This week in Nottingham the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association are holding their annual conference. The theme this year is global pharmacy.

Tonight we were joined by Andrew Moy (Northern Area Co-ordinator), Rhys Llewellyn (Western Area Co-ordinator) and Kweku Bimpong (Publications Officer). to give us an update on day one of the conference. We will be podcasting from the conference throughout the week.

About the annual conference 2019

The Annual Conference is the flagship event of the BPSA and is hosted at a different School of Pharmacy every year. There are always a host of interesting speakers from all different areas of the profession, giving you the opportunity to hear about career paths that you may not have considered before. Moreover, the conference is a great place to meet like-minded passionate students, all keen to make a difference to the profession.

Global Pharmacy

The theme of the Annual Conference this year is Global Pharmacy. Millions of lives are lost to preventable diseases. Pharmacists are the medicines experts and are well-equipped to achieve Global Goal 3 from WHO - “Good health and well-being”. During the Annual Conference, you will learn about the roles of pharmacists worldwide, how pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry can improve the health of the underserved populations, develop knowledge about global health issues and reflect on the roles of pharmacists in improving global health.