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NES Pharmacy News
Incorporating Programme of Events Autumn
2013
PBSGL
Ann innovative approach to CPD, or just another
acronym?
In this issue
Educational resources: New and updated resources available
Pharmacy programme: Courses until January 2014
Accessible Word Version
Welcome to the Autumn 2013 NES Pharmacy News incorporating the
NES Pharmacy Programme of Events.
We are delighted to bring you a wide range of local NES courses from
September 2013 through to January 2014 – including an exciting new
initiative in each local area – Practice Based Small Group Learning (PBSGL)
– which we are sure you will find enjoyable and of real benefit to your practice.
You will find a full description of PBSGL on page 7.
Your feedback told us that it is difficult to book courses too far ahead of time,
so we have split the 2013-14 session into two halves – Autumn courses are
listed in this programme and in January 2014 we will send you a Spring 2014
Programme.
National topics this session will focus on:

Detecting cancer early – Autumn 2013

Physical exercise ( including drugs in sports and sports injuries) –
Spring 2014

Professionalism and the role of the pharmacy technician
We are continuing to offer webinars (see p5) on a wide range of topics which
you can join live or watch later; and more opportunities to join
multiprofessional courses with GPs in the West of Scotland. Pharmacy
technicians can continue to enjoy attending the local courses for pharmacists
and/or learn with their colleagues at local pharmacy technician only courses.
Once again, we invite pre-reg tutors to bring their trainees to local events; prereg trainees should book their place on ibooklet in Portal in the same way as
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. www.portal.scot.nhs.uk.
All you need to do now is log on and book these events which will help meet
your CPD needs. Click on the course in ibooklet to see full details of learning
outcomes and a course description.
All courses (except Return to Practice) continue to be free of charge to
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pre-reg trainees working in
community, hospital or primary care in NHS Scotland
This programme also brings you details of new topics available as distance
learning and electronic pdf resources – you will find more information on page
6.
Finally, NES Pharmacy would like to thank you for the valuable feedback you
gave us in the recent survey. We are already making changes and
enhancements to our CPD programmes in response to your suggestions and
comments.
Please continue to give us your feedback following each course using the
online Questback form; this can now be completed on smartphones and
tablets, and will only take 5 minutes of your time! Your feedback is extremely
valuable to us and helps us continually improve NES courses.
We hope you find all these learning opportunities to be useful and enjoyable
in supporting your CPD this Autumn. Why not be one of the first to try out a
PBSGL session? Places are available for all courses on a first come first
served basis!
We look forward to seeing you there!
With best wishes
The NES Pharmacy Team
NES Pharmacy
NHS Education for Scotland
2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow, G3 8BW
T 0141 223 1600
E [email protected]
W www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/pharmacy
New educational resources
Her e are the new educational resources available to you, in a range of
formats. Many are presented as electronic interactive PDFs available directly
through the NES website, without requiring a password.
Web based electronic resources
Child protection (updated Interactive PDF)
Chronic Medication Service : Toolkit for Community Pharmacy (Interactive
PDF via Portal)
Clinical Trials: an educational resource for pharmacy staff
Professionalism: A CPD programme for pharmacy technicians
Storage and handling of vaccines
Travel Health
Virtual patient e-scenarios
Virtual patient healthy eating scenario
Virtual patient smoking cessation scenario
Recent webinars
Acute coronary syndrome
Addiction services in pharmacy
Cancer prevention – the role of the pharmacist
Drugs in sport
How to use the methotrexate high risk support tool
How to use the lithium high risk support tool
How to use the new medicines intervention support tool
Infant feeding
Leadership: General theory of leadership
Leadership: Adapting to change in primary care
Serial prescriptions – a shared care opportunity
Taking the fear out of critical care
The treatment of sports injuries
...and coming soon
Alcohol awareness (virtual patient scenario)
Hyperlipidaemia - risk assess and care plan virtual patients using
documentation similar to CMS (e- case via Portal)
Pharmaceutical care of people with dementia (distance learning pack)
Pharmaceutical care of people with learning disabilities (distance learning
pack)
Pharmaceutical care of people in secure environments (Interactive PDF)
The pharmacist in palliative care (updated distance learning pack)
The Science behind Biopharmaceuticals :an educational resource for
pharmacy staff
(Interactive PDF)
All educational resources are available either via the new educational
resources section of the NES Pharmacy website or via Portal:
www.portal.scot.nhs.uk
PBSGL - An innovative approach to CPD, or just
another acronym?
