Viv Horton
NewsAs part of our Parkinson's Academy twenty-year celebration, we are highlighting a handful of healthcare professionals who have been on a journey with the Academy over the years, from those involved in the early years through to more recent delegates-turned-speakers. Each individual has contributed so much to the Academy, and found benefits from its education and community in turn.
Viv Horton
Advanced clinical pharmacist neurosciences, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Viv is an advanced clinical pharmacist for neurosciences and has had a varied journey throughout Neurology Academy, with attendance at educational events over the years spanning Parkinson's, palliative care, neuropharmacy and headache.
Viv won the intermodule project award for her work on primary care natalizumab recording processes at the the first ever Neuropharmacy MasterClass in 2019, and the following year attended the Palliative Care MasterClass (2020).
She has since become a speaker for Parkinson's Academy, bringing her neuropharmacy expertise to webinars on management of complex Parkinson's. She has joined the faculty for Palliative Care Academy, providing virtual content around medications management for people with Parkinson's in palliative and end of life stages as part of module one of the new Palliative Care MasterClass.
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