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WelcomeWelcome to the website of the HIV Pharmacy Association (HIVPA).
HIVPA membership is open to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the UK and the Republic of Ireland working in infectious diseases , GUM and other HIV related specialities and accepts applications from overseas HIV pharmacists and technicians as Associate members upon request.
HIVPA offers support, ongoing education and networking opportunities for its members to improve personal and professional development, for the benefit of patients and the pharmacis/technician. The educational programme offers four national CPD meetings in London, online meetings and the online library (2012) and an annual conference to bring people together. The programme of education is dynamic and takes into consideration, work/home balance, topical issues and is planned around members feedback from previous meetings and conferences. HIVPA Membership is offered as either Ordinary Membership to pharmacists working with patients with HIV in the NHS; Overseas Membership to those hospital pharmacists in the Republic of Ireland and in other parts of the world; and Associate Membership to academic pharmacists and HIV staff working for our sponsor companies. To apply for membership please contact hivpa@conass.co.uk or phone 07 973 26 11 11.
Details of the Association's and other relevant HIV meetings are published in our regular newsletter and shown on the websites meetings page. In addition there are regional meetings, organised by HIVPA regional representatives based on the needs of regional pharmacy staff. Ad-hoc meetings are held in conjunction with our industry sponsors, details of these are circulated to the membership by email.
HIVPA communicates to members in ways that is most economic; email rather than post; newsletters by email and accessible on the website; an easy to access and use website, on-line training through eHIVe; a discussion forum to access expert advice; meeting programmes designed from members feedback, etc; all aimed at optimising communications in a busy world.
A new initiative is the HIVPA / Abbott Excellence Awards, where members may be nominated for the annual "Excellence Awards" which will recognise an outstanding contribution to patient care or team development by HIV pharmacists or HIV pharmacy technicians. Contact hivpa@conass.co.uk for further information. The annual Ushma Patel Memorial Poster Competition is judged at the conference and offers an annual award to travel to an HIV conference or to a centre of excellence.
The Association is run by the HIVPA steering committee which welcomes the input of any members wishing to contribute to the success of the organisation. For further information contact hivpa@conass.co.uk.