Conferences and meetings

First Barnett Award presented at RPS Annual Conference 2024

A statement published by the RPS said Joanne Brown's “influence has been profound, extending beyond her formal duties to provide one-on-one mentoring for over 50 individuals through postgraduate training”.…

Research from the depths of the ocean

This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Elevating research within pharmacy

A pick of the research papers presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) 2023 annual conference from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the RPS.…

Charting the course to advancing pharmacist prescribing

Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal emphasised the need for robust training and support for newly qualified independent prescribers to ensure that individuals use their qualification.…

Developing sustainable regional networks for pharmacy research: The Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative

To help grow and support pharmacy research activity, in 2016, a group of pharmacists from Durham University received institutional funding to develop a local postgraduate pharmacy research conference. The conference aimed to give postgraduate pharmacists an opportunity to showcase projects they had …

Prime minister’s message of support to pharmaceutical wholesaler’s conference

Prime minister Theresa May has sent a letter of support to the organisers and delegates of Sigma Pharmaceutical’s annual conference.…

Pharmacy conferences: to attend or not attend?

Pharmacy conferences can be a good way to deepen your connection to pharmacy but it is important to be selective …

NHS Digital admits it did not communicate effectively during cyber attack

Security operations lead for data security at NHS Digital said that the organisation “got it wrong” when communicating the details of the WannaCry cyber attack earlier this year.…

Long-acting injections could replace daily HIV pill

A long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy may be just as effective as a daily oral dose in treating HIV, a trial has shown.…

Scottish National Seminar 2017 opens for bookings — free to RPS members

Bookings are now open for the 2017 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scottish National Seminar, which takes place in Stirling on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October. Places are free to RPS members.…