The Academic Pharmacy Group is a special interest group of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and is open to pharmacists and non-pharmacists alike.
The group's one-day membership meetings, which cover topics as diverse as drug misuse, the difficulties faced by students in making calculations and the teaching of pharmacy law and ethics, offer a forum for debate, discussion and the dissemination of information. Locations vary from meeting to meeting, but the venue is usually either a school of pharmacy or the Society's headquarters.
The APG Easter conference offers similar opportunities. The residential nature of this two- or three-day meeting also provides a good opportunity for networking. The conference is held on a biennial basis. Recent locations have included Belfast, Liverpool, Brighton and Glasgow.
Contact details:
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For more information about the APG, click on the links below:
Core activities
Constitution
Membership
- How to become a member
Academic Pharmacy Group Committee
- Election 2007
APG newsletter
Events
- BPC 2008 lunchtime session
- Easter conference 2008
- Consultations 2007-2008
The main purposes of the group are set out in the group constitution (see below)
For the Academic Pharmacy Group constitution, click on the link below:
Two categories of membership are offered: full and associate. Full membership is available to members of the academic staffs of UK schools of pharmacy which offer a degree programme accredited for RPSGB registration. Associate membership is open to those in the UK and overseas with an interest in pharmacy and education.
Voting rights and the opportunity to stand for election to the APG Committee are limited to full members. Discounted attendance fees for day meetings and conferences are offered to full members.
An application form for full or associate membership is available here as a pdf file. Side A of the form is for full membership, side B for associate membership.
Please note that only members of the academic staff
of schools of pharmacy which run an MPharm programme leading to registration
with the RPSGB are eligible for full membership. As a further criterion
for full membership, you should also be able to give a positive answer
to one or both of these questions:
Is your academic position funded by a higher education funding council (DEL,
HEFCE, HEFCW, SHEFC)?
Are you actively involved in curriculum design to the extent of 50 days
per year?
If you do not meet one of the above criteria, we would be pleased to receive your application for associate membership.
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The Academic Pharmacy Group is administered by a committee of six elected members and two members of the Society's Council. Up to two additional members can be co-opted per year. Nominations for candidates to stand for election are invited every three years.
Voting for the 2007 election of committee members closed at noon on 30 August 2007. The successful candidates were Mrs Ruth Edwards, Dr Paul Gard, Dr Jason Hall, Dr Peter Seville, Dr Chris Rostron and Dr David Wright.
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For information about the responsibilities of committee members, click on the link below:
The latest APG newsletters are available here as pdf files.
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Easter conference 2008 The 2008 Easter conference took place on 3-4 April at the Quality Hotel, Glasgow. The theme of the conference was Integration.
Consultations 2007-2008 The first round of consultations by the Academic Pharmacy Group covers the following:
Schools of pharmacy or Schools of pharmacists? The role and education of pharmacy technicians A seminar organised by the Academic Pharmacy Group was held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, on 16 April 2007. For speaker presentations, click on the links below:
Pharmacy technician education and training - The employer's perspective
(Alison Simpson, NHS North West)
The BSc pharmacy technician, MPharm, DPharm pharmacists
(Professor David Gerrett, Sheffield Hallam University)
The Code of Ethics review
(Lynsey Cleland, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)
Update on regulatory matters
(Damian Day, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain)
Student fitness to practise A seminar organised by the Academic Pharmacy Group was held at Aston University, Birmingham, on 7 January 2005. For a report of the seminar click on the link below:
Student fit to practise (seminar report)