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This ‘on the couch’ webinar, the second in a series of two, addressed questions around the challenges faced by pharmacists with HRT decision making. This is an audio recording of an 'on the couch' webinar delivered on 24 March 2024 (56mins 29secs)

Speakers:
Nuttan Tanna - Consultant Pharmacist, Women’s Health; Northwick Park Menopause Clinical & Research Unit

Sally Arnison, MBE - Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Berkshire Primary Care; Clinical Pharmacist, Ascot PCN

Sheetal Ladva, Specialist Pharmacist, SPS

Emma Kirk chats with Siobhan Gee, Consultant Pharmacist and Deputy Director of Pharmacy at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust about the challenges and the opportunities of the mandated full pack dispensing of valproate.

A discussion highlighting the importance of considering those with learning and intellectual disabilities when implementing changes in practice related to valproate prescribing. Lance and Maria explore the potential impact on the system and suggest considerations to promote an equitable and safe journey for the valproate patient with learning and intellectual disabilities (23m 37s).

Speakers:
Professor Lance Watkins: Consultant psychiatrist; Visiting Professor (University of South Wales); Associate Professor (University of Plymouth); Clinical Lead for Learning Disability Research (NCMH); Epilepsy Pathway Lead (Swansea University Health Board).
Dr Maria Vincent: GP Specialist in Learning Disability Medicine (Swansea University Health Board)
Anna Bischler: Lead Pharmacist - Medicines Safety, SPS

Emma Kirk chats with Kylie Williams, Highly Specialist pharmacist Medicines Safety at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Emma Hall, Lead Technician Medicines Safety at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust about the impact of the regulations at acute district general hospitals. They discuss the challenges and some of the solutions they have implemented to ensure that they support the safe use of valproate for their patients.

A practical and interactive discussion between specialist and generalist pharmacy professionals about progressing your career in primary care. This is an audio recording of an 'on the couch' webinar delivered on 13 February 2024 (55mins 45secs)

Topics covered included:
• An example journey towards a senior pharmacy role to reflect on
• How to raise your profile as pharmacy professionals in GP practices
• Tips on developing relationships, resilience and boundaries as a means of integration into the primary care team

Speakers:
Yuen Toh, Joint Clinical Director, Strategic Lead, Lead Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist, Apex Primary Care
Isheeta Mendiratta, PCN Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Zoe Webb, Senior Pharmacy Technician, General Practice Alliance
Barry Jubraj, Associate Director, Medicines Use and Safety, SPS
Nicola Wake, Pharmacy Integration Project Lead, SPS

A practical and interactive discussion between specialist and generalist pharmacy professionals about managing lipid treatments in primary care. This is an audio recording of an 'on the couch' webinar delivered on 12 December 2023 (54mins 52secs)

Topics covered included:

• Practical tips from a specialist and generalists on challenges in lipid
management and how these can be met in primary care
• How pharmacy technicians are getting involved in lipid management
• What to consider when working towards the Quality and Outcomes
Framework (QOF) for Cholesterol Control and Lipid Management

Speakers:

• Catherine Tucker - Senior Clinical Pharmacist Lipid clinic and Integrated Care Team, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and CVD Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist, CVD Prevention Network, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
• Claire Miller - Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Wansbeck PCN, Northumberland
• Maxine Richardson - Pharmacy Technician, North West PCN, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Barry Jubraj - Associate Director, Medicines Use and Safety
• Rakhi Aggarwal - Associate Director, Medicines Use and Safety

Further information about the webinar can be found on our website: https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/primary-care-discussions-lipid-management/