PBSGL stands for "Practice Based Small Group Learning" and is an important
part of CPD for many GPs - and now pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
too.
The PBSGL programme is designed to give you, as a practitioner, the
opportunity to define and engage in learning activities which are selfdirected and related to authentic practice problems.
Introduction – what is PBSGL?
The idea was born in 1986 at McMaster University, Canada, when a group of
eight GPs met up, bringing clinical problems from their practices as a stimulus
for discussion. “Practice” referred to the practice of medicine, not “the GP
practice” as we understand it in this country.
From these modest beginnings PBSGL has grown to involve over 5000
members throughout the world. There are now 100 GP groups in Scotland
with nearly 1000 members in all. Interest is growing throughout the rest of the
UK, and throughout other professions like pharmacy.
What happens at a PBSGL meeting?
To form a PBSGL group, GPs (and now pharmacists and practice nurses)
organise themselves into learning groups of five to eight people. Members
can be linked to one GP practice or from several practices – the latter option
being more popular. Groups meet in their local communities at times, places
and frequencies of their own choosing. Each group chooses one of its
members to act as a facilitator. This facilitator requires specific training, which
is not difficult, but does make the process run more smoothly.
The groups study specially-designed educational modules which are provided
to all group facilitators on a password-protected part of the PBSGL website.
Modules contain four elements:

An introduction

Specific case problems for the group to work through

An information section which may include appropriate validated support
materials

A case commentary for each problem
The introduction section of a PBSGL module aims to highlight the gap
between current practice and “best practice”, in order to engage the learner,
and to present the topic as relevant to him or her.
One or more cases are then provided to raise the problems highlighted in the
introduction. The group then discusses these problems in a free (but
facilitated) discussion. In trying to answer the problems, the group members
refer to their own experience, and the information section of the module. The
information section is not a thorough review; rather it represents best
available evidence relevant to the problems detailed in the cases. Each case
is accompanied by a case commentary which illustrates practical ways of
applying the information presented to the clinical problem.
There is no standard formula for PBSGL meetings. Venues vary from
conference facilities, or health centres, to group members’ homes. Timings
vary from one hour per week to a weekend every three months. The group
itself decides.
On completion of a module, the group is required to undertake an evaluation.
The purpose of this is not only as an element in the continuous quality
improvement of module production, but (more importantly) to assess group
members’ commitment to change.
Finally PBSGL helps reduce professional isolation, and is particularly valued
by those who may live and work far from other educational resources. The
chance to talk with colleagues about everyday clinical matters, in a facilitated
educational environment, can lead to successful groups lasting for many
years.
Pharmacy PBSGL groups
The number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians using PBSGL has
increased significantly in the last year. In 2012, several areas in Scotland
were involved in uni-professional pharmacy groups - Ayrshire, Lothian and
Glasgow. A number of volunteers trained to become facilitators, and we hope
some of these pilot groups will continue to meet. All staff in NES Pharmacy,
including local pharmacist tutors, will have been trained as facilitators and
available to support new groups to be set up this Autumn.
10 modules have now been ‘pharmacised’ in a similar way to the
‘tartanisation’ of the original Canadian modules in the early days of the
PBSGL programme. One recently constructed module: “Patient Safety – High
Risk Medicines” was developed in Scotland by a GP and pharmacist, and it is
hoped that more modules will be produced in this way. In late 2013 NES
Pharmacy will host pre-registration pharmacists for a two-month placement
and it is hoped that they may be involved in adapting and modifying further
PBSGL modules.
