Events during July 2024

THIS WEBINAR EXPLORES THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTEXT WHEN USING NEW DIGITAL MORPHOLOGY PLATFORMS. UNDERSTAND THE CLINICAL CONTEXT SURROUNDING EACH BLOOD SAMPLE. PLUS, DISCOVER A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON WHY CONTEXTUAL AWARENESS REMAINS THE CORNERSTONE OF MORPHOLOGICAL HAEMATOLOGY.

This one-hour focused webinar will include the following subject matter:
• A discussion of the UK NEQAS CPT expected optimal staining criteria for haematoxylin and eosin stains
• A discussion about the importance of each individual step in an H&E staining protocol
• An outline of the major causes of variable H&E staining
• An outline of how H&E assessment is performed by UK NEQAS CPT
• Presentation and analysis of data derived from UK NEQAS CPT assessments
• A discussion of how training/re-training can improve H&E staining performance
• Discussion of how to avoid or troubleshoot the most common staining problems
• An outline of possible quality measures suitable for monitoring performance
• Review of a gallery of H&E staining examples of varying quality

This year, Sue Jones from the IBMS is organising a series of Training Officer Support Forums, to take place on the first Tuesday lunchtime of every month.

The Conference is a two-day event with a dinner in the evening of day one. Each day comprises presentations from well-known speakers, members papers and posters

The Light Microscopy summer school is an annual, residential two day course held at the University of York covering the principles of light microscopy. Participants are also trained in practical issues surrounding light microscopy. After introductory presentations, the course is taught predominantly through hands-on practical sessions.

This Course utilises many different sample types and fluorescent probes (DNA stains, classic antibody labels and fluorescent proteins) and these are chosen to best demonstrate particular problems and techniques. Focus is on the techniques they enable and the problems they generate, which will be applicable to any sample types

The course will provide an in depth knowledge of the more advanced uses of IHC and participants will leave having gained the skills to perform and manipulate IHC on tissue to identify complex/three different antigens/cellular components in a single tissue section.

The EM Summer School aims to provide a basic training in both the theory and practice of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The course covers imaging, diffraction and chemical microanalysis as well as the highly important area of sample preparation.

A one-day face-to-face masterclass with the aim of guiding and empowering applicants in the process of preparing and completing their professional registration application/competence report.

We have organised a collection of engaging and informative sessions, that will run from March to December 2024, covering topics including neurodiversity in the workplace, inter-professional learning, returning to practice, and leadership in pathology.