PROGRAMME
09.30 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Introduction and Welcome - Dr Karin Oien and Dr Alex Freeman
10.15 Strategic importance of Pathology in Clinical Trials: towards Precision Medicine? Dr Rowena Sharpe
10.35 Role of NCRI and Clinical Studies Groups - Ms Nicola Keat
10.55 Overview of potential pathology contribution to Clinical Trials – from inception to completion - Professor Gary Middleton and Dr Emily Shaw
11.45 Using tissue in Clinical Trials – rules and regulations, storage and access - Dr Bridget Wilkins
12.15 Lunch
13.05 Pathology-based testing of tissues in Clinical Trials – Performance, Standardisation and Quality Control - Professor Adrienne Flanagan
13.35 Issues in interpretation of pathology tests - Dr Max Robinson
14.05 Training - What should a Clinical Trial Pathologists know? - Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez
14.25 Funding opportunities for Clinical Trial Pathologists - Professor Ian Cree
14.45 Coffee Break
15.00 Break-out Groups:
Getting started in Clinical Trials as a Pathology Trainee or Consultant CM-Path Faculty
Clinical Trials in Practice – lessons learned CM-Path Faculty
16.00 Drinks and networking opportunity
16.30 Close