Events in 2021

This will be an exciting opportunity to attend to sessions covering a wide variety of topics and to interact with other professionals in the laboratory medicine field.

Comedy, Haematology and Andrology with Dave Spikey and Sheryl Homa

An in-depth look at the role of Transmission Electron Microscopy in a modern cellular pathology department. What technical challenges are there in preparing tissue for TEM and what diagnostic challenges does TEM have an important role in.

Discussion of preparation techniques for the most commonly encountered cytology specimens. Benign cell found in these samples and the most commonly encountered malignancies.

We are now just weeks away from the second The Biomedical Scientist Live virtual event, brought to you by the IBMS

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

Value of BMS participation in a Fine Needle Aspiration ROSE service. How suitably experienced BMS staff can improve the diagnostic accuracy of samples obtained using radiological guidance. How this service can expand the range of diagnostic tests available to the reporting pathologist thus benefitting patient and clinicians.

This group is designed for professionals to talk about the laboratory elements of Blood Transfusion. It promises to be a safe space for learning and development for newly qualified biomedical scientists and those new to transfusion science.

At this meeting, we will be joined by Specialist Biomedical Scientist, Helen Thom of NHSBT RCI. Helen will be leading an education session and discussion on blood group antibody identification.

Allocated as Lecture/Study: 3 hrs 0 mins
Allocated as Q&A/Discussion 2 hrs 0 mins
Allocated as Practical Element 0 hrs 0 mins

Total 5 hrs 0 mins

Please join us for our webinar covering the effect of cumulative delays in provision of blood in cases of major bleeding. We will work through an illustrative case to highlight key learning points for clinical and laboratory teams.

This 1-hour webinar is free to access and will include:

- A 40 minute case based presentation by experts from SHOT, BBTS and NBTC Emergency Planning Working Group
- A 20 minute interactive Q&A session