, Miss Ann Lewis, the Society’s
Secretary and Registrar. Tickets are £25 each. Bed and breakfast is available
for £40 per person. Details from Lynda Chanin on 0151 647 8017.
Prescribing Lynda Price Associates prescribing management training day on “Respiratory medicine including influenza, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, November 21. Details from Lynda Price on 01582 461660.
Self-medication World Self-Medication Industry Asia Pacific regional
conference on “Harmony for health: who wins in self-medication?”,
Sydney, Australia, November 21-24. Cost $874.50. Details from Travel Business
Service by fax on 00 61 2 9369 1144 (e-mail
russela@tbs.aust.com).
Evidence-based cardiology Cardiac and Critical Care Organisation national conference, Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s headquarters, London SE1, November 24. Programme to include sessions on “Cardiovascular therapy: new horizons”, “Cardiovascular disease prescribing: the burden for primary care” and “The role of anticoagulation in acutely ill medical patients with heart failure”. Cost £55 (£70 after October 15). Details from the CCO on 020 7928 6572 (tel/fax).