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National Forum for Respiratory Medicines Optimisation 2026

This is a face to face multi-stream conference that will provide a perfect platform to hear case studies, debates and examples of best practice, aimed at Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians from Primary and Secondary Care.

Registration opens at 8.30am.



Headline sponsors: Chiesi
Stand sponsors: Cipla, GSK, Lupin Healthcare (UK) Ltd, Sanofi, STADA Thornton & Ross, Trudell Medical UK Limited
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Location: Royal College General Practitioners, 30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
Start date: July 9 2026, 9:10 am
End date: July 9 2026, 4:15 pm
Booking closes: July 8 2026, 5:00 pm

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This event will be funded by pharmaceutical companies through event sponsorship, sponsored satellite sessions and stand sponsorship. These companies have had no input into the design or content of the conference agenda (other than their own sessions/stands) but will be in attendance on the day. Any sessions delivered with input from our sponsors will be clearly marked on the programme. A full list of confirmed sponsors for this event is detailed below.

Headline Sponsors: Chiesi

Stand Sponsors: Cipla, GSK, Lupin Healthcare (UK) Ltd, Sanofi, STADA Thornton & Ross, Trudell Medical UK Limited

Event Satellites

9:20 am to 10:05 am

Setting the scene for Pharmacy in Respiratory Medicines Optimisation – in the current NHS year
Speakers
Ravijyot Saggu - Lead Pharmacist Medicine and Respiratory, Chief Pharmaceutical Officers Clinical Fellow 21/22, Chair UKCPA Respiratory Committee, NHS portfolio role/Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London

10:05 am to 10:35 am

Sponsored Session
Speakers
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11:05 am to 11:50 am

Defining the Future Respiratory Pharmacist: Does the Draft BTS Framework Shape Scope of Practice and Workforce Development?
Speakers
Mildred Johnson  - Chief Pharmacist / Clinical Director of Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Real life example of what pharmacists are doing positively in respiratory
Speakers
Robert Symes - PCN Pharmacist and Respiratory Champion, South Central Ealing PCN; Member of the Council of Healthcare Professionals for Asthma + Lung UK; London North West Pharmacists Consortium Steering Committee

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

Implications of Biologics for homecare - the way ahead
Speakers
Sarah Garnish - Lead Homecare and Biologics Pharmacist, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Applications of AI in Pharmacy
Speakers
Aditya Aggarwal - Pharmacist and Tech Advisor, Written Medicine

1:45 pm to 2:15 pm

Sponsored Session
Speakers
Speaker details to follow

2:25 pm to 3:10 pm

Asthma Guidelines Update
Speakers
Lynn Elsey - Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Belief, Belonging and the Value We Bring - what does it look like when we own our expertise?
Speakers
Jamie Hayes - Professor, JMH Collaborations Ltd

3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Implementing Biologics in COPD: Overcoming Challenges and Embedding the BTS Planning Framework Following Dupilumab Introduction
Speakers
Laura-Jane Smith - Consultant Respiratory Physician and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Samantha Workman - Lead Specialist Pharmacist Respiratory, Royal Sussex County Hospital
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