12 October 2026
by The CPD team

CPD-accredited events October–March 2027

Find out details of events that have been accredited for CPD by the College.

Our full programme of continuing professional development (CPD) events can be found on the members’ website. 

RCPath CPD-accredited online resources can be found here.

BSAC Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)

Date: 6 October 2026

Location: Virtual event 

CPD credits: 2

These webinars will cover all aspects of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and delegates will hear about the latest developments within susceptibility testing and resistance detection.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Partners - Surface disinfection state of the art (Insight Webinar)

Date: 7 October 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 1

Join this Insight Webinar hosted by IPC Partners in partnership with the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) with Dr Curtis Donskey for this state-of-the-art overview of the latest evidence-based practices, technologies, and challenges for surface cleaning and disinfection in healthcare settings.

21st Annual Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Conference

Date: 7–10 October 2026

Location: Central Hall Westminster, London

CPD credits: 25

ASCAT 2026 marks the first chapter of our new multi-year conference series, Haemoglobinopathies Without Borders, beginning with Building Care That Lasts: Sustainability in Haemoglobinopathy Care. This year’s programme focuses on the practical realities of delivering equitable, high-quality care across regions, systems and generations – examining how scientific progress, workforce development, policy, advocacy and emerging therapies can be translated into durable models of care worldwide. Through cutting-edge research, applied sessions, and meaningful collaboration, ASCAT 2026 brings together clinicians, scientists, patients, advocates and partners to address shared challenges and help shape a more sustainable and equitable future for all those affected.

UK Complete Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Forum Clinical Sciences Day

Date: 8 October 2026

Location: Hybrid event from the Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London W1G 9DT

CPD credits: 5

The UK CLL Forum Clinical Sciences Day will include sessions focussing on rare lymphoid leukaemias, supportive care in CLL, UK trials and more. We are delighted that Dr Carolyn Owen (University of Calgary) will be joining us to deliver the keynote lecture.

National Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Update Day

Date: 9 October 2026

Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London W1G 9DT

CPD credits: 7

The programme for the National ALL Update Day will include case presentations and lectures providing delegates with a comprehensive update on the latest advances in the management and care of ALL patients.

Irish Society of Surgical Pathologists (ISSP) 2026

Date: 9–10 October 2026 

Location: Salthill Hotel, Salthill, Galway, H91 DD4V

CPD credits: 9

Annual scientific meeting of the Irish Society of Surgical Pathologists with a broad range of presentations in general surgical pathology and networking opportunities.

St Mark's Gastrointestinal Histopathology Workshop

Date: 13 October 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 5

A 1-day online workshop designed for trainee and consultant histopathologists using live digital pathology case discussions to help delegates enhance their practical skills in reporting histopathology cases.

Annual Breast Screening Pathology Meeting

Date: 14 October 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 3

Current Thinking in Haematological Malignancies (Manchester)

Date: 14 October 2026

Location: Manchester Conference Centre, The Pendulum, Sackville Street, Manchester , M1 3BB, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 6

The programme for this meeting has been designed to combine high calibre lectures and interactive discussions to provide an update for clinicians and allied professionals in current issues within the management of diseases affecting haematology patients.

Pathology Grand Round Lecture

Date: 14 October 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 1

Genomic Pathology: from DNA mutations to cancer evolution.

UK European Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Nurses and AHP Group

Date: 16 October 2026

Location: Manchester Conference Centre, The Pendulum, Sackville Street, Manchester , M1 3BB, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 6

This meeting, organised by the European Blood and Marrow Transplantation (United Kingdom) Nurses and Allied Professionals Group, is open to all nurses and allied health professionals working within stem cell transplantation.

Current Thinking in Haematological Malignancies (Glasgow)

Date: 21 October 2026

Location: 1599 at the Royal College, 232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5RJ

CPD credits: 6

The programme for this meeting has been designed to combine high calibre lectures and interactive discussions to provide an update for clinicians and allied professionals in current issues within the management of diseases affecting haematology patients.

2nd Immunodeficiency faculty meeting: Immune Failure - Cases from the Edge of Diagnosis

Date: 29 October 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 2

Register now for the 2nd Immunodeficiency Faculty Meeting to join expert case discussions on complex immune failure and diagnostic challenges.

Behaviour change and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) (Insight Webinar)

Date: 4 November 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credit: 1

Join this Insight Webinar to explore how behavioural science can revolutionise IPC practices in healthcare settings and learn how human behaviour shapes infection risk and how evidence-based interventions can enhance patient safety.

Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) Outbreaks Training Course

Date: 5 November 2026

Location: Healthcare Infection Society, Montagu House, 7E Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PG, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 6

This course combines taught and practical sessions with opportunities for dialogue around outbreak management.

