Events in 2019

The EM Summer School aims to provide a basic training in both the theory and practice of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The course covers imaging, diffraction and chemical microanalysis as well as the highly important area of sample preparation.

To receive an overview of the Annual SHOT Report 2018 (pub 2019), and lessons on improving patient safety in blood transfusion.

A mandatory 4 week basic course in cervical cytology designed for trainees working within the Cervical Screening Programme. This course is completed with a further 5 days of follow up training.

This Course utilises many different sample types and fluorescent probes (DNA stains, classic antibody labels and fluorescent proteins) and these are chosen to best demonstrate particular problems and techniques. Focus is on the techniques they enable and the problems they generate, which will be applicable to any sample types.

A day long short course aimed at current or prospective trainers in diagnostic laboratories.

This workshop will provide the basic knowledge for participants, within tissue preparation techniques utilised for diagnostic cellular pathology.

This workshop will provide a basic knowledge with regards to the morphology of cellular components and tissue, and their ability to perform one or more specific functions, together with some key aspects and pathological implications, and the microscopic recognition of normal histological tissue and some key aspects of pathological tissues.

Delegates will learn the basic principles of non gynae cytology and cytological staining techniques.

Delegates will receive a basic overview of FNA cytology and the ROSE service and will look at preparation methods, cell morphology and quality issues.

Delegates will learn the basic principles of cellular pathology and histological staining techniques.