EVALUATING NEW TESTS: CROSS-PATHOLOGY CALL FOR INFORMATION
Do you ever feel that a new innovation in laboratory medicine would benefit your patients, yet you are unable yourself to drive its introduction into practice? The Royal College of Pathologists, the Association for Clinical Biochemistry, the IBMS and other professional bodies have decided to address this by collaborating in a multidisciplinary project to define how new developments in laboratory medicine might be systematically evaluated prior to introduction in to the NHS. more...

ALL ABOUT CELLULAR PATHOLOGY
The cellular pathology section on the website has been re-organised with two new articles introducing histology and cytology. more...

ADVANCE NOTICE OF NEW QUALIFICATION IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
The Institute has developed a qualification to support biomedical scientists working in the area of therapeutic drug monitoring. more...

IBMS GIBRALTAR CONFERENCE
IBMS Gibraltar Branch has released details of the science pogramme for its forthcoming international conference on 30th May-1st June 2007. more...

CSCI - DO YOU QUALIFY?
Associates and Fellows of the Institute with at least four years corporate membership, a minimum of four years' professional practice at postgraduate level, an appropriate Masters Level qualification and who are undertaking CPD. more...

SPECIAL OFFERS FOR IBMS ENEWSLETTER READERS
Special offers on science meetings in April and June. more...

FURTHER UPDATES AT IBMS.ORG
Extended role in diagnostic cytopathology
Gareth Roberts, first president of The Science Council, dies
IBMS response to Northern Ireland pathology consultation
IBMS London AGM 2007 report

IBMS RESEARCH GRANTS
IBMS Research Grants are awarded annually to members of the Institute to support original investigations and other suitable research work. The grants awarded are usually between £500 and £5000. Deadline for submission of application is 31 May 2007. more... (members section)

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES

Beating heart transplantation
Acute myeloid leukaemia

Molecular pathology: its integration in the routine laboratory
Use of symbols on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
Anaemia, a defective cytoskeleton and cation permeability
Nosocomial infection: Are there lessons from the food industry?

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