Overview

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. 

This is a Free event. The Symposium will be taking place on Tuesday 8 September 2026, 1.30pm-5pm. 

The event will  be held in person only at the Seminar Room, Wales Genomic Health Centre, Centre, Cardiff Edge Life Sciences Park, Longwood Drive, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7YU.

Registrations are now open.

For further information, please contact [email protected]

 

Programme

13:00   Registration

13:15   Welcome and introduction
Dr Emma Short, Chair of the RCPath Wales Regional Council
Ms Victoria Heath, Chief Healthcare Science Officer

13:30   RCPath update: past, present, future
Dr Bernie Croal, RCPath President
Professor Sarah Coupland, RCPath President-Elect

14:00   Introduction to All Wales Medical Genomics Service
Sian Corrin, All Wales Medical Genomics Service

14:25   Molecular Pathology
Professor Stefan Dojcinov

14:50   Creating more doctors for Wales – North Wales Medical School update
Professor Angharad Davies, North Wales Medical School/Public Health Wales

15:15   Break

15:30   Haematology update
Dr Deepan Gosrani, University Hospital of Wales

15:55   Chilled for the Challenge: Cold Stored Platelets to Treat Traumatic Bleeding
Dr Chloe George, Welsh Blood Service

16:20   Where are we and why/ how should we care about our Wellbeing?
Dr Umakant Dave, Morriston Hospital & Swansea University

2 Award winning poster presentations

16:45   Poster 1
TBC

16:55   Poster 2 
TBC

17:05   Summary and close

Dr Emma Short, Chair of the RCPath Wales Regional Council

Location

Event to be held at the Seminar Room, Wales Genomic Health Centre, Centre, Cardiff Edge Life Sciences Park, Longwood Drive, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7YU 

 

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