Recently, we were inundated with applications from pharmacists wishing to
join with GPs to form inter-professional learning groups. Around 11 groups
across Scotland are in the process of meeting together and several groups
have already undertaken a number of modules together.
So this coming session, NES Pharmacy would like to offer you the
opportunity to get involved in a PBSGL group in your local area. The two
topics planned for PBSGL groups in each area are:
Patient safety (Nov)
Patient safety - High Risk Medicines (Feb).
Why not apply now and try something new? Details of PBSGL in your local
area are on the following pages. Places will be allocated on a first come first
served basis.
For further information contact [email protected]
Courses within your area
Local courses for pharmacists
These courses are designed for pharmacists but are also open to prereg trainees and pharmacy technicians (except PBSGL)
Ayrshire & Arran
Leon Zlotos
T: 0141 223 1616
E: [email protected]
Venue
MacDonald Education Centre
University Hospital
Ayr
19:00 – 21:30
Polypharmacy – adopting a balanced approach
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Wednesday 18 September
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Andrew Watt, Consultant Physician with interest in Geriatric Medicine
(based at Biggart Hospital Prestwick) and Clinical Lead for Parkinson’s
Disease, NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Dr David Cunningham, Assistant Director CPD, GP section, NHS Education
for Scotland and General Practitioner, Frew Terrace Surgery, Irvine
Knowing me, knowing you – how well do you respond to your patients’
needs?
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Wednesday 23 October
Presenters/Tutors
Elaine Savory, Equality and Diversity Advisor, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Shirley Lindsay, Learning and Development Advisor, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Alia Gilani, Inequalities Pharmacist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
PBSGL session - Patient safety
Wednesday 13 November 19:00 – 20:30
Detect cancer early – national topic
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Wednesday 27 November
Presenters/Tutors
Hazel Henderson, Consultant in Public Health, Ailsa Hospital, NHS Ayrshire
and Arran
Cancer Specialist, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Borders
Graeme Sutherland
T: 01578 722799
E: [email protected]
Venue
Town House Hotel
Melrose
TD6 9PQ
T: 01986 822645
19:00 – 21:30
Early detection of lung cancer – national topic
Wednesday 11 September
Presenters/Tutors
Jill Thomas, Cancer Modernisation Manager/DCE programme
NHS Borders Macmillan Centre
Decision making in substance misuse
Wednesday 2 October
Presenters/Tutors
Adrian Mackenzie, Pharmacist, Borders Addiction Services
Graham Laing, Team manager, Borders Addiction Services
Management of acute dental problems – joint meeting with dental
professionals
Wednesday 30 October
Presenters/Tutors
Emma O’Keefe, StR in Dental Public Health
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Wednesday 6 November
Dumfries & Galloway
Liane Holmes
T: 07734 811403
E: [email protected]
Venue
19:00 – 20:30
Education Centre
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary
Dumfries
19:00 – 21:30
Polypharmacy – prioritising medications in frail adults
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Wednesday 11 September
Presenters/Tutors
Dr George Rhind, Consultant Physician, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Don’t get scared, get checked: Detect lung cancer early – national topic
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Thursday 3 October
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Peter Hutchison, Primary Care Cancer Lead, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Wednesday 6 November 19:00 – 20:30
Margaret Barty Room
Education Centre
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary
Don’t take it lying down – understanding chronic pain
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Thursday 21 November
Presenters/Tutors
Dot Kirkpatrick, Prescribing support pharmacist, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Shelagh Kingstree, Physiotherapist, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Fife
Niketa Platt
T: 07876 481884
E: [email protected]
Education Centre
Victoria Hospital
Hayfield Road
Kirkcaldy
19:00 – 21.00
Detect cancer early programme – national topic
Tuesday 22 October
Presenters/Tutors
William John, Public Health Pharmacist, NHS Fife
Others to be confirmed
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Tuesday 12 November 19:00 – 20:30
Education Centre
Victoria Hospital
Hayfield Road
Kirkcaldy
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Tuesday 19 November 19:00 – 20:30
Education Centre
Queen Margaret Hospital
Whitefield Road
Dunfermline
Forth Valley
Kirstin McIntosh
T: 07774 013983
E: [email protected]
Matt Barclay
E: [email protected]
Venue
The Grange Manor Hotel
Grangemouth
19:00 – 21:30
Diabetes – how does it fit into CMS?
