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Lecture Programmes: Immunology

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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Plenary Session

Please note: parallel sessions are displayed in time order

Monday 26 September

Immunology

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Mr Christopher Scott

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Physiological factors affecting CD4 counts

Dr Matthew Helbert, Manchester Royal Infirmary

09:30 ‑ 10:00

10.30 - 12.00

Back to Basics Chairman: Mr Sean Conlan

11:00 ‑ 11:30
Increasing the potency of mAbs

Prof Martin Glennie, University of Southampton

11:30 ‑ 12:00
Monoclonals in laboratory diagnostics

Prof Bharat Jasani, University of Cardiff

Tuesday 27 September

Immunology

09.00 - 10.00

Session 1 Chairman: Mr Richard Cartwright

09:00 ‑ 09:30
Gut immunology

Professor Carrock Sewell Scunthorpe General Hospital

09:30 ‑ 10:00
NICE guidelines on Crohn's and coeliac disease

Dr Mohammed Abuzakouk, Hull Royal Infirmary

10.30 - 12.00

Session 2 Chairman: Mr David Wilson

10:30 ‑ 11:15
11:15 ‑ 12:00
Blood Group Incompatibible Renal Transplantation

Dr. Simon Ball, University Hospitals Birmingham

14.00 - 15.30

Autoimmune Chairman: Mr Sean Conlan

14:00 ‑ 14:45
Autoimmune case studies medical and laboratory perspectives

Ms Jennifer Harvey, Royal Free NHS Trust, London

14:45 ‑ 15:30
Autoimmune case studies – medical & laboratory perspective

Dr Syranjith Seneviratne, St. Mary's Hospital, London

16.00 - 17.00

Session 4 Chairman: Miss Jenny List

16:30 ‑ 17:00
The use of biological agents, how can we improve them?

Dr Sofia Grigoriadou, Barts and The London NHS Trust

Wednesday 28 September

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

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