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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SCIENCE WEEK
National Healthcare Science Week 2006 will take place from 27 November to 3 December and will be supported by the Department of Health. more...

ALBERT NORMAN LECTURE AT CONGRESS 2007
The Albert Norman Lecture at Congress 2007 will be on Familial breast and colon cancers - from bench to bedside and will be given by Prof Patrick Morrison MD FRCPCH FFPHMI, Belfast City Hospital Trust. more...

ONLINE LECTURES
Safety of the Blood Supplied - Bacterial risks
Lecture given by Professor John Barbara, National Blood Service at IBMS Congress 2005. Logon to the members section

Ethics as a role for the biomedical scientist
Lecture given by Mrs Tracy Ellison, Chemical Pathology, Leighton Hospital at IBMS Congress 2005. Logon to the members section

IBMS LOCAL CPD OFFICERS MEETING
This year's annual meeting of Local CPD Officers will take place in London on Friday 17th November 2006. This year the meeting is also open to non-Local Officers who are involved or interested in staff development, delivering CPD training or facilitating reflective practice. For more information, or to reserve a place at the event, please e-mail the CPD office at the IBMS – michaelshaw@ibms.org

NOVEMBER JBL LINKS
Association of acute parvovirus B19 infection with new onset of acute lymphoblastic and myeloblastic leukaemia
A review of post-trachelectomy isthmic and vaginal smear cytology

FURTHER UPDATES AT IBMS.ORG
Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology: Case studies
CPD Activity Questionnaire available in word format. (CPD resources, members section)

SPECIAL OFFERS FOR NEWSLETTER READERS
50% off the delegate registration for IBMS newsletter readers for a number of scientific CPD accredited meetings organised by Euroscicon and taking place in November. more...

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES
Rising challenge of immunoassay development
New insights into sudden cardiac death
Pathology of alcohol: The legs go before the liver!
Pharmacogenetics and cytochrome P450
The silent killer
ZAP-70 in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

MEMBERS SECTION
Forum hot topics: Multidisciplinary Working, QPULSE, Assessing competency, Agenda for Change banding, Thought for the day, Non Gynae Cytology reporting, pooled sera and ethics. members section