IBMS East Midlands sponsored a number of its local members to attend IBMS Congress 2009.
The IBMS has announced attendance figures for the recent Biomedical Science Congress, which clearly demonstrate that the biennial event remains the largest and most influential in laboratory medicine.
Congress informally started the night before its official opening with biomedical scientist delegates gathering together for drinks and an evening meal at the Brasshouse.
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The Institute, in collaboration with Sysmex, has produced a broad collection of images on CD-ROM, to serve as a useful pre- and post-registration training aid for haematology laboratories.
A free, public meeting on the nature, cause, effect, treatment and implications of swine flu at International Convention Centre, Birmingham, Monday 28 September 2009
A further selection of brief exhibitor previews are provided here, with the focus this month predominantly being on what may be found on stands in Hall 4 at the forthcoming Congress.
Once again, the cellular pathology programme at the forthcoming Congress will cover the breadth and diversity of the subject and appeal to all grades of staff.
This year’s clinical chemistry programme is designed to support the current Institute qualifications.
The focus of the cytopathology programme for Congress will be on the impact of recent and future changes in cytology.
Biomedical science does not stand still and neither does delivering education, training and workforce development. So, this year, as a complement to the Congress plenary session and in the build up to the education and management programme sessions on Modernising Scientific Careers, there will be an emphasis on how to train, how to support staff development and how to
facilitate service development.
The haematology programme promises to be a stimulating and up-to-date review of coagulation-based topics, parasitology, morphology, including the popular interactive morphology quiz, and will provide updates on lymphoma and essential thrombocythaemia.
Monday’s programme will include web-based NEQAS case studies followed by talks on B-cell phenotyping and an IBMS examination information session.
The microbiology programme for Congress, adopting the theme of 'Health of the Nation', will commence on the Monday morning with a look at 'Microbiology and Cancer'.
The transfusion science programme will feature an exciting mix of topics reflecting current and future transfusion practice.
Following on from the success of the last event, an interesting virology programme has been developed for this year’s Congress.
A selection of brief exhibitor previews providing a taste of what may be found on individual stands at the forthcoming Congress.
In response to specific request for information, the Congress Education, Training and Management programme will be extended to offer two additional ‘early’ (8:15 – 8:55) sessions in the designated Education, Training and Management lecture hall.
The exhibit to be presented by the History Committee at this year's Congress will celebrate the contribution that dyes and stains have made to diagnostic medical science.
A look at the upcoming attractions for Congress 2009
Book before 30 June 2009 and you’ll still get our standard Early Booking Discount.
Biomedical science is no longer the profession I joined all those years ago. It’s not just the technology that’s changed out of all recognition; the job itself has become more politicised, scrutinised and affected by outside influences than any of us could ever have imagined.
CliniSys Solutions once again will sponsor the Cyber Café at this year’s Congress.
Over the years, activities in Hall 4 at the ICC during Congress have come to represent biomedical science in microcosm, and this will continue to be the case at Congress 2009.
The East Midlands Region of the IBMS will sponsor four IBMS Members, two students and two biomedical scientists (Band 5 and above) from the East Midlands Region to attend one day at the IBMS Congress in 2009 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham.
Yes, it’s back by popular demand, the Immunology wet workshop where delegates can be challenged and teased by a range of slides demonstrating different immunofluorescent autoantibody patterns.
The Plenary Session is traditionally the forum at Congress where issues of political and professional importance are aired or launched.
If you’ve been working on something you think others would like to hear about, we want to hear from you. Whether you’re a qualified biomedical scientist, a student or a university lecturer we’d like you to present your project as either a short paper or a poster at the 2009 Biomedical Science Congress.
The next Biomedical Science Congress may be 12 months away but now is the time to add it to your training and development plans. The various discounts available for this premier event in the biomedical science calendar are also worth considering at the earliest opportunity.
Register by 28 February 09 for the best discount.
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