Thursday 10 October
Presenters/ Tutors
Gillian Booth, Specialist Diabetes Pharmacist, NHS Forth Valley
Pharmacy Champions, NHS Forth Valley
Adult literacies – the impact on patient care
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Tuesday 22 October
Presenters/Tutors
Margaret Saunderson, Lead Dental Care Professional Tutors, NHS Education
for Scotland
Fiona Reid, Practice Education Co-ordinator (East), NHS Education for
Scotland
*Numbers will be limited to 40 places so book early*
Detect cancer early – national topic
Tuesday 12 November
Presenters/Tutors
Joanne Robinson, Senior Oncology Pharmacist, NHS Forth Valley
Ann Mcarthur, Health Promotion Officer, NHS Forth Valley
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Tuesday 19 November 19:00 – 20:30
Glasgow & Clyde
Lynsey Boyle
T: 07951 617854
E: [email protected]
Sandra Reynolds
T: 07710 493756
E: [email protected]
Venue
Campanile Hotel
10 Tunnel Street
Glasgow
G3 8HL
T: 0141 287 7700
19:00 – 21:30
Preventing and treating childhood illnesses
Wednesday 25 September
Presenters/Tutors
To be confirmed
Detect cancer early – lung cancer - national topic
Wednesday 23 October
Presenters/Tutors
Lorraine Dallas, Director of Information Support, Roy Castle Lung Cancer
Foundation
Representative from The Beatson Oncology Centre
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Wednesday 6 November 19:00 – 20:30
Give & let live – organ donation
Wednesday 20 November
Presenters/Tutors
Representative from NHS Blood and Transplant Scotland
Grampian
Brian Addison
T: 01224 262534
E: [email protected]
Venue
Faculty of Health and Social Care
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
19:00 – 21:30
Wednesday 30 October
Polypharmacy in the frail elderly – A necessary evil?
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Graeme Hoyle, Consultant Geriatrician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Local pharmacists (TBC)
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Wednesday 13 November 19:00 – 20:30
Detect cancer early – lung cancer awareness – national topic
Wednesday 27 November
Presenters/Tutors
To be confirmed
Highland
Evelyn Cromarty
T: 01463 706828
E: [email protected]
Venue
John Dewar Building
Inverness Business and Retail Park
Highlander Way
Inverness
19:00 – 21:30 *Please note change in start time to these events
VC access will be available from Campbeltown, Dunoon, Fort William,
Gairloch, Golspie, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochgilphead, Mull, Oban, Portree,
Thurso, Wick and Stornoway. VC access from other sites may also be
available – please contact the NES Pharmacy tutor.
