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Royal College Magazine 2010
Pharmacy ancient and modern
Victorian healthcare, family trees and up-to-date practice
There is even more of a buzz than usual in the world of pharmacy this
month as the profession takes centre stage in a major four-part TV series
due to be screened by BBC 2, with possible repeats in the autumn.
The Victorian Pharmacy programmes were made not only with the Society’s
co-operation but also with the RPS providing some of the stars. Nick Barber,
professor of the Practice of Pharmacy at the University of London, and Briony
Hudson, Keeper of the Museum Collections, both feature prominently. You will
find our feature starting on page 20.
Meanwhile the countdown has started to the RPS Conference 2010, which
takes place on September 5 and 6 at London’s Imperial College, so we take
a look (page 26) at just some of the key sessions which will be attracting
pharmacists from near and far.
Now that the Learning and Development section has moved to the
Pharmaceutical Journal we focus instead in this July/August double issue on
some Practice Guidance on dealing with homeopathic and herbal preparations.
There are the usual updates from the English, Scottish and Welsh Pharmacy
Boards and Jeremy Holmes writes his last column as the Society’s Chief
Executive before he hands over to Helen Gordon ahead of the separation of the
professional and regulatory functions.
We take a look at how pharmacy works in Canada, with a visit to the beautiful
city of Vancouver and in the travel section we turn the spotlight on Copenhagen,
a city perhaps best known for designers such as Arne Jacobsen, spectacular open
sandwiches, the old harbour and the Tivoli pleasure gardens.
If you have ever wondered how to go about exploring your family tree we
have some answers in a special feature starting on page 46 and we talk to a new
British watch company which is aiming to produce what it calls “the cheapest
expensive watch in the world”.
As the weather starts to improve and the sun makes the odd appearance we
turn over the Transport pages to stylish convertible cars which won’t break the
bank and on the Arts page we explore the mysterious mind of Agatha Christie
who, it is said, studied pharmacy in her native Torquay during the First World
War, during which time she learned much that she used in her later novels.
As always I hope you enjoy this packed issue of Pharmacy Professional, the
magazine only for members of the Society.
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Pharmacy Professional ISSN 2042-4493
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