British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (BSBMTCT) Education Day

Date: 5 November 2026

Location: Hybrid and Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, W1G 9DT, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 5

The BSBMTCT Education Day programme will include high calibre lectures covering current issues in haematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapies. The hybrid format will offer delegates with difficulty travelling to London the option to watch a live stream.

Birmingham Breast Pathology Update Course 2026

Date: 6 November 2026

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 7

UK Lymphoma Research Group

Date: 6 November 2026

Location: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Streeet, London, W1G 0AE, UK and online

CPD credits: 6

This meeting will include a full day review of clinical trials by members of the UK Lymphoma Research Group. The format will be short presentations and discussion.

Leeds Lymphoma Course

Date: 09–11 November 2026 

Location: Virtual event

CPD credits: 11

This online course is a practical, comprehensive guide to lymphoma pathology, covering the essential principles and diagnostic challenges of haematopathology.

UK Myeloma Society Autumn Day

Date: 11 November 2026

Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, W1G 9DT, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 5

The UK Myeloma Society Autumn Day theme is Incorporating Latest Developments into Clinical Practice – Diagnostics, Novel Therapies and MDT Dilemmas. The Michael Morley lecture – New developments in first line therapy – will be delivered by Dr Francesca Gay from Turin.

UK Forum on Haemoglobin Disorders (UKFHD) 62nd Academic Meeting

Date: 17 November 2026

Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, 22 Duchess Mews, London, W1G 9DT, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 6

The programme for the UK Forum on Haemoglobin Disorders 58th Academic Meeting will include lectures covering current issues for healthcare professionals caring for patients with an inherited haemoglobin disorder.

BAUP Annual Meeting with Uropathology EQA Circulation

Date: 20 November 2026

Location: Royal College of Pathologists, 6 Alie Street , London, E1 8QT, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 7

A multidisciplinary theme with clinical and pathology talks.

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Advances Day 2026

Date: 20 November 2026

Location: 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EV2V 5DD, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 6

This meeting will include talks covering the breadth of MPN and closely related disorders with sessions covering the current status of the MPN Study Group, common issues in managing disease complications, early stage disease updates and research and new guidelines in the UK.

British Lymphoma Pathology Group (BLPG) Autumn Meeting 2026

Date: 20 November 2026

Location: Friends House, 173 Euston Road , London, NW1 2BJ , United Kingdom

CPD credits: 7

An annual BLPG meeting. This hybrid 1-day event featuring international guest speakers will deliver updates and offer practical guidance and expert perspectives on applying the latest diagnostic criteria in haematopathology practice.

British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) Antibiotic Resistance and Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop for Researchers 2026

Date: 25–26 November 2026

Location: The Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC), Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4EW, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 8

Our 2026 workshop will offer members of the UK community researching mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance the opportunity to meet, to consolidate and extend the expertise held within individual laboratories in the United Kingdom. This in-person workshop will provide a much needed forum to allow the sharing of knowledge between all grades of researchers, including PhD students and technicians.

9th Annual Meeting of the Association of Breast Pathology

Date: 27–28 November 2026

Location: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 10

Join us for 1 and a half days of engaging talks, practical lectures, case-based discussions and the latest updates in breast pathology. It's a great opportunity to learn from experts, share experiences and connect with colleagues from across the field.

The British Society for Immunology (BSI) Congress 2026

Date: 30 November–3 December 2026

Location: SEC Glasgow, Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, G3 8YW, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 28

We’re excited to welcome over 1,500 attendees from the immunology community to SEC Glasgow for BSI Congress 2026.

International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC)

Date: 7–9 December 2026

Location: SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Metro Manila, 1300, Philippines

CPD credits: 28

Keynote lectures, plenary lectures, parallel symposia, industry satellite symposia. Topics include antimicrobial resistance / stewardship, emerging pathogens, HIV, Candida and antifungal resistance, viral hepatitis, IPC, future pandemic preparedness, antibiotic shortages, how to get your paper published, Dengue Vaccination in the Philippines, Travel Vaccination, PK / PD, AMR diagnostics, award lectures, and AMR therapeutics.

Dry surface biofilms: implication for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) (Insight Webinar)

Date: 9 December 2026

Location: Virtual event, United Kingdom

CPD credit: 1

This session will explore the prevalence of dry surface biofilms, their role in environmental contamination, and why they present a unique challenge for cleaning, disinfection, and IPC teams.

13th Digital Pathology & AI Congress: Europe

Date: 9–10 December 2026 

Location: Novotel London West, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London , W6 8DR , United Kingdom

CPD credits: 11

This congress will explore how laboratories can unlock the full potential of digital pathology & AI to support scalability, productivity and collaboration within the field and ultimately, improve patient care.

Pathology Study Day

Date: 8 March 2027

Location: The Christie NHS FT , Education Centre (Dept 17), Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

CPD credits: 5

The Pathology Study Day will provide a basic understanding of the broad range of services provided within pathology, highlighting the critical role of pathology in clinical care pathways.

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