Pharmaceutical CPD Courses

Delegates should book their place here via our secure online store (using debit or credit card.) Alternatively if you wish to pay via purchase order please request a manual registration form by emailing clinicalnutrition@leeds.ac.uk 

This course is specifically designed to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of clinical nutrition and:

• summarise national nutrition drivers to provide a foundation for the course

• increase awareness of nutritional compromise and its consequences; give practical guidance on assessment of patients, and discuss particular patient groups (surgical patients, those with irritable bowel syndrome, renal disease, eating disorders and liver disease)

• discuss practicalities of feeding in terms of ethics, different methods of feeding and understand more about different techniques to give artificial nutrition

• establish principles of nutritional importance in extreme clinical situations (short bowel syndrome, refeeding syndrome, parenteral nutrition)

** PLEASE NOTE : The online store registration is to pay by debit/credit card only. If you are unable to pay online then please email clinicalnutrition@leeds.ac.uk to request a manual registration form. **

Exhibition stands/space are available to book as a two-day package (Wednesday and Thursday) and the fee for companies wishing to mount a display. Tables will be available (1.5m x 0.75m), including refreshments and lunches for 2 representatives is £630+VAT

Due to capacity at the venue, exhibition places are limited so we would advise booking your stand as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (APDM) course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.

For more information about TSET, visit their website. 

What will I learn?
This course is designed to:

• meet the needs of pharmacy staff (pharmacists and experienced senior technicians) who are engaged in the aseptic processing of medicines

• cover the principles and practice of asepsis

• provide an update on knowledge of standards, practices and quality assurance arrangements relating to the aseptic preparation and dispensing of medicines

How will I benefit?
Experienced and knowledgeable experts will presen

The Medical Gases for Service Managers course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.

For more information about TSET visit https://www.tset.org.uk 

What will I learn?
This course will cover:

• the general provision of medical gases

• the legal position, roles and duties of personnel involved in the provision of medical gases

• a description of services and some potential problems and hazards

• a guided walk-through of the medical gas pipeline systems and cylinder management

How will I benefit? 
Medical gases are an essential part of modern medical therapy and treatment, but where do they come from, and how do they get to the patient? This is a subject and a task that tends to be taken somewhat for granted in most hospitals, but medical gases are medicines and as such are one of the responsibilities of chief pharmacists, matrons or senior managers in hospitals where pharmacists are not present. 

The Cleanroom Behaviour and Comportment for Aseptic Services course has been developed by NHS TSET (the Technical Specialist Education and Training group) and is facilitated by the University of Leeds.

For more information about TSET, visit their website.

A one day course covering:

• the risks of poor cleanroom practice

• getting into a cleanroom

• cleanroom behaviour

• organising the critical work zone

• understanding human behaviours

• detecting problems and investigations (supervisor skills)

Accommodation is not included in the course fee.