Events and Training Courses

Your guide to IBMS events, accredited training courses, CPD and local activities and other events of professional or scientific interest.

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DATE	TITLE	REGION
28 Jul 2008	IBMS SUMMER MEETING	LONDON
1 Aug 2008	TRAIN THE TRAINERS - FOR LABORATORY STAFF PROVIDING PLACEMENTS FOR INTERGRATED DEGREES IN SCOTLAND	SCOTLAND
11 Aug 2008	3-DAY PREPARATORY COURSE FOR THE NHS CSP EXAMINATION IN CERVICAL CYTOLOGY (THIN PREP ONLY)	SOUTH WEST
13 Aug 2008	UPDATE COURSE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY FOR SCREENERS	WALES
18 Aug 2008	UPDATE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY (THIN PREP ONLY) FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS, CYTOLOGY SCREENERS AND PATHOLOGISTS	SOUTH WEST
25 Aug 2008	MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES FOR LIFE SCIENCE WORKSHOP: PCR THEORY AND PRACTICE	SCOTLAND
28 Aug 2008	THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARGININE AND PYRIMIDINES 2008	LONDON
1 Sep 2008	HUCBMS 2008	YORKSHIRE
1 Sep 2008	PATHOLOGY MANAGEMENT	LONDON
2 Sep 2008	PREPARATORY COURSE FOR NHSCSP CERTIFICATE IN CERVICAL CYTOLOGY	EAST ANGLIA
3 Sep 2008	WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR PATHOLOGY	LONDON
3 Sep 2008	WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR PATHOLOGY	LONDON
4 Sep 2008	POCT IN THE COMMUNITY	LONDON
4 Sep 2008	RESOURCING AND RESPONSIBILITY OF POINT OF CARE TESTING IN THE COMMUNITY	LONDON
7 Sep 2008	BRITISH SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL CYTOLOGY ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2008	IRELAND
8 Sep 2008	SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 163RD MEETING	IRELAND
9 Sep 2008	HPLC METHODS DEVELOPMENT
11 Sep 2008	THE BBTS 26TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING	WALES
11 Sep 2008	VALIDATING HPLC METHODS	NORTH WEST
16 Sep 2008	KEY TOPICS IN HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL AND CLEANING	LONDON
16 Sep 2008	PATHOLOGY QUALITY & AUDIT WORKSHOP	SURREY
17 Sep 2008	UPDATE COURSE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY FOR SCREENERS	WALES
17 Sep 2008	PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP	LONDON
17 Sep 2008	ADVANCED SPECIALIST TRANSFUSION SCIENCE	NORTH WEST
23 Sep 2008	INTRODUCTION TO BLOOD & TRANSPLANT SERVICES	SOUTH WEST
24 Sep 2008	UKNEQAS DRUG ASSAY SCHEMES USER GROUP MEETING	WEST MIDLANDS
26 Sep 2008	MICROBE 2008	YORKSHIRE
26 Sep 2008	COACHING FOR SCIENTIFIC MANAGERS - A ONE DAY WORKSHOP	HERTFORDSHIRE
29 Sep 2008	INTRODUCTION IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY (THIN PREP ONLY)	SOUTH WEST
1 Oct 2008	REGISTRATION PORTFOLIO TRAINING FOR STUDENTS	YORKSHIRE
1 Oct 2008	SPECIALIST HAEMATOLOGY / BLOOD TRANSFUSION TRAINING COURSE	WEST MIDLANDS
1 Oct 2008	BIRMINGHAM QUALITY (UK NEQAS) PARTICIPANTS' MEETING	WEST MIDLANDS
3 Oct 2008	PCR PERFECTION: INSIDER TRICKS	HERTFORDSHIRE
3 Oct 2008	PCR PERFECTION - INSIDER TRICKS	HERTFORDSHIRE
6 Oct 2008	3 DAY UPDATE IN GYNAE CYTOLOGY - THINPREP	NORTH WEST
6 Oct 2008	PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO TRANSFUSION SCIENCE	SOUTH WEST
7 Oct 2008	HPLC TROUBLESHOOTING
