Events during July 2025

This one-day course offers a professional development opportunity for Biomedical Scientists looking to strengthen and evidence their leadership skills. Using practical tips, tools, and strategies, you'll learn how to identify, develop, and demonstrate leadership behaviours relevant to your role and laboratory service.

Training Officer Support Forums enable members and training officers to come together to discuss training plans, how to prepare for verification, and any other issues raised at IBMS Training for Trainers events.

Looking at a range of normal tissues and discussing the histological changes observed during malignancy that provide the ability to identify the presence of tumours.

On completion of this webinar students will have a basic knowledge of Principles of immunofluorescence, Optimal specimen preparation for DIF, Practical aspects of cryotomy and processing, DIF imaging considerations, Interpretation of DIF, Diagnostic implications of DIF findings.

This webinar provides a basic introduction and training in the theory and practice of ICC. Delegates will acquire the knowledge to recognise and assess ICC stained sections used in diagnostic Cellular Pathology. Utilises presentations, hands on and discussion-based sessions.

This session will focus on best practice for supporting students at the start of their placements, and how to create a positive induction experience that prioritises wellbeing from day one. Hosted by Sue Jones (IBMS Executive Head of Education) and Tahmina Hussain, with insights from Janki Kavi, this is an essential session for anyone involved in student training.

This course is designed for those studying for their specialist portfolio in haematology, but is suitable
as a refresher for those returning to the subject or an update for those already qualified.
Day one deals with the proper use and care of the microscope, staining and stain QC/ trouble
shooting and normal haematopoiesis. This day will contain a workshop on normal morphology.
Day two will discuss the pre-analytical variables that can affect the sample and result, disease
process and the associated morphological abnormalities and the clinical significance of the
generated report for the patient, be it negative or abnormal.
These two days can be taken together or individually as suits the learners needs.