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Lecture Programmes: Wednesday 28 September

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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

Wednesday 28 September

Clinical Chemistry

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Immunology)

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Molecular methods in blood sciences

Mr. David Wilson, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Mr Nigel Brown Kings College Hospital, London

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Nigel Brown

09:00 ‑ 10:00
Short papers

Poster judges: Mr Graham Wilson, Mr David Cameron

Short paper judges: Mr Graham Wilson, Dr Nigel Brown

10.30 - 12.00

Biochemical Monitoring Chairman: Dr Tim James

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Biochemical monitoring overview – primary care

Dr Stuart Smellie, Bishop Auckland General Hospital

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Monitoring of diabetes mellitus

Prof Andrew Farmer, Exeter College, Oxford University

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Monitoring with POCT

Mr Ian Smith

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Mr Mark Pugh

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Clinical biochemistry of the acutely ill adult and child

Dr David Housley, Luton and Dunstable, NHS Trust

14:30 ‑ 15:00
Fluid and electrolytes in the critically ill

Dr Peter Gosling, University Hospitals, Birmingham

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Cardiac biomarkers in septic patients - when is an MI not an MI

Dr Paul Collinson, St Georges London

Cellular Pathology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Cytopathology) Chairman: Guy Orchard

08:15 ‑ 09:00
A Molecular Future for Cellular Pathology – an interactive debate

G.E. Orchard, T. Diss, A. Rhodes

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
The expanding role of EQA in ICC - twenty years of experience. Has it done us any good?

Mr. David Blythe, St. James' University Hospital

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Key learning points in EQA of histopathology technique. Has it done us any good?

Mr David Evans, Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle

Cytopathology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Cellular Pathology) Chairman: Guy Orchard

08:15 ‑ 09:00
A Molecular Future for Cellular Pathology – an interactive debate

G.E. Orchard, T. Diss, A. Rhodes

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Mrs Sara Smith

09:00 ‑ 10:00
Short papers

Poster judges: Mrs Jackie Jamison, Mrs Beverley Crossley

Short paper judges: Sarah Smith, Mr Allan Wilson

10.30 - 12.00

Head and Neck / Non-Gynae Chairman: Mr Behdad Shambayati

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Head and neck cytology

Thomas Giles, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Lymphoma diagnosis on cytology

Dr Lakshmi Venkatraman, Belfast Trust

11:30 ‑ 12:00
HPV in head and neck cancers

Dr. Max Robinson, Newcastle University

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Mr Behdad Shambayati

14:00 ‑ 15:00
Molecular diagnosis in cytology

Mrs Jacqueline Jamison, Antrim Area Hospital

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Case studies – non-gynae

Mr Behdad Shambayati, Mrs Beverley Crossley, Mrs Sara Smith

Education, Training & Management

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session

08:15 ‑ 09:00
IBMS qualifications to improve your CV

Mr. Alan Wainwright, Executive Head of Education, IBMS

09.00 - 10.00

Quality Improvement & Patient Safety: Session 1 Chairman: Mrs Nicky Fleming

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Is a patient's idea of quality compatible to the NHS?

Mr Neil Formstone, Lay member for CPA, RCPath and MEE HCS

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Primary care: exploring the art of the possible

Dr Nav Chana, Vice Chairman of the National Association of Primary Care

10.30 - 12.00

Quality Improvement & Patient Safety: Session 2 Chairman: Mrs Nicky Fleming

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Primary care - making the possible a reality

Dr Kerry Tinkler, Royal Free Hospital London

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Fatigue management in the laboratory

Professor Craig Jackson, Birmingham City University

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Quality and safety improvement for productivity gains across pathology

Susie Peachey, NHS Improvement - Diagnostics

14.00 - 15.30

Leadership and Service Improvement Chairman: Mr Derek Bishop

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Applying good project management principles in the framework of delivery

Carole Smee, NHS Improvement

14:30 ‑ 15:00
Improve quality – reduce cost

Mr David Hamer, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Pathology QIPP and the need for service redesign

Dr Ian Barnes, Department of Health

Haematology

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Andrew Blann

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms

Prof Nick Cross, Wessex Regional Laboratory

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Novel insights in cytogenetics of childhood acute leukaemia

Prof Christine Harrison, Leukaemia Research Cytogenetics Group

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: Ms Alexis Henley
Sponsored by: Woodley Equipment Company Ltd

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Multicolour Immunofluorescence Group (MIG UK) and the new BCSH guidelines

Prof Marion Macey, Barts & The London

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Another use for the flow cytometer

Dr. Andrew Blann, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital Birmingham

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Platelet analysis: send in the clones

Mr David Gurney, Bristol Royal Infirmary

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: Mr Gavin Knight

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Current Advances in Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Dr. Joseph Chacko, Royal Bournemouth Hospital

14:30 ‑ 15:00
The evolution of haematology

Prof Victor Hoffbrand, Royal Free, London

Immunology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Clinical Chemistry)

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Molecular methods in blood sciences

Mr. David Wilson, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Mr Nigel Brown Kings College Hospital, London

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Dr Christopher Baldwin

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Allergy Services in the UK or Anarchy in the UK?

