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Opening Ceremony & Plenary Session

The opening plenary session addresses THE most significant issues in biomedical science.

It will provide a comprehensive perspective of the changes and challenges that will affect every single biomedical scientist for the foreseeable future. These impinge on our standards for healthcare delivery: from qualifications and training to regulation and the way our laboratories are accredited. If these are issues you care about this is a session you cannot afford to miss.

Welcome & Opening Address

13.30 – 13.40
President's Welcome
John Stevens, President, IBMS

13:40 - 14:00
Opening Address
Professor Ian Cumming OBE, Chief Executive, NHS West Midlands

Albert Norman Lecture

14.00 – 14.45
Advances in Organ Transplantation and the Associated Immunological Consequences

Professor Andrew Bradley, Cambridge University

Plenary Programme

Chair: John Stevens, President, IBMS

14.45 – 15.10
Modernising Scientific Careers

Professor Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer

15.10 – 15.30
The Science Council 'Future Careers Project'
Professor Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, Southampton University

15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit

16.00 – 16.25
Regulating the Healthcare Science Professions

Mark Seale, Chief Executive and Registrar, Health Professions Council

16.25 – 16.50
UKAS: Clinical Laboratory Accreditation

Paul Stennet, Chief Executive, UKAS

16.50 – 17.00
100 Not Out

Alan Potter, Chief Executive, IBMS

Vincent Marks Lecture

The facts about filth – our filth! Dr Anthony Hilton presented the BBC television series 'Grime Scene Investigation' whereby he and his team of scientists, equipped with a mobile laboratory visited members of the public in their homes to investigate the organisms sharing their lives, their houses and their bodies.

Wednesday 30 September: 16:00 ? 17:00
Dr Anthony Hilton, Aston University

Further information

Albert Norman Lecture announced

Modernising Scientific Careers

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

The Science Council

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