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Focus Groups |
| Pharmacognosy |
| [Group Library]
(members only) |
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| Aims and
Objectives
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Exchange
of information, developments, ideas and scientific appraisal amongst
pharmaceutical scientists of the nature and use of materials and
compounds of pharmaceutical interest derived from natural sources. |
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Promotion
of the importance of natural products as biologically-active compounds
amongst the wider scientific community. |
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Continuing
education of the pharmaceutical and other related professions in the
scientific study of natural pharmaceuticals |
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Liaison
and collaboration with other national and international bodies with
similar interests. |
Means of
Accomplishing Objectives
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Regular
meetings to present and discuss current research : |
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The
relevant session at the BPC would be the major annual event. |
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Other
one-day meetings in various venues (not more than one a year),
held as APS events sometimes in conjunction with other
scientific societies, would be held in London but also from time
to time in other venues. |
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Smaller
low-budget meetings of Focus Group members would be held to
disseminate and discuss research findings and strategy. Meetings
along these lines take place three times a year in London
between King's, Square and Kew groups. It would be good to hold
similar meetings in other centres around UK |
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d ) |
Regular
reports in the Newsletter of the Academy of Pharmaceutical
Sciences of section activities and programme. |
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Electronic
mailings. |
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Promotion
of written articles, media interviews etc., by members of the group.
Liaison with Royal Pharmaceutical Society Public Relations Department,
to promote this e.g. get on BBC, ITV lists of experts? |
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Articles,
reports of meetings etc., in professional media. Lectures etc., to
professional groups, University Depts. |
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Establish
and strengthen links with Phytochemical Society of Europe, Gesellschaft
fur Arzneipflanzenforschung, Societe Francaise de Pharmacognosie,
Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Group of FIP etc with a view to holding
joint meetings. One meeting with PSE has already been arranged for May
2002. |
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Panel of
Experts - to advise on strategy and policy
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Prof
G Blunden |
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Dr
L Anderson |
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Prof
J D Phillipson |
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Dr
K Helliwell |
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Prof
P G Waterman |
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Dr
R J Schmidt |
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