Workshops

Tutors

• Mr Canice Ward
  Head of Medicines Regulatory Group, Department of Health
• Mr Sean Curley
  Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health
• Ms Catherine Lenihan
  Head of Regulatory Reform, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Mr Fionn Craig
  Deputy Director of EU Regulations, Devolution and the Union, Department of Health and Social Care
• Mr Noah Thorold
  Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Crown Dependencies Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
• Ms Maria Jones
  Policy Lead on Medicines Regulatory Policy Northern Ireland- Windsor Framework, Department of Health and Social Care

Aim

To enable pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to understand the implications the Windsor Framework Agreement will have on medicines and the pharmacy sector from 1 January 2025.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The new packaging and licensing arrangements for medicines placed on the Northern Ireland (NI) market from 1 January 2025
• The implication of the Windsor Framework Agreement on the EU Falsified Medicines Directive
• The supply of medicines using prescriptions from EEA prescribers from NI pharmacies
• Changes to the supply of medicines to and from NI from 1 January 2025
• How to raise potential concerns about any future EU legislation that may have an impact on pharmacy and medicine supplies in NI.

Tutors

• Mr Sean Curley
  Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health
• Mr Canice Ward
  Head of Medicines Regulatory Group, Department of Health
• Ms Catherine Lenihan
  Head of Regulatory Reform, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Mr Fionn Craig
  Deputy Director of EU Regulations, Devolution and the Union, Department of Health and Social Care
• Mr Noah Thorold
  Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Crown Dependencies Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
• Ms Maria Jones
  Policy Lead on Medicines Regulatory Policy Northern Ireland- Windsor Framework, Department of Health and Social Care

Aim

To enable pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to understand the implications the Windsor Framework Agreement will have on medicines and the pharmacy sector from 1 January 2025.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The new packaging and licensing arrangements for medicines placed on the Northern Ireland (NI) market from 1 January 2025
• The implication of the Windsor Framework Agreement on the EU Falsified Medicines Directive
• The supply of medicines using prescriptions from EEA prescribers from NI pharmacies
• Changes to the supply of medicines to and from NI from 1 January 2025
• How to raise potential concerns about any future EU legislation that may have an impact on pharmacy and medicine supplies in NI.

Tutors

• Mr Sean Curley
  Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health
• Mr Canice Ward
  Head of Medicines Regulatory Group, Department of Health
• Ms Catherine Lenihan
  Head of Regulatory Reform, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Mr Fionn Craig
  Deputy Director of EU Regulations, Devolution and the Union, Department of Health and Social Care
• Mr Noah Thorold
  Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Crown Dependencies Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
• Ms Maria Jones
  Policy Lead on Medicines Regulatory Policy Northern Ireland- Windsor Framework, Department of Health and Social Care

Aim

To enable pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to understand the implications the Windsor Framework Agreement will have on medicines and the pharmacy sector from 1 January 2025.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The new packaging and licensing arrangements for medicines placed on the Northern Ireland (NI) market from 1 January 2025
• The implication of the Windsor Framework Agreement on the EU Falsified Medicines Directive
• The supply of medicines using prescriptions from EEA prescribers from NI pharmacies
• Changes to the supply of medicines to and from NI from 1 January 2025
• How to raise potential concerns about any future EU legislation that may have an impact on pharmacy and medicine supplies in NI.