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This interactive presentation will discuss general demonstration techniques, troubleshooting, and how to make the best out of the feedback you receive from your UK NEQAS CPT Results reports. The content will also cover – how to manage SOPs, importance of understanding mechanisms of action and uses of stains, recording, monitoring, and trending of IQC failures and use of UK NEQAS CPT resources to help improve staining.

There will also be an opportunity for delegates to join in and score examples of stained slides against the UK NEQAS CPT assessment criteria.

This presentation will focus on the PD-L1 clones used for the different indications, acceptable and not acceptable tests, and the importance of ideal controls.

Delegates attending this presentation will:

Receive an overview of PD-L1 EQA assessments carried out by UK NEQAS ICC & ISH
Gain a better understanding of the UK NEQAS PD-L1 schemes and how assessments are carried out.

Understanding and evidencing the new HCPC Standards of Practice

This talk will look at apprenticeships in Healthcare Science and specifically Life sciences. Key information around what an apprenticeship is, the different levels there are, what an apprentice can do in the lab and progression to support workforce issues and development. Sharing of apprenticeship experience, ways to progress and apprentice voice.

Digital technology has opened new doors to knowledge and made education more accessible, helping to break down barriers that once limited learning opportunities. Education 2.0; Education 3.0 and most recently Education 4.0 have shown how technology can accelerate teaching, learning and assessment in fundamental ways; education has become a networkable commodity that is no longer reliant on the didactic model of student and teacher. Myriad e-learning platforms, virtual classrooms and online resources now provide easier access than ever before to quality educational materials, helping to level the playing field for academic growth.

Despite the tremendous benefits, we must also address challenges and unintended consequences to ensure equal access and responsible use of digital technology in education. Bridging the digital divide requires concerted efforts to provide technology and internet access to all learners. Additionally, promoting digital literacy skills among educators and students is vital to enable them to navigate the digital landscape confidently and responsibly.

This talk will explore how the digital revolution is reshaping education, making it more inclusive, engaging, and dynamic. Tools, strategies and best-practice approaches will be considered to ensure we can create a brighter future for education and training within the Biomedical Science sector, whilst also suggesting ways to address the most common challenges and pitfalls, so that students and trainees can unleash their full potential.

Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are on the rise, with around 156,000 cases diagnosed annually in the United Kingdom. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most predominant form that is encountered, and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) accounts for 20% of all non-melanoma skin cancers. Although the vast majority of non-melanoma skin cancers have a good prognosis and can be cured by surgical intervention, they can cause the destruction of local tissue architecture due to tumour growth. Moreover, a small subset of tumours have poorer outcomes with metastases and mortality.

The underlying biological mechanisms governing a higher risk of recurrence, metastasis, and death remain poorly understood due to a lack of accurate risk stratification. Risk prediction is important in the management of NMSC, as it informs which patients require imaging, how frequently imaging should be performed and how frequently patients should be reviewed. It also informs which patients will benefit from wider surgical resection, adjuvant radiotherapy or sentinel lymph node biopsy. In the future, there is a role for the use of adjuvant immunotherapy for patients with particularly high-risk tumours. This presentation aims to highlight the use of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics analysis approaches in comprehensively mapping the localisation of the different cellular subpopulations in non-melanoma skin cancers. The ultimate aim is to develop better diagnostic tools and markers to predict patient risk status, which will lead to better clinical outcomes.

Call to action to NHS organisational leadership, responsible for the provision of high-quality, equitably accessible patient pathways, to champion improving histopathology performance and set the national intention to monitor progress.

The User Group Meeting is a great chance to hear talks from our users and we aim to keep the day as user focused as possible.

The aim of the day is to allow our customers to discuss their experiences using our products, network with other users, ask questions and hear about our exciting new developments.

THIS MEETING WILL PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE IMPACT OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA ON HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE, FOSTER INTERACTIONS AMONGST BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS AND BASIC SCIENTISTS AND ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT OF EARLY CAREER MICROBIOLOGISTS WITH ESTABLISHED FACULTY IN INFORMAL SETTINGS AND THROUGH OFFERED ORAL, FLASH POSTER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS.

This BAC seminar and workshop offers a unique opportunity for professionals within the cervical screening programme to engage with their peers to discuss and learn more about the invasive audit process.

Aimed at all cytologists who undertake cytology slide reviews for cancer audits, CSPLs and clinicians involved in disclosing audit results.