The symposium will be held on Wednesday 18 October 2023 at the Cloth Hall Court, Quebec St, Leeds LS1 2HA.

This is an exciting opportunity to meet, share experiences and network with local colleagues working in pathology. It will bring together professionals from all backgrounds and specialties to share learning relevant across our fields.

The symposium will start at 9.30am for registration and end at 3.45pm. Please see the link below to register and submit abstracts for presentation.

2023 RCPath/IBMS Northern Symposium: Pathology and People

Keynote speakers include Professor Mike Osborn, President of RCPath, Debra Padgett, President of IBMS, and James Dixon, Head of Sustainability at Newcastle Hospitals.

There will be poster presentations and a range of breakout sessions covering topics such as wellbeing, leadership, innovation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, training, quality and pathology networks.

Registration fee

We are pleased to offer a discounted rate of £59.50 for all attendees.

Programme

The day's sessions will include:

Opening plenary: The Future of Pathology

Debra Padgett, President of IBMS, and Professor Mike Osborn, President of RCPath

Sustainability in Healthcare

James Dixon, Head of Sustainability at Newcastle Hospitals

Workshops

• Wellbeing – Dr Chris Tiplady, Consultant Haematologist at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and author of RCPath’s Professional Development blog series
• Leadership – Dr Ali Robb, Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Head of School for Laboratory Medicine for Health Education England North East, and RCPath Regional Representative for the North
• Innovation: point-of-care testing strategy – David Wells, Chief Executive of IBMS
• Sustainability – Jennifer Collins and Sheri Scott
• Diversity and Inclusion, supporting international colleagues – Hebah Ali and Tahmina Hussain
• Training – Rob Shorten, Consultant Clinical Scientist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Quality – John Ringrow
• Pathology networks/workforce – Michelle Payne and Trudy Walker
• Poster presentations – see Call for Digital Abstracts
• Commercial partners and presentations

2023 RCPath/IBMS Northern Symposium: Pathology and People

We look forward to meeting and welcoming you to the symposium.