Events during March 2022

Chair: Nicky
Hollowood
14.00 Molecular advances in POCT testing
14.30 CEP in
POCT – value of the qualification
Lee Peters, Swansea Bay University Health Board
15.00 Teaching and training of POCT for non-laboratory staff Michelle Payne, University of Sunderland

Chair: Jayne Parkes
Quality
14.00 EQA Governance – The road ahead for the UK
Dr Phillip Monaghan, The Christie Pathology Partnership
14.30 Cytospin case studies
Nicki Lawrence, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
15.00 Peritoneal dialysate fluid – testing for peritonitis Aimee Pinnington, Staffordshire University

Chair: Dr Matthew Griffiths
14.00 The benefits of including pathology in multidisciplinary training days for forensic paediatric post mortems Lorraine Marshall, NHS Lothian
14.30 UK NEQAS Tissue EQA Scheme Jane Woods, UK NEQAS Cellular Pathology Technique
15.30 The evolution of EQA through Pathology Modernisation Chantell Hodgson, UK NEQAS Cellular
Pathology Technique

Chair: Dr Nigel Brown
14.00 The screening and quantification of gabapentin
and pregabalin in post-mortem
samplers using high performance liquid chromatography- high resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC- HRMS)
Samantha Maslin, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
14.15 Dinitrophenol
– more than an explosive Leanne Boxshill, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
14.30 Laboratory- based drug adherence testing Dr Alexander Lawson, University
Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 15.00 How low are some people prepared to go?
Hypoglycaemia and murder
Prof. Stephen Morley, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

14.00 Expert practice in histology – it’s more than just dissection
Tracey De Haro, Specialist Scientific Lead for Electron Microscopy, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Chair: Mark Cioni 9.00 Anaerobes – update and important developments Trefor Morris, Public Health Wales
9.30 The great and recurrent
questions regarding Clostridioides dif?cile Michael Perry, Public Health Wales
10.30 Impact of HG3 organisms not
being suspected from clinical resulting in processing at CL2 Michelle Peters, Public Health Wales
11.00 Microbiome- associated metabolites and the gut–brain axis
Prof. Lesley Hoyles, Nottingham Trent University
11.30 Whole-genome sequencing in Microbiology
Prof. Thomas Connor, Cardiff University

The hidden dangers in the Victorian home
16.00 Dr Suzy Lishman CBE, Consultant Histopathologist and Lead Medical Examiner, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
It is a well-known fact that despite our safety-conscious high-tech lives, most accidents still happen in the home. However, take a moment to think back to our Victorian forefathers and the average home became a horror story of hazards and dangers. From the toxic chemicals used in cleaning and even in home remedies to the contents of paint to
the flammability of construction materials and furnishings; there is no doubt the Victorian home was an absolute death trap.
Dr Suzy Lishman CBE is our guest speaker for the Closing Plenary and will be delivering a presentation on ‘The hidden dangers in the
Victorian home’, which was also the subject of a TV documentary. This is an absolutely fascinating talk that will make sharp knives and boiling chip pans look like child’s play in comparison with what our forebears faced once behind their front doors.

14.00 Ensuring quality in an emergency situation Jessica Dixon, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14.30 Remote auditing
David Wilson, IBMS Specialist Advisor, Immunology 15.00 Patient results – are they as accurate as they can be?
Clare Morris, National Institute for Biological Standards and Controls

Chair: Chris Scott
14.00 Myasthenia gravis - a patient’s perspective Rashmi Rungta, Myaware UK
14.30 Life after the 467, a tale of Bullous Pemphigoid
Ingrid Thompson, PEMFriends UK
15.00 Patient experience – primary immunodeficiency Clare Brailsford,
PID UK

Chair: Tracey De Haro
9.00 Recent advances in
immunocytochemistry for melanoma diagnosis
Dr Guy Orchard, Viapath Analytics - An NHS partnership with SYNLAB
9.30 Cellular Pathology in sub- Saharan developing Africa – to share and learn
Scott Gable, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
10.30 Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD) in Histological Dissection
Chris Ward, Institute of Biomedical Science
11.00 The histopathology of COVID-19
Dr Vivek Sekawat, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
11.30 Advantages & disadvantages of using CT for post-mortem examination
Dr Angus McGregor, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust