School of Pharmacy, the University of Manchester 2010

“PHARMACY PRACTICE RESEARCH: COMING OF AGE?”

DRAFT PROGRAMME – (NB: MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

9.30    Registration

10.30   Welcome

10.45   Key Note Plenary Presentation 1: Professor Anne Rogers
“Advancing implementation and health services research- policy and practice”
Anne Rogers is Professor of the Sociology of Health Care, at the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, the University of Manchester, and committee member on The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme.

11.30   Key Note Plenary Presentation 1: Professor Kieran Walshe,
“Evidence based management? Commissioning research to inform decision making by NHS managers”
Kieran Walshe is Professor of Health Policy and Management at Manchester Business School, Director of the Institute of Health Sciences, and the NIHR SDO programme Director.

12.15   Lunch

1.15   Oral papers: parallel sessions 1

9.30    Key Note Plenary Presentation 3: Professor Peter Noyce
“What 5 words best characterise Pharmacy Practice Research?”
Peter Noyce is Professor of Pharmacy Practice, at the University of Manchester, Professional advisor to the Department of Health Professional Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group (PRLOG) and Carter Review of Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership. Peter was also a member of the RAE 2008 pharmacy panel.

10.30    Oral papers: parallel sessions 3