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Are you ready for IBMS Congress?

Are you ready for IBMS Congress?

IBMS Congress starts next week, with the key event of the year on the laboratory medicine calendar taking place at the Birmingham ICC between 25-28 September.

IBMS Congress 2023 is an important forum for progressing your professional skills and knowledge, supporting career development and promoting the profession. Delegates at the event will be able to learn from the leading voices in biomedical science and network with professionals across the field.

The educational programme features 300 lectures across 13 disciplines and topics: Cellular Pathology, Clinical Chemistry, Cytopathology, Education and Training, Haematology, Immunology, Laboratory Management, Medical Microbiology, Plenary, Point of Care Testing, Quality Management, Transfusion Science, Virology, UKAS and more.

Click here to see the full programme. 

As well as the educational opportunities on offer, visitors can network with over 3,000 scientists and industry experts as well as discovering the latest technological advances, products, services and equipment in the accompanying exhibition.

The Pathology in Practice team will be at the event, please visit us at Stand F8, or email us at [email protected] if you’d like to arrange a meeting at Congress.

Features

Establishing a national POCT network for Wales – challenges and benefits

Annette Thomas offers a personal reflection on her role in setting up and developing point-of-care testing services in Wales, culminating in the establishment of Wales’s National POCT Strategy earlier this year highlighting the vision for the delivery of services along with the creation of a more formal Strategy Board.

Passion for pathology: how consultancy can collaborate with the NHS

After a long career in the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist, Chloe Ashford-Smith moved to a health consultancy role with professional services firm KPMG. Here she explains how her new position allows her to collaborate with other experienced health professionals, working as a team to support the NHS and ‘speak the same language’ as their clients.

Digital morphology: What advances mean for modern laboratories

Advances in technology mean that moving from microscopes to digital alternatives can now be achieved without sacrificing image quality. But this isn’t about the technology. Professor Gina Zini reflects on the key benefits of digital developments, including better quality screening, saved time for morphologists, better clinical collaboration, improved training, and sharing expertise.

Unveiling the sthemO haemostasis solution with unique dual technology

Stago’s new high-throughput, fully automated coagulation analyser delivers precision, speed and productivity as demonstrated in recently published studies. The company has worked in blood-based diagnostics for over 60 years, becoming a preferred commercial partner to coagulation laboratory specialists.

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Upcoming Events

IBMS Congress 2023 - Linking learning to the laboratory

ICC Birmingham
25-28 September 2023

BIVDA Annual Regulatory Affairs Seminar

The Balmoral, 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EQ
3-4 October 2023

Drug Discovery 2023

ACC Exhibition Centre, Liverpool
18-19 October

MEEGID XVI

Hilton Dresden, Germany
14-17 November 2023

Access the latest issue of Pathology In Practice on your mobile device together with an archive of back issues.

Download the FREE Pathology In Practice app from your device's App store

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