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IBMS in Scotland meeting: GI disorders across pathology

IBMS in Scotland meeting: GI disorders across pathology
9 August 2016
The IBMS in Scotland are holding their AGM & Scientific meeting on 26th November 2016 at the COSLA Exhibition Centre, Edinburgh

Programme

We have a full provisional program focusing on GI disorders across the pathology disciplines.

09:30 - 10:30 Coffee and Registration

10:30 - 11:00 Shared Service Review- Dr David Stirling NSSD

11:00 - 12:00 AGM - David Wilson Chair IBMS in Scotland

12:00 - 12:15 Awards- Derek Bishop

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch/Networking/Poster view -Visit our Company Members and poster exhibits

13:15 - 13:45 Coeliac Disease- Elizabeth Furrie, Immunology, Dundee

13:45 - 14:00 Coeliac Disease- Lynne Doverty, Pathology, Aberdeen

14:00 - 14:20 Genetics of Bowel Cancer – to be confirmed

14:20 - 14:45 Nice Guidelines Faecal immunochemical test (FIT) – Professor Callum Fraser, Dundee

14:25 - 14:55 Detection of gut inflammation : A Biochemistry Perspective – Dr Paul Maxwell, Glasgow

14.55 - 15:25 IBMS Education update - Alan Wainwright, IBMS Executive head of Education

 

Call for posters

If you've been working on something you think others would like to hear about and not just GI disorders, we want to hear from you. Are you doing anything in your service that you would like to share? This unique day will not only feature innovative content from the speakers, but will also provide a platform for the attendees to share their experience, ideas, tools and techniques, with the inclusion of poster boards in the exhibition hall.

Whether you're a qualified biomedical scientist, a student or a university lecturer we'd like you to present your project as a poster at the next IBMS in Scotland AGM & Scientific meeting be held at the COSLA Exhibition Centre ,Edinburgh on 26th November 2016.

Advantages to students

Day delegate fee waived Improve your CV Earn CPD credits

Advantages to university

  • Influence the QAA
  • Promote your university
  • Raise research profile

In addition to a complimentary one day pass poster presenters will have the opportunity to win a prize of £100 for the best poster of the day.

Posters will be judged using the following the criteria.

 

Content of the Poster

The learning objectives of the poster were clearly stated and address specific issues.

  • The key ideas were clearly explained.
  • The understanding of poster issues was evident.
  • The poster ended with a conclusion.
  • The conclusions were warranted by the data.
  • The knowledge of reference material was evident.

 

Poster Presentation and Layout

The presenter understood and answered questions well.

Design checklist

Your poster should be:

  • The poster was well organised, neat and attractive.
  • The information in the poster was concise and complete.
  • The information in the poster was presented with correct grammar, spelling and syntax.
  • The information in the poster was presented in a creative manner.
  • Graphics are clear and labelled appropriately
  • Presented in portrait layout and printed on A0 size paper
  • Be concise and well organised
  • Simple with a clear 'take-home' message
  • Attractive an aesthetically pleasing
  • Be easy to read from a distance of at least 1 – 2 metres
  • Focused on the science/topic
  • A mixture of graphics and text

The poster must include:

  • A title
  • Names of authors or contributors
  • Address of authors or contributors
  • Keywords
  • A brief introduction
  • The methods used
  • Results
  • Discussion/conclusions
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

Please send an abstract of your poster by 31st October 2016 to scotland@ibms.org.

For further information please contact the IBMS in Scotland Committee at scotland@ibms.org.

 

Charlie Houston

Secretary IBMS in Scotland Committee

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