UKMi Conferences
50th UKMI Conference 2025
Join us for this year's UKMi conference to be held in Cardiff on 23rd -24th January 2025. This is UKMi's 50th conference, and it is also 50 years since what was then UK Drug Information was founded.
To celebrate we are returning to a two-day event at Cardiff City Stadium, packed full of informative sessions with guest speakers and a celebratory evening meal. There are also opportunities to network, view posters and the exhibition and a choice of workshops to further your knowledge in an area of your choice.
Reserve your place by registering via Eventbrite. Registration opens at midnight 24th October 2024. A valid NHS Trust purchase order will be required after registration but before the event date for invoicing purposes.
When you register you will get a confirmatory email via Eventbrite. Please take this as confirmation that you have a place at the conference. If you do not receive a confirmation acknowledgement, please get in touch. Note that once you have registered, you will be liable for the conference fee, unless you contact us on medicines.info@uhl-tr.nhs.uk on or before 20th December 2024.
We are continuing our popular option of an early bird rate. If you book your place by the end of November 2024 you will get the discounted rate of:
- Two days and evening meal : £250
- One day and evening meal : £160
All places booked from 1st December 2024 will be charged at:
- Two days and evening meal : £300
- One day and evening meal : £200
Day delegates only will be charged at £150 per day; there is no early bird reduction for single day attendance.
Note that this does not include accommodation. There are a range of affordable hotels in Cardiff. We will circulate some suggested options soon.
We have been fortunate to obtain additional sponsorship this year, which has been used to offset the cost of the evening meal and keep the cost of the event affordable. Note that none of the sponsors has been involved in developing the programme or in the event organisation.
Programme
Day one
Welcome to the Conference with prize winners
Key note speech- Andrew Evans, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Wales
Plenary Session 1:
- 50 years young. What can we learn from the origins of UKMi?
- Look to the future. What does the health system need from MI?
Lunch, posters, exhibition and networking
Afternoon workshops: (you will be able to attend 2 workshops during the afternoon)
- Journey towards advanced/consultancy level practice- experience of establishing first MI consultant post
- Advances in technology to support practice: How to get the best out of what is freely available, e.g., MS 365, Trello, SharePoint, presentation and survey options
- Impact of medicines on male fertility
- Peer review – using the updated UKMi peer review process. Bring along a query and get feedback from colleagues
- Sustainability considerations in medicines use. Impact on MI and formulary work
- Intravenous pump drug libraries
Evening
50th anniversary meal. Three course meal with fun quiz followed by Welsh dancing with Welsh folk band, then live DJ. Coaches back to city centre.
Day two
Keynote Speech – Leadership and influencing- how to motivate, engage and inspire Jamie Hayes
Plenary Session 2: Clinical update
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) - Current and future clinical uses and considerations for MI
Plenary Session 3: Future training needs of the pharmacy workforce - Worries, concerns and opportunities
This programme is subject to change. Speakers to be confirmed.
All the information will be available on the UKMi website. If you have any queries, please contact the organisation team on medicines.info@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Don't forget that poster abstract submissions need to be made by 28th October- another great reason to support your application to your training team!