Events in 2024

An introduction to the revised IBMS Cellular Pathology Digital Specialist Portfolio and the Brightspace platform.

This day has been designed specifically for those working towards the scientist reporting qualification and approaching or contemplating undertaking their stage A examination.
The day has been developed by Karen Ezard, Laura Saberton, Clare Raubusch who have experience in and have qualified through the part A examination.
There are Gastro-intestinal, Gynaecology and Skin modules which will run concurrently.
This is an exam preparation course. There will be advice and useful hints and tips from those that have taken the examinations along with an opportunity to discuss submitting a successful portfolio but it is not a morphology course. Participants will undertake a mock examination based around cases that might easily appear in the exam. Individual detailed feedback on performance will be provided to each candidate after the course either by e-mail or MS Teams, as per individual request.
The programme has been updated to make it suitable for those studying for the limited scope reporting options.

A daylong short course aimed at current or prospective trainers in diagnostic laboratories.

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 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.

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

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.