11 October 2016

This new conference aims to achieve the change needed to support academic cellular molecular pathology in the UK and make the benefits available to the wider research community

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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