Patient safety in care at home
Tuesday 17 September
Presenters/Tutors
Gill Brown, Area Care at Home Manager
Clare Morrison, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Thomas Ross, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Fiona Watson, Senior Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Detect cancer early – national topic
Monday 30 September
Presenters/Tutors
Sharon Pfleger, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health, NHS Highland
Dr Rob Henderson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Highland
Karen Carson, Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Fiona Clarke, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Susan Birse, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tuesday 29 October
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Hazel Younger, Consultant Gastroenterologist
David Armour, IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
Joyce Wilson, Community Hospitals Pharmacist
PBSGL sessions – Patient safety
Monday 4 November - 19:00 – 20:30
Postgraduate Centre
Belford Hospital
Fort William
Wednesday 13 November – 19:00 – 20:30
John Dewar Building
Inverness Business Park
Strathpeffer Community Centre
School Road
Strathpeffer
IV14 9AG
Brevik House
Lerwick
Shetland
Education Centre
Western Isles
Stornoway
PBSGL sessions will be delivered at the venues specified
Lanarkshire
Rona Honnet
T: 01698 366195
E: [email protected]
Venue
Ronald Miller Suite
Wishaw General Hospital
50 Netherton Street
Wishaw
ML2 0DP
19:00 – 21:30
`What’s New?`
Tuesday 10 September
Presenters/Tutors
Rona Honnet, NES Postgraduate Pharmacy Tutor, Lanarkshire
Anthony Carson, Cardiology Pharmacist, Wishaw General Hospital
Fiona Birnie, Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist, Wishaw General Hospital
Cancer care – national topic
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Tuesday 8 October
Presenters/Tutors
John Milne, Area Lead Pharmacist, Cancer Services NHS Lanarkshire
Members of the Cancer Care Pharmacist Team, NHS Lanarkshire
Polypharmacy
(Inter-professional event with GPs)
Tuesday 12 November
Presenters/Tutors
Francesca Aaen, Care Homes Pharmacist, NHS Lanarkshire
Annamarie McGregor, Professional Support Pharmacist, Royal
Pharmaceutical Society
Rona Honnet, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, NHS Lanarkshire
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Tuesday 26 November
Lothian
Gillian Kerr
T: 07950 216289
E: [email protected]
19:00 – 20:30
Venue
Scottish Health Services Centre
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
19:00 – 21:30
What’s new?
Tuesday 24 September
Presenters/Tutors
Gillian Kerr, NES Postgraduate Pharmacy Tutor
Members of NHS Lothian Child Protection Team
Dr Gebbie, Consultant Gynaecologist, NHS Lothian
Detect Cancer early – national topic
Tuesday 29 October
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Dermot Gorman, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Lothian
Lorraine Dallas, Director of Information Support, The Royal Castle Lung
Cancer Foundation
Representatives of Breast Cancer Care and Bowel Cancer UK
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Tuesday 26 November 19:00 – 20:30
Orkney
McClure Room
Balfour Hospital
Kirkwall
19:00 – 21:30
*Please note these sessions will be delivered by Highland via videoconference`
Patient safety in care at home
Tuesday 17 September
Presenters/Tutors
Gill Brown, Area Care at Home Manager
Clare Morrison, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Thomas Ross, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Fiona Watson, Senior Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Detect cancer early – national topic
Monday 30 September
Presenters/Tutors
Sharon Pfleger, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health, NHS Highland
Dr Rob Henderson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Highland
Karen Carson, Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Fiona Clarke, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Susan Birse, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tuesday 29 October
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Hazel Younger, Consultant Gastroenterologist
David Armour, IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
Joyce Wilson, Community Hospitals Pharmacist
Shetland
NHS Shetland Headquarters
Brevik House
27 South Road
Lerwick
ZE1 0TG
19:00 – 21:30
*Please note these sessions will be delivered by Highland via videoconference`
Patient safety in care at home
Tuesday 17 September
Presenters/Tutors
Gill Brown, Area Care at Home Manager
Clare Morrison, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Thomas Ross, Lead Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Fiona Watson, Senior Pharmacist, NHS Highland
Detect cancer early – national topic
Monday 30 September
Presenters/Tutors
Sharon Pfleger, Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health, NHS Highland
Dr Rob Henderson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Highland
Karen Carson, Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Fiona Clarke, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Susan Birse, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, NHS Highland
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tuesday 29 October
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Hazel Younger, Consultant Gastroenterologist
David Armour, IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist
Joyce Wilson, Community Hospitals Pharmacist
*Shetland will be videoconferencing into the Highland meeting on Monday 30
September 2013 from Ward 3 Meeting Room, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick.
The venue for all other Shetland meetings is Brevik House.