8 Oct 2008	IBMS TRAINING UPDATE MEETING	LONDON
8 Oct 2008	HPLC METHODS DEVELOPMENT
8 Oct 2008	SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY IN LIFE SCIENCES	GERMANY
13 Oct 2008	TRANSFUSION SCIENCE THEORY	LANCASHIRE
14 Oct 2008	HPLC TROUBLESHOOTING
15 Oct 2008	ADVANCED METHOD DEVELOPMENT	SOUTH EAST
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: BLOOD TRANSFUSION	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: GENE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED QUALITY MANAGEMENT	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: LUNG DISEASE	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: POINT OF CARE TESTING	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: QUALITY SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: RENAL DISEASE	ONLINE
18 Oct 2008	BIOMED ONLINE LEARNING: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION	ONLINE
21 Oct 2008	FUNDAMENTALS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	LONDON
22 Oct 2008	BIT ANNUAL CONGRESS AND EXPO OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS	CHINA
24 Oct 2008	MIDLAND CELLIBRATION 2008	LEICESTERSHIRE
24 Oct 2008	IBMS N.I. BRANCH MOURNE SYMPOSIUM	NORTHERN IRELAND
24 Oct 2008	VISUALISING CELLULAR FUNCTION IN VIVO	HERTFORDSHIRE
28 Oct 2008	PORTFOLIO TRAINING FOR TRAINING OFFICERS	YORKSHIRE
1 Nov 2008	SCOTTISH QUALITY MANAGERS DISCUSSION GROUP QUALITY AWARD SCHEME	SCOTLAND
3 Nov 2008	NATIONAL PATHOLOGY WEEK	UK
4 Nov 2008	LEGIONELLA UPDATE ‘JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GET OUT OF THE SHOWER'	LONDON
7 Nov 2008	RETURNING TO SCIENCE: IS IT ALL COMPROMISE?	HERTFORDSHIRE
10 Nov 2008	AUDIT IN THE MEDICAL LABORATORY	YORKSHIRE
10 Nov 2008	AUDIT IN LABORATORY	EAST YORKSHIRE
11 Nov 2008	REGISTRATION PORTFOLIO TRAINING FOR STUDENTS	WEST MIDLANDS
12 Nov 2008	3 DAY UPDATE IN GYNAE CYTOLOGY - SUREPATH	NORTH WEST
12 Nov 2008	PREPARATORY COURSE FOR NHSCSP CERTIFICATE IN CERVICAL CYTOLOGY	EAST ANGLIA
14 Nov 2008	ESSENTIAL CLINICAL CHEMISTRY	LONDON
14 Nov 2008	RECENT ADVANCES IN FLOW CYTOMETRIC TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION	HERTFORDSHIRE
17 Nov 2008	NON-GYNAECOLOGICAL FOR TECHNICAL STAFF	SOUTH WEST
18 Nov 2008	YOUR PLACE OR MINE?	SCOTLAND
19 Nov 2008	SPECIALIST TRANSFUSION SCIENCE PRACTICE	SOUTH WEST
20 Nov 2008	UPDATE COURSE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY FOR SENIOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS AND CONSULTANTS	WALES
21 Nov 2008	INFECTION PREVENTION IN HOSPITALS	HERTFORDSHIRE
24 Nov 2008	3-DAY PREPARATORY COURSE FOR THE NHS CSP EXAMINATION IN CERVICAL CYTOLOGY (THIN PREP ONLY)	SOUTH WEST
8 Dec 2008	UPDATE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL CYTOLOGY (THIN PREP ONLY) FOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS, CYTOLOGY SCREENERS AND PATHOLOGISTS	SOUTH WEST
9 Dec 2008	TRANSFUSION MATTERS – EXAMINING THE TRANSFUSION PROCESS FOR LABORATORY SUPPORT STAFF AND THOSE WITH INTEREST IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION	SOUTH WEST
17 Feb 2009	FOOD ALLERGY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE	HERTFORDSHIRE
28 Sep 2009	IBMS CONGRESS 2009	WEST MIDLANDS