1. Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine A warm welcome to all participants

2. INTRODUCTION Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine

3. Background Management Structure BrAPP Membership Modules Module Updates & Reviews Module Feedback Year Representative Handouts Speakers & Workshop leaders CV Speakers Briefing Workshops & Interactive Sessions Reading List Course Reference Books Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine

4. Networking Hotel Venues Module Booking Signing the Register House Rules –Mobile phones –Messages –Accommodation payments Day delegates –Correspondence Address –Change of address –Communication

5. Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine –Dip Pharm Med –HMT - Basic and Advanced –CPD/CE Quality Assurance –Module Review –Course Critique –Year Reps Feedback Module Reading Pack Module MCQ Quiz Course Accreditation

6. Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine Principles of Discovery of New Medicines and Development Planning – Syllabus Disease models; target identification, validation and selection Receptor-based approaches: agonists, antagonists, enzyme inhibitors, genomics, proteomics The principle steps in discovering, modifying, assessing and patenting new chemical and biological compounds Other therapeutic approaches e.g. herbal and other natural products, drug- coupled devices and advanced therapies Lead optimisation and candidate compound selection for further development In vitro and in vivo testing of new compounds Relationship between animal and human pharmacology, molecular biology and physiology e.g. biomarkers, functional imaging, modelling and simulation Principles of translational medicine

7. Postgraduate Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine Principles of Discovery of New Medicines and Development Planning – Syllabus (cont) Principle steps in discovering, modifying, assessing and patenting new chemical and biological compounds (including advanced therapies) according to their therapeutic indication Resource planning (in terms of project management, budgeting and cost-control) involved in the management of a drug related programme Role of pathophysiology and molecular biology-based pharmacology in drug development Principles of translational research and its role in drug development Functions and elements (including business aspects) involved in the integrated development of a new drug