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309 Pharmacy will have to play a more expanded role in a modernised NHS If the NHS is to meet modern expectations then pharmacists' roles will inevitably have to expand, Andy Burnham, minister of state for delivery and quality, told participants at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester this week
PJ 2006;277:309
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309 Pharmacists' skills being recognised as key to delivery of modern NHS Pharmacists' skills and experience are, more than ever before, being recognised as a resource that is key to the delivery of a modernised national health service, Hemant Patel, President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, told conference participants
PJ 2006;277:309
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313 Profession should push boundaries defined by its regulator, say UK chiefs Pharmacists will have to listen to patients and the public and deliver what they want in terms of professionalism and regulation, Bill Scott, chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland, told conference participants at BPC 2006 in a presentation made on behalf of the chief pharmaceutical officers and advisers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
PJ 2006;277:313
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310-311 Conference on camera
PJ 2006;277:310-311
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312 Communications research recognised with practice research award medal Rob Horne, professor of behavioural medicine at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, was awarded the Chemist and Druggist Practice Research Award Medal at the 2006 British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester this week
PJ 2006;277:312
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312 James Black delivers Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences lecture Nobel Laureate Sir James Black delivered the inaugural Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences plenary lecture at the 2006 British Pharmaceutical Conference this week
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312 Synergy Award goes to analytical chemist This year's Synergy Award was presented to Kenneth Leiper, an analytical chemist and qualified person who is now an independent consultant in pharmaceutical quality systems, analytical science and process analytical technology
PJ 2006;277:312
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314 Probing around on the nanometre scale leads to Conference Science Medal Rob Price, a reader at the department of pharmacy and pharmacology, University of Bath, was awarded the Conference Science Medal at the 2006 British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester this week
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314 Scientist's contributions to asthma therapy recognised by award Millions of people throughout the world owe their quality of life, and in many cases their actual lives, to the work of one scientist and his assistants, Bill Bowman, emeritus professor at University of Strathclyde, told conference participants
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314 Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences commends five posters Five researchers had their scientific posters commended by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and were awarded a prize at the British Pharmaceutical Conference. Each winner was given a certificate and a cheque for £100
PJ 2006;277:314
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315 Highlights from the 2006 conference practice research sessions At this year's British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, 115 pharmacy practice research papers were presented. In this article, Clare Bellingham picks out some highlights. A more extensive review will be published in the BPC supplement
PJ 2006;277:315
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316 A taster of the science presentations Joseph Chamberlain, science secretary for the BPC from 1990 to 1999 and a former editor of the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, reviews some of the work presented at the science sessions. A more extensive review will be published in the BPC supplement
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Leading article
B2 Conference comes of age
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B2
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Science chairman
B3-7 Science chairman’s address: Personalised medicine in cancer chemotherapy David Thurston discusses advances in our understanding of cancer and in areas of biomedical science that make it increasingly possible to predict who will develop cancer, to detect it at an early stage, to assess the risk of its return, to guide treatment decisions, to identify subpopulations of patients most likely to respond to a given therapy and to identify new targets for drug development. Another approach to personalised medicine is the use of biopsy material to establish the best treatment for a particular patient
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B3-7
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Science sessions
B8 Pharmacogenetics The science programme started with an overview of personalised medicine in health care. Dawn Connelly and Hannah Pike report
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B8
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B9-10 Personalised medicine Factors affecting the progress of personalised medicines in their journey from clinical trials to market were discussed in a session organised in association with the Industrial Pharmacists Group. Harriet Adcock reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B9-10
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B11 Stem cell therapy Experts discussed current stem cell research and its clinical applications, particularly in Parkinson’s disease. Gemma Cleveland reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B11
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B12 Herbal medicines Participants heard how lack of industry investment is limiting the development of new antibiotics, but progress is still being made. In the area of herbal medicines, evidence is emerging for the role of nutritional supplements in bone health. Dawn Connelly and Gemma Cleveland report
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B12
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Science abstracts
B13-16 A review of the BPC science abstracts Joseph Chamberlain, science secretary for the British Pharmaceutical Conference from 1990 to 1999 and a former editor of The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, reviews a selection of the work reported in the science sessions at BPC 2006. The review supplements his taster of the science presentations already published in our conference week issue
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B13-16
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Practice chairman
B17-19 Practice chairman’s address: Let’s get personal — do pharmacists like their work? In her address to the British Pharmaceutical Conference as its first conference practice chairman, Karen Hassell reported recent research into job satisfaction in pharmacy, compared the findings with previous invesitgations, discussed the causes and outcomes of job dissatisfaction and called for action to maintain workforce supply in areas of the profession where job satisfaction is at its lowest
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B17-19
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Practice sessions
B22 New technologies in practice Predicting and evaluating the success of new information technology systems in the hospital environment was discussed in a session entitled “New technologies in practice”. Olivia Timbs and Hannah Pike report
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B22
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B23 If bird flu hits, where will we be? A session was devoted to avian influenza and the role community pharmacy might play if a pandemic hits. Gemma Cleveland reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B23
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B24-25 Celebrate achievements and the future Hannah Pike reports on a session about the profession’s future, Olivia Timbs covers a presentation on the use of new medicines and Harriet Adcock writes about patients’ beliefs regarding illness and treatment and how this impacts on their adherence to medication
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B24-25
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B26 Let patients decide on the services they think will benefit them most Patients are being invited to make choices about their own health care and give feedback on pharmacy services. Gemma Cleveland reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B26
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B27 Listening to patients improves quality Olivia Timbs reports on a number of initiatives where patients’ views can be used to improve performance, and Hannah Pike describes what pharmacists can do to promote self-care
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B27
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Practice abstracts
B29-32 Pharmacy practice research reviewed In total, 115 abstracts were submitted for presentation at the pharmacy practice research sessions of the 2006 British Pharmaceutical Conference. Clare Bellingham reviews a selection of them here. The review supplements her report in our conference week issue (PJ, 9 September, p315), which picked out some of the highlights of this year’s practice research
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B29-32
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NHS practice
B33 Hot topics in the NHS Incorporating learning from the Healthcare Commission’s medicines management review into routine practice, ensuring that poor performance by members of staff is handled consistently, and what we can learn from the experience of one trust which treated casualties from the 7 July London bombings were all covered in a session entitled “Hot topics in the NHS”. Hannah Pike reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B33
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B34 Moving from supplementary to independent prescribing Participants heard from two supplementary prescribers and their independent prescriber colleagues in a session entitled “Moving from supplementary to independent prescribing: sharing experiences and views”. Dawn Connelly reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B34
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B35 Start enjoying the MUR rollercoaster In a session on MURs, the experiences of pharmacists in independents, multiples and primary care organisations were shared. Dawn Connelly reports
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B35
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B36 Pharmacists in primary care Dawn Connelly reports on a lively debate about the status of pharmacists in primary care and Olivia Timbs looks forward to BPC 2007
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B36
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BPC TV
BA5 BPC TV takes conference to members Colin Ranshaw, a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Council and chariman of its Conference Committee, explains the background to BPC TV and looks at other initiatives that have been introduced to help make the conference accessible to a wider pharmacy audience
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) BA5
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Conference on camera
B20-21, 28 Conference on camera
PJ 2006;277:(suppl) B20-21, 28
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