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RCPath Wales Symposium 2024
Date: 25 October 2024
Location: To be held in Wales
3 CPD credits
This symposium is aimed at RCPath fellows, members, trainees and others interested in the range of pathology specialties in Wales. Delegates will hear presentations about upcoming themes in the field of pathology and share some of the great developments happening in Wales. They will hear from the President Dr Bernie Croal and hear about the College's work in Wales.
Autopsy webinar series – Autopsy renal pathology
Date: 30 October 2024
1 CPD credit
This webinar will discuss common renal pathology encountered in routine autopsy practice, and the value of renal histology in understanding causes of death.
International Pathology Day 2024 – Virtual meeting
Date: 6 November 2024
Join us online for our virtual conference on Wednesday 6 November to mark International Pathology Day as we explore the rise of global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
We are honoured to welcome Professor Dame Sally Davies, the UK’s Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, as a special guest at our upcoming event. Professor Davies will open the conference in a discussion alongside Dr Bernie Croal, College President and Dr Noha El Sakka OBE, Vice President for Communications. This discussion will emphasise the critical importance of international collaboration and adopting a One Health approach in combating AMR.
Educational update 2024
Date: 8 November 2024
2 CPD credits
This meeting is relevant to all those involved in the delivery of pathology training – including trainers, assessors, and senior trainees preparing to become consultants.
Advances in Transfusion Medicine 2024 – Joint RCPath & SHOT Symposium
Date: 20–21 November 2024
The meeting brings together experts from various clinical disciplines with leaders in transfusion science to provide an update on key developments.
Autopsy webinar series – Post Mortem CT
Date: 20 November 2024
1 CPD credit
During this session we will discuss how the CTPM service in Leicester operates, the triaging of cases for CTPM (plain or angiography), the importance of our Consultant Radiologist colleagues in reporting the images and how this guides us with either providing a cause of death or by refining our subsequent investigations in determining the cause of death e.g. limited or targeted invasive post mortem examination +/- histology, microbiology/virology.
Cellular pathology and genomics: Partnering for precision medicine
Date: 25 November 2024
Join a host of expert speakers for a day of talks and discussion aimed at generating closer working between cellular pathology, genomics and industry in the delivery of patient centred care.
The objective of the ‘Cellular Pathology and Genomics; Partnering for Precision Medicine’ conference is to promote closer working between cellular pathology, genomics and industry in the delivery of patient centred care.
Autopsy webinar series – The Human Tissue Authority
Date: 27 November 2024
1 CPD credit
This talk will explore the role of the HTA in regulating the Post Mortem sector within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The discussion will cover a brief history, the Human Tissue Act 2004 legislation, the HTA’s regulatory framework and the regulatory tools and activities we have developed in this diverse sector.
From snails to sperm whales: PMs across 10 orders of magnitude
Date: 28 November 2024
1 CPD credit
Dr Simon Spiro is the veterinary pathologist for the Zoological Society of London, where he is responsible for the diagnostic pathology of the society’s 23,000 animals of 800 species. He is also the pathologist for the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) which investigates dead whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, and seals in English and Welsh waters. In this talk he will cover the whats, wheres, hows and whys of wildlife pathology, covering everything from the practicalities of performing post mortem examinations on everything from tiny invertebrates up to massive whales, to the science and conservation work that results. This talk will cover topics such as cholesterol mediated diseases in meerkats, bacterial diseases in bats and orthopaedic disease in whales, all told with the aid of pictures, video and digital microscopy.
An update on feline soft tissue sarcomas: where are we now, and where do we go next?
Date: 3 December 2024
1 CPD credit
The past, the present and hopefully the future of prognosticating feline soft tissue sarcomas; this webinar aims to give an overview of where we currently are regarding the histological grading of feline soft tissue sarcomas, with some insight into the origins via grading STS in humans and canine, and the development of the proposed grading system in cats. It will look at some of the challenges, including nomenclature, subtyping, the complication of feline injection site sarcomas, and the subjectivity of some aspects. It will also look at where we would like to go in the future...
Medical Examiner Training – Virtual
Date: 4 December 2024
6 CPD credits
Medical Examiner Training is aimed at senior doctors who wish to apply for, or have already been appointed to, the role of medical examiner in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Gibraltar. Eligibility criteria and employment models are determined locally in England and by NHS Shared Services Partnership in Wales. The College does not make medical examiner appointments and completing the training does not entitle you to employment in this role. Only medically qualified applicants are eligible to apply for membership of the College via the RCPathME route.
Autopsy webinar series – Resuscitation and pre-hospital care-related injuries
Date: 11 December 2024
1 CPD credit