The Skills & Development Forum

Located in the Keynote Theatre, leading figures from major multiples will share their strategies for the future, while key policy makers will tell you what lies ahead for community pharmacy. Experts will share their tactics for the issues that affect you, from commissioning to developing profitable partnerships with PCTs and GPs.

On-going training is a key requirement for successful pharmacy businesses. A series of training seminars from specialist education providers, trainers, on key community pharmacy function areas focussed on development of broadening the skill sets of pharmacy professionals.

Day 1 (30 September 2012)
10.00am

The Alphega Pharmacy Diabetes Risk Awareness Service

This workshop looks at how you can offer a Diabetes Risk Awareness Service, with a particular focus on how to measure a customer’s HbA1c level, interpret the results and assess a customer’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future. Areas covered include:

  • The benefits of offering a Diabetes Risk Awareness Service
  • How to deliver a successful Diabetes Risk Awareness Service
  • Overcoming obstacles to a Diabetes Risk Awareness Service
  • Top tips on delivering a Diabetes Risk Awareness Service

Key learning points from the presentation

  • How a successful Diabetes Risk Awareness Service can be delivered in a community pharmacy. 
  • To realise the benefits to all stakeholders of offering a Diabetes Risk Awareness Service in their pharmacy.
Sponsored By:

Alphega 

Neil Scobie, Pharmacist Consultant, Alphega Pharmacy UK

12.00pm

The right questions the right way - Effective soft skills for successful MURs

AccreditationGet up to speed with changes to the MUR service specification, and see how the changes can be implemented by working through a practical case study

Key Learning Points:

  • Understand recent changes to the MUR service specification
  • Understand how to conduct a targeted MUR and prioritise medicines for review
Sponsored By:
 
C&D 1

1.00pm

Building and motivating winning teams

This workshop uses professional actors to illustrate the pharmacist’s role in motivating and engaging the pharmacy team.
The workshop uses the entertaining and memorable technique of forum theatre to explore how you can:
• Inspire the commitment of your pharmacy team
• Involve team members in making improvements
• Nurture positive attitudes to changes in your pharmacy
• Empower your team to provide the best customer care
This workshop will help you to motivate your team to perform to their full potential by reviewing the leadership skills you use in your pharmacy.

Key learning points from the presentation:

  • The pharmacist in charge does not have to have all the answers.
  • Staff are a resource and it’s important to ask them to identify problems and come up with solutions. This way they’re far more likely to stick with the solutions that they’ve come up with.
Sponsored By:

Alphega 

Presented by:

  • Richard Hunter, Business Psychologist, Criterion Partnership Ltd
  • Clare Clark, Head of Offer Development, Alliance Healthcare / Alphega Pharmacy 

3.00pm

Developing your pharmacy team: how training improves productivity

Overview:

• Benefits of a trained workforce
• What is skill mix?
• Why is skill mix important?
• How to get it right
• Training available to develop pharmacy teams
• Next steps

Key Learning Points:

After attending the session delegates will know:
• Why a trained workforce is important?
• What is skill mix?
• Why is skill mix important?
• How getting it right helps you?
• Training available to develop pharmacy teams
• Next steps

Presented By:

Sponsored By:
 
NPA 1

4.00pm

Objective/ appraisal setting and providing constructive staff feedback

AccreditationFrom presentation through to an interaction session using simple models for pharmacists/pharmacy managers to be able to use in their everyday practice.  From objective setting for your team through to day to day coaching and support in achieving business objectives.

Key Learning Points:

  • How to engage and develop pharmacy teams through positive and contructive feedback
Sponsored By:
 
Numark 1

Yvonne Tuckley, Learning & Development Manager, Numark Ltd

 

Day 2 (01 October 2012)
10.00am

Communication skills through category management

Category management doesn’t have to be complicated, but it is vital to every pharmacy environment.  It not only increases sales from products that are appropriated stocked, merchandising and signposted, but it increases the overall image of pharmacy to new and existing customers.  This presentation shows simply and effectively how effective category management can increase both prescription and retail business. 

Key Learning Points: 

  • How to increase turnover and profit
  • Improving pharmacy image by making some small changes on a daily basis
Sponsored By:
 
Numark 1

Steve Voyse, Pharmacy Development Manager, Numark Ltd

12.00pm

HR Case Studies - How to get it right before it goes wrong

This presentation looks at how to effectively and correctly undertake performance management in the workplace, working within the law and getting the most from employees.

Key learning points from presentation

  •  Managing performance – capability, ill-health, poor conduct
  •  Redundancy and changing contracts
  • Manage risk by seeking early advice and support
Presented By:
 
Sponsored By:
 
NPA 1

1.00pm

The right questions the right way - Effective soft skills for successful MURs

AccreditationGet up to speed with changes to the MUR service specification, and see how the changes can be implemented by working through a practical case study

Key Learning Points:

  • Understand recent changes to the MUR service specification
  • Understand how to conduct a targeted MUR and prioritise medicines for review
Sponsored By:
 
C&D 1