Tayside
Angela Flynn
T: 01382 383946/07796 696800
E: [email protected]
Venue
Lecture Theatre 2
Ninewells Hospital
Dundee
DD1 9SY
19:00 – 21:30
Stroke management
Wednesday 11 September
Presenters/Tutors
Dr Alexander Doney, Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical reader, NHS
Tayside
Detect cancer early – national topic
Wednesday 2 October
Presenters/Tutors
Lorraine Dallas, Director of Information and Support, The Roy Castle Lung
Cancer Foundation
Child health
Wednesday 6 November
Presenters/Tutors
Louise Simpson, Staff Nurse/Public Health student, Wallacetown Health
Centre, Dundee
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Wednesday 27 November 19:00 – 20:30
The Invercarse Hotel
371 Perth Road
Dundee
DD2 1PG
Local courses for pharmacy technicians
These courses are designed for pharmacy technicians but are open to
pharmacists and pre-reg trainees with an interest in this topic (except PBSGL)
Ayrshire & Arran
Linda McClue
T: 01292 614506
E: [email protected]
Venue
MacDonald Education Centre
University Hospital Ayr
19:00 -21:30
Cancer Care – what can a pharmacy technician do?
Wednesday 2 October
Presenters/Tutors
Debbi Dunn, Principal Pharmacist, Oncology NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Emma Smith, Oncology Nurse NHS Ayrshire & Arran
What’s new in rheumatoid arthritis – what every pharmacy technician
wants to know!
Wednesday 6 November
Presenters/Tutors
Kathryn Wilson, Senior Pharmacist Clinical Services (Rheumatology), NHS
A&A
Jayne Argyle, Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, NHS A&A
Robert Campbell, Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, NHS A&A
Borders
Graeme Sutherland
T: 01578 722799
E: [email protected]
Venue
Town House Hotel
Melrose
TD6 9PQ
T: 01986 822645
19:00 – 21:30
Pharmacy technicians – the new professionals
Wednesday 18 September
Presenters/Tutors
Graeme Sutherland, NES pharmacy postgraduate tutor
Fife
Susan Menzies
T: 01383 565342
E: [email protected]
Venue
Education centre
Victoria Hospital
Hayfield Road
Kirkcaldy
PBSGL session – Patient safety
Thursday 14 November 19:00 – 20:30
Forth Valley
Suzanne MacCrimmon
T: 07920 294443
E: [email protected]
Venue
Room 1
Education and Conference Centre
Stirling Community Hospital
Livilands
Stirling
FK8 2AU
PBSGL session – Consultation skills
Wednesday 2 October 19:00 – 20:30
Glasgow & Clyde
Angela Cannon
T: 0141 211 2851
E: [email protected]
Venue
Campanile Hotel
10 Tunnel Street
Glasgow
G3 8HL
T: 0141 287 7700
18:30 – 21:00
Pharmacy technicians – the new professionals?
Wednesday 9 October
Presenters/Tutors
Lesley Dunbar, Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy Education and Training, NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Angela Cannon, Chief Technician, Pharmacy Education and Training, NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Carol Neilson, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Education and
Training, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Alcohol and illicit (non-prescribed) drug awareness
Wednesday 6 November
Presenters/Tutors
Steven Reid, Acute Addiction Liaison Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Highland
Liz Aitchison
T: 01463 705235
E: [email protected]
Venue
John Dewar Building
Highlander Way
Inverness
IV2 7GE
19:00 – 21:30
Vaccination – second only to clean drinking water!
Wednesday 25 September
Presenters/Tutors
Abhayadevi Tissington, Nurse Consultant Health Protection, Immunisation
Coordinator, NHS Highland
Pharmacy technicians – the new professionals?