Dr William Egner, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Care pathways for the management of children with allergic diseases

Prof John Warner, Imperial College London

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: Mr Richard Cartwright

10:30 ‑ 11:30
Short papers

Short paper judges: Dr Christopher Baldwin and Mr Christopher Scott

Poster judges: Dr Christopher Baldwin and Mr Christopher Scott

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Immunology specialist portfolios

Angela Hall & Chris Scott

14.00 - 15.30

Complement Assay / Phenotyping Chairman: Ms Maureen Moody

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Complement

Prof B Paul Morgan, University Hospital Wales

14:30 ‑ 15:00
Hereditary angioedema – clinical and laboratory features

Dr Tariq El-Shanawany, University Hospital Wales

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Complement genetic analysis

Dr Matthew Pickering, Centre for Complement Research, Imperial College London

Medical Microbiology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Virology) Chairman: Christine Murphy

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Molecular testing as a POCT – Is it a reality?

Dr Simon Goldenberg and Mr Daniel White, Cepheid UK

09.00 - 10.00

Infection Sciences (Jointly with Virology) Chairman: Dr Alistair Gammie

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Sexually transmitted diseases - does molecular screening work?

Dr. Margaret Kingston, Manchester Royal Infirmary

09:30 ‑ 10:00
GUM – Clinical cases

Dr John White, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 (Jointly with Virology) Chairman: Dr Ron Cutler
Sponsored by: Sterilin Limited

10:30 ‑ 11:00
The impact of norovirus

Dr Rob Lambkin-Williams, Retroscreen Virology Ltd

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Respiratory viruses and their friends

Dr Kate Templeton, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Current and Future Prospects for Meningitis Control

Dr. Mary Ramsay, Health Protection Agency

14.00 - 15.30

Worldwide Sporting Events (Jointly with Virology) Chairman: Steve Davies

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Fungal Olympians

Mr Michael Palmer, Mycology Reference Laboratory – University Hospital Bristol

14:30 ‑ 15:00
The microbiological dangers of watersports

Dr. Sally Cutler, University of East London

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Tropical diseases – use of POCT

Dr. Sarah Pitt, University of Brighton

Transfusion Science

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Ms Jenny White

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Blood groups (resolving ABO anomalies)

Robert Stamps, National Blood Service, Sheffield Centre

09:30 ‑ 10:00
Discovering a new blood group

Carole Green, Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: Mr Kevin Jestice

10:30 ‑ 11:00
Transplant problems (ABO mismatch – clinical)

Mr Nicos Kessaris, St George's Hospital

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Transplant problems (passenger lymphocytes – laboratory)

Grant Webb, St. James' University Hospital

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Making red blood cells for transfusion from pluripotent stem cells

Dr Jo Mountford, University of Glasgow

14.00 - 15.30

Session 3 Chairman: TBC

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Challenges of procurement in the public sector

Chris Thornton, Beckman Coulter

14:30 ‑ 15:30
Short papers

Short paper judges: Mr Bill Chaffe, Ms Jenny White

Virology

08.15 - 09.00

Breakfast session (Jointly with Medical Microbiology) Chairman: Christine Murphy

08:15 ‑ 09:00
Molecular testing as a POCT – Is it a reality?

Dr Simon Goldenberg and Mr Daniel White, Cepheid UK

09.00 - 10.00

Infection Sciences (Jointly with Medical Microbiology) Chairman: Dr Alistair Gammie

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Sexually transmitted diseases - does molecular screening work?

Dr. Margaret Kingston, Manchester Royal Infirmary

09:30 ‑ 10:00
GUM – Clinical cases

Dr John White, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 (Jointly with Medical Microbiology) Chairman: Dr Ron Cutler
Sponsored by: Sterilin Limited

10:30 ‑ 11:00
The impact of norovirus

Dr Rob Lambkin-Williams, Retroscreen Virology Ltd

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Respiratory viruses and their friends

Dr Kate Templeton, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Current and Future Prospects for Meningitis Control

Dr. Mary Ramsay, Health Protection Agency

14.00 - 15.30

Worldwide Sporting Events (Jointly with Medical Microbiology) Chairman: Steve Davies

14:00 ‑ 14:30
Fungal Olympians

Mr Michael Palmer, Mycology Reference Laboratory – University Hospital Bristol

14:30 ‑ 15:00
The microbiological dangers of watersports

Dr. Sally Cutler, University of East London

15:00 ‑ 15:30
Tropical diseases – use of POCT

Dr. Sarah Pitt, University of Brighton

Plenary Session

16.00 - 17.00

The Vincent Marks Lecture Chairman: TBC
Sponsored by: Alere Ltd

16:00 ‑ 17:00
Embarrassing Bodies – people and their pathology

Dr. Pixie McKenna, Channel 4 programme Embarrassing Bodies