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procurement & distribution interest group

Symposia - November 2008

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Time Title   Slides
9.00am Arrival, Registration, Coffee & Tea
9.45am Chariman's Welcome and Introducttion Allan Karr Chairman, PDIG
10.00am How would you contract for branded medicines?
  • What are the benefits and problems?
  • What are the processes involved and the roles of pharmacists?
  • Can contracting be standardised across the UK?
  • What has been the Pharma Industry approach?
 Peter Sharott Chairman, PMSG View Slides
10.45am PharmaQC
  • What methods are used to check quality during the contracting process?
  • Quality versus Price
  • Can Industry win more contracts with better quality products?
 Richard Bateman QA Specialist Pharmacist, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hosp View Slides
11.20am Tea/Coffee
11.50am Is community pharmacy going to take over hospital pharmacy?
  • What are the benefits of using a community pharmacy to dispense to Out-patients?
  • What difficulties will community pharmacists face?
  • How will community pharmacy based out-patients impact on existing supply arrangements?
  • What are the contracting issues?
 Tania Carruthers Clinical Director of Pharmacy
1,00pm Lunch
2.10pm Consensus Statements on Procurement
  • FIP Global Conference report and how it will be used
  • Importance to pharmacists
Roger Tredree Visiting Professor, Kingston University
2.40pm Advances in IV fluid distribution - PDIG Award
  • What are the problems with IV fluid distribution?
  • Can track and trace devices assist in managing IV fluid distribution?
  • What are the pros and cons of using RFID?
 Rod Beard Principal Pharmacist, Sunderland Royal Hospital
3.10pm Sustainable Pharmacy - Procuring the future
  • How is the NHS implementing the sustainability agenda? Can it be applied?
  • How is the pharma industry managing? Will it affect prices?
 David Wathey Head of Sustainable Development, PaSA
3.40pm DM&D Coding - How will it affect you?
  • What is DM&D coding?
  • Why are codes so important?
 Howard Stokoe Principal Pharmacist, PaSA
4.00pm Summary & Close