Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
Friday 11th April 2008
Organiser: Ms Pamela Atkinson
This meeting should appeal to those who are considering or training towards taking the Diploma of Expert Practice in Non Gynaecological Cytology. Eminent speakers including IBMS and RCPath examiners will offer guidance on training and the examination.
Areas covered will include the respiratory tract, urinary tract and serous fluids. The afternoon will offer workshops and case discussions to provide advice for those wishing to take the examination.
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Guy’s hospital, London
Friday 25th April 2008
Organiser: Dr Ashish Chandra
A day for specialist trainees in Histopathology to air their doubts and difficulties in Cytology. Experienced teachers in the field will offer guidance on training and the examination. Areas covered will include the College curriculum for Cytology, the approach to the Cytology component of the MRCPach examination, expressing degrees of (un)certainty in reports, the role of Cytology in the clinical setting including MDTs and understanding the Cervical Screening Programme.
Workshops in the afternoon will cover Cervical Cytology including LBC and a range of topics in Non-Gynae Diagnostic Cytology.
Concessional rates apply for both tutorials to BMSs and trainee pathologists. CPD approval has been applied for.
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St. David’s Hall, Cardiff
16th – 19th September 2007
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Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, Friday 30 March 2007, Organiser - Mrs. Janet Marshall
This meeting will appeal to those who are considering training as, or undergoing training to be, an Advanced Biomedical Scientist Practitioner (AP) as well as those who are already qualified.
Eminent speakers will cover topics such as dispelling the myths surrounding the examination, what is required of the pathologist mentor, ongoing training following qualification, personal experiences of working as an AP, varied outcomes following Agenda for Change. We will also provide an insight into the changes we can expect in the future for both Gynae and Non-Gynae Cytology, such as - examination structure, requirements of post-holders, advice from the professional bodies.
The aim is provide helpful, practical advice for those wishing to take the AP examination but will also be useful for those currently in post.
Case discussion - MDT type discussion of non-correlating Cytology/Histology/Colposcopy and other interesting cases. Images and patient history will be circulated on CD-ROM prior to the meeting.
Workshop - LBC (SurePath and ThinPrep) and conventional samples of the type seen in the screening section of the examination: images and glass slides will be used.
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Guy's Hospital, London, Friday 23 March 2007, Organiser - Dr Ashish Chandra
A day for specialist trainees in Histopathology to air their doubts and difficulties in Cytology. Experienced teachers in the field will offer guidance on training and the examination. Areas covered will include the College curriculum for Cytology, the approach to the Cytology component of the MRCPath examination, expressing degrees of (un) certainty in reports, the role of Cytology in the clinical setting including MDTs and understanding the Cervical Screening Programme.
Workshops in the afternoon will cover Cervical Cytology including LBC and a range of topics in Non-Gynae Diagnostic Cytology.
Concessional rates apply for both tutorials to BMSs and trainee pathologists. CPD has been approval applied for.
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Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland, Friday, 24 March 2006, Organiser - Dr. N Anderson
Topics included automation, pre-screening, molecular testing and difficult morphological diagnoses. This meeting was partially supported by Medical Solutions/TriPath Imaging, Inc.
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Guy's Hospital, London, Friday, 31 March 2006, Organisers - Drs J McCarthy and A Chandra
A day of learning and revision through lectures and workshops. Topics included Gynae and NonGynae cytomorphology using ThinPrep, the role of the Direct smear in FNAC, immunocytochemistry and more..
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Hilton Hotel, Newcastle
The 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society of Clinical Cytology was held in Newcastle on the 11 to 14th September 2005 at the Hilton Hotel on the Quayside.
web: www.bsccevents.co.uk
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Available from Cytopathology Volume 15, Supplement 1, October 2004.
If you register with synergy you can get access to PDF's of the abstracts for the 2004 meeting from http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/
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