Wednesday 6 November
Presenters/Tutors
Peter Mutton, Head of Specialist Pharmaceutical Services, NHS Highland
Lanarkshire
Lynn Hall
T: 0775 2085155
E: [email protected]
Ronald Miller Suite
Wishaw General Hospital
50 Netherton Street
Wishaw
ML2 0DP
PBSGL session - Diabetes
Tuesday 1 October 19:00 – 20:30
Lothian
Laura McLean
T: 0131 537 1210
E: [email protected]
Venue
Scottish Health Serves Centre
Western General Hospital
18:30 – 21:00
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Wednesday 9 October
Presenters/Tutors
Colette Burns, HIV and Dermatology Lead Pharmacist, NHS Lothian
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Wednesday 13 November
Presenters/Tutors
Ruaridh Buchan, Pharmacist, WGH, Edinburgh
Farrah Al Ghita, Pharmacist, WGH, Edinburgh
Tayside
Monica Hunter
T: 01738 473586
E: [email protected]
Venues
Steele Seminar Room
Perth Royal Infirmary
19:00 – 21:30
Lecture Theatre 3
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Both events 19:00 – 21:30
Personality disorders, especially those associated with deliberate self
harm and dissocial behaviour
Thursday 3 October - Steele Seminar Room, Perth Royal Infirmary
Presenters/Tutors
David Hayward, Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry
Dialectical Behaviour Therapist – to be confirmed
The pharmacy technician role in medicines for children
Tuesday 12 November - Lecture Theatre 3, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Presenters/Tutors
Joanne McGeoghie, Pharmacist, Women and Child Health, NHS Tayside
Jay Chaplin, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Women and Child Health, NHS
Tayside
Dr Sharon Robertson, Child Protection Training Manager, NHS Tayside
Virtual learning
Mark Feeney
T: 0131 467 7766
E: [email protected]
Fiona Needleman
T: 07974 797372
E: [email protected]
19:00 – 20:30
Virtual tutor – Fiona Needleman
Pharmaceutical care of patients with myasthenia gravis and motor
neurone disease
Monday 16 September
Presenter – Lesley Murray, Advanced Pharmacist, Neurosciences, Institute of
Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde
Virtual tutor - Mark Feeney
Health inequalities
(Joint webinar with GPs)
Monday 7 October
Presenter - Dr Gerry McCartney, NHS Health Scotland and Public Health
Consultant.
Virtual tutor – Fiona Needleman
Current management of atrial fibrillation
Monday 25 November
Presenter – Steve McGlynn, Specialist Principal Pharmacist (Cardiology),
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Virtual tutor – Mark Feeney
Stoma care in community pharmacy
Monday 2 December
Presenter - Stoma Nurses, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
All webinars are hosted on www.neswebinars.co.uk and require you to log on
with a username and password. You can also access the webinar via the
NES Pharmacy website under `webinars`. www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/phrmacy
Bespoke courses
Core clinical assessment skills training for pharmacists
Wednesday 11 September
Venue
Clinical Skills Area
Ward 12
Perth Royal Infirmary
Taymount Terrace
Perth
10:00 – 16:00
Presenters/Tutors
Experienced Clinical Skills training staff
Book early as this course is capped at 10 participants!
Return to Practice
Monday 13 – Wednesday 15 January 2014
Venue
University of Strathclyde
10:00 – 17:00
Presenters/Tutors
Experienced staff at the School of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde
*Please note that there will be a charge of £200 to attend this course
which will require to be paid when booking via the Portal on-line
booking system
A Taste of Leadership
Thursday 30 January 2014
Thursday 20 February 2014
*Delegates must attend both days
Venue
The Teacher Building
St Enoch Square
Glasgow
09:45 – 16:00
Presenters
Don Garford, Trainer, Don Garford Training and Development
Inter-professional events
Pharmacists are invited to attend nine inter-professional events planned for
the West of Scotland. Places are limited to eight pharmacists per session and
can be booked via the Portal online booking system.
All of the events detailed below will be held at NES, 2 Central Quay, Glasgow,
G3 8BW from 18:00 – 20:00 unless otherwise stated.
