The BD Blood Collection Symposium is an in-person educational event dedicated to exploring the latest advancements, challenges, and best practices in the field of blood collection. This symposium aims to bring together healthcare professionals and likeminded experts to share knowledge, discuss innovations, and collaborate on improving blood collection processes and patient outcomes.

Attendees will gain valuable insights into improving sample quality, enhancing patient safety, and topical trends across the specimen pathway. The day will feature keynote presentations, interactive discussions, and unique networking opportunities to support laboratories and healthcare providers in delivering consistent, high‑quality outcomes.

Sessions

• Digital Sample Pathway - Digitising the specimen journey
• Sustainability – Building a Sustainable Future for Blood Collection
• Drive Through Phlebotomy – from necessity through to the future
• BD Vacutainer Implementations: Observations and Outcomes
• Innovation for the Nation: Keeping it Patient Centric
• Interactive workshops, 

Confirmed speakers 

• Chair: David Wells, Chief Executive of the IBMS
• Richard Wardle, Head of Pathology - South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw 
• Karen Perkins, Principal Clinical Biochemist - Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS trust
• Els Van Herewegen, EMEA Sr Engagement Manager ESG – BD
• Simon Jones, Sr Director Plymouth Plant – BD 
• Katie Dowson, Business Development Manager - BD 

Registration deadline 7th May 2026

Attending the event counts toward your CPD. For queries, please contact [email protected].