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Lecture Programmes: Cellular Pathology

Congress's lecture programme offers the opportunity to hear about the latest professional developments, scientific techniques and technical innovations directly from the people making them.

All lectures are CPD-credited to enable delegates to demonstrate learning outcomes for Health Profession Council CPD requirements.

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Clinical Chemistry
Cellular Pathology
Cytopathology
Education, Training & Management
Haematology
Immunology
Medical Microbiology
Transfusion Science
Virology
Plenary Session

Please note: parallel sessions are displayed in time order

Monday 26 September

Cellular Pathology

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Ms Sally Barratt

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Quantum dots

Dr Richard Byers, Central Manchester Hospital

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Image analysis in the field of cellular pathology

Mrs Alison Bigley, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: Mr Alex Javed

10:30 ‑ 11:00
D&E dissection

Mr Gordon McNair, Antrim Area Hospital

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Laser dissection on molecular work for histodissection

Prof Paul Murray, University of Birmingham

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Mohs surgery

Dr Saqib Bashir, King's College Hospital

Tuesday 27 September

Cellular Pathology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session

08:15 ‑ 09:00

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Guy Orchard

09:20 ‑ 10:00
HPV and head and neck cancer

Dr Selvam Thavaraj, Guy's and St Thomas'

10.30 - 12.00

Prognostic Markers Chairman: Dr Guy Orchard

10:30 ‑ 11:00
New prognostic and predictive markers in breast cancer

Dr Tony Rhodes, University of the West of England

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Colon cancer markers

Prof Marco Novelli, University College London

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Bowl cancer screening programme (outcome & implications for patient management)

Dr Paul Simcock, Mid-Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Dr Guy Orchard

14:00 ‑ 15:30
Short papers

Short paper judges: Mr Alex Javed, Mrs Sally Barrett

Poster judges: Mr David Muskett, Dr Tony Sims

16.00 - 17.00

Diplomas of Expert Practice Chairman: Dr Tony Rhodes
Sponsored by: Thermo Scientific

16:00 ‑ 16:30
Immunocytochemistry Diploma of Expert Practice

Dr. Tony Rhodes, University of the West of England

16:30 ‑ 17:00
The Specimen Dissection Exam - Pitfalls, Portfolios and Passes

Mrs Vanda McTaggart, Crosshouse Hospital Kilmarnock

Wednesday 28 September

Cellular Pathology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Cytopathology) Chairman: Guy Orchard

08:15 ‑ 09:00

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Tony Sims

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Sentinel lymph nodes – surgical aspects

Dr Mark Kissin, Royal Surrey County Hospital

09:30 ‑ 10:00
'En garde' – The value of sentinel lymph node appraisal in pathology

Dr Guy Orchard, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, GSTS Pathology

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: TBC

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Molecular aspects of GI cancer

Mr Brendan O'Sullivan, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

11:00 ‑ 11:30
HER2 – gastric cancers

Dr Philippe Taniere, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

11:30 ‑ 12:00
The applications of molecular techniques in cellular pathology

Dr Tim Diss, University College London Hospital

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Dr Guy Orchard

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Detection of clonality in suspected lymphoproliferations

Dr Tracey Mitchell, St John's Institute of Dermatology, GSTS Pathology

14:30 ‑ 15:00
15:00 ‑ 15:30