Managing multimorbidities in primary care (GPs and pharmacists)
Tuesday 10 September
Update on opioids (GPs and pharmacists)
Thursday 12 September (16:00 – 18:00)
Using time effectively and building resilience (GPs, pharmacists and
practice teams)
Wednesday 25 September
What’s new with musculoskeletal problems? Upper limb (GPs,
pharmacists and physiotherapists)
Thursday 26 September
Sleep problems and insomnia (GPs and pharmacists)
Tuesday 8 October
What’s new with musculoskeletal problems? Lower limb (GPs,
pharmacists, physiotherapists and podiatrists)
Neuro Linguistic Programming – Part 1 (GPs, pharmacists and practice
teams)
Thursday 14 November
Neuro Linguistic Programming – Part 2 (GPs, pharmacists and practice
teams)
Wednesday 20 November
Eating disorders (GPs and pharmacists)
Wednesday 27 November
Bulletin Board
Have you seen our newly revamped Educational Resources section of the
website?'
To make things easier to find we have recategorised this section of the
website. All different types of resources for the one topic are together under
the one category within this section.
For more information see the Educational Resources pages of the website.
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/bydiscipline/pharmacy/about-nes-pharmacy/educational-resources.aspx
Vocational Training
There is now a new process for trainees who wish to join Vocational Training.
There are 3 start dates for training (1st September, 1st January and 1st May
each year) prior to which the trainees undertake some web based induction
and after which they attend a face – to face induction session.
Induction information for tutors can be found on the Vocational Training pages
of the website including the compulsory face – to – face induction session.
For more information see the Vocational Training pages of the website.
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/bydiscipline/pharmacy/pharmacists/the-pharmacy-vocational-trainingscheme.aspx
Test your knowledge in 5 minutes with e challenge!
A great way to find out what you don’t know and keep up to date quickly!
NES Pharmacy would like to give pharmacy practitioners in Scotland a
chance to try a regular quiz on what’s new and happening in pharmacy,
medicines and the NHS.
Our sister centre in England has developed this tool and we have negotiated
for suitable quizzes to be used by practitioners in Scotland.
Completion of the quiz will then give you a score out of 10. You can try to
improve on your score every time! Please also let us know what you think of
e challenge.
In June there were 10 clinical questions on asthma, cancer, measles and
many more!
Some questions link to CPPE events in England, however if you would like to
know more about training available in Scotland on any particular topic, please
contact [email protected]
NES Pharmacy contacts
Dr Rose Marie Parr
Margaret Miller
Director of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Team Manager
T 0141 223 1601
T 0141 223 1600
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
Dr Ailsa Power
Marie McMillan
Assistant Director
Administrator PRPS
T 0141 223 1539
T 0141 223 1490
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
Anne Watson
Liz Baird
Assistant Director
Administrator
T 0141 223 1604
T 0141 223 1551
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
Arlene Brailey
Valerie Inglis
Assistant Director
Administrator
T 0141 223 1602
T 0141 223 1603
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
Fiona McMillan
Lead Pharmacist Educational
Development
T 0141 223 1544
E [email protected]
Stephen Peddie
Lead Pharmacist Educational
Development
T 0141 223 1543
E [email protected]
Val Findlay
Chief Pharmacy Technician
National Co-ordinator for Support
Staff Educational Development
T 0141 223 1538
E [email protected]
NES Practice Education
Coordinators
Fiona Reid
Dr Leon Zlotos
PEC, East region
PEC, West region
T 0131 313 8016
T 0141 223 1616
M 07769367654
M 07736 675035
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
Frances Notman
Lesley Pacitti
PEC, North region
PEC, North region
T 01224 550858
T 0141 223 1614
E [email protected]
E [email protected]
This resource can be made available, in full or summary form, in alternative
formats and community languages.
Please contact us on 0131 313 8061 or e mail
[email protected]
to discuss how we can best meet your requirements.
Any pharmacist or pharmacy technician with special needs should contact the
NES Pharmacy office where the team will try to assist your learning.
We would also like to hear from any pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
who have ideas or views on how NHS Education for Scotland could help
promote disability issues.
NES Pharmacy
NHS Education for Scotland
2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow, G3 8BW
E [email protected]
T 0141 223 1600
F 0141 223 1651
W www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/pharmacy