10.00 Registration and coffee
10.25 Introduction by the Chair
Session 1 Awareness of mental health
10.30 Key-note presentation - The treatment of depression: a challenge for all
Celia Feetam, University of Aston
Session 2 Pharmacy and mental health care
11.30 The impact of pharmacy in the care of mental health patients
Jean Logan, Pharmacist
12.00 Lunch
Session 3 Considerations for pharmacists in mental health - practical rotating workshops
13.00 Communicating with mental health patients
Dan White, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
13.45 Medication adherence
Caroline Parker, Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
This workshop will discuss what pharmacists can do to help improve adherence.
14.30 Coffee
14.45 Good mental health promotion and healthier lifestyle intervention
Jennifer Melville, East London NHS Foundation Trust
This workshop will focus on the challenges presented by patients with other health problems associated with mental
illness (alcoholism, smoking cessation, weight management etc.) and will equip delegates with the skills to provide
healthier lifestyle intervention and promotion.
15.30 Across the boundaries – ensuring seamless patient care across the healthcare sectors
Dawn Price, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
This workshop will focus on the integration of pharmacy into care pathways for mental health. Delegates will consider
how mental health care should follow the patient.
16.15 Closing comments by the Chair
16.20 Close of conference