To boldly go: from enterprise to the next generation
Wednesday 8 September 2004 9.30 am – 4.00 pm

The aim of this meeting is to discuss problems old and new in Chemical Pathology that may need to be solved or that we have had difficulty solving in the past: Are there new insights that can affect current practice?

Sessions

· Can we do anything about demand? Dr Stuart Smellie
· Can we really measure serum albumin? Dr Peter Hill
· Preparing to be a consultant Dr Damian Griffin
· Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency & gene therapy Dr Jan Kuivenhoven
· Are we achieving what we think we are? Dr Annette Thomas
· Ethics and the expansion of screening, people's decision-making and understanding of probabilities Professor Priscilla Alderson
· Peroxisomes & alpha oxidation disorders Dr Tony Wierzbicki
· Brain natriuretic peptide – GPs want it: Should we be offering it? Is it being blocked because it interferes with private echocardiography? Dr Paul Collinson

Inaugural Annual Meeting
Wednesday 22 September 9.20 am – 4.45 pm

This inaugural Annual Meeting of The Royal College of Pathologists is an unrivalled opportunity to be updated about some of the most urgent, challenging and vital topics in the pathology specialties. This programme of high quality presentations is open to members of the profession of pathology, public, media, government and health service representatives from the independent and public sectors.

Sessions

· A new era of pathology: where have we come from and where are we going? - Professor James Underwood
· Pathology from the patients’ perspective - Dr Patricia Wilkie
· Cameron Lecture: Fingerprints, tissues and Society – Dr Mark Walport
· Impact of the new genetics on pathology – Dr John Crolla
· The Government’s vision for pathology in the NHS – Rt Hon John Hutton
· Investigation of sudden infant death: can justice be done? – Baroness Helena Kennedy
· Awaiting the next great Plague – Professor Stephen Gillespie
· "It must be an allergy..." Reactions to food – Dr Carrock Sewell

The Impact of the Genome Project in Clinical Medicine
Wednesday 6 October 2004, 09.15 am – 16.00 pm

Aim

To give an overview of the current and future impact of the human genome project in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Sessions

· Update on the Genome Project Dr Tim Hubbard
· Genomics and World Health: Fact or Fallacy? Professor Sir D Weatherall
· Pharmacogenetics in the pre and post genomic era Professor David Goldstein
· The impact of genomic testing on the safety of blood transfusion Professor Richard Tedder
· Development of user friendly near patient molecular diagnostics Dr Helen Lee
· Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis Dr Pamela Renwick
· Ethical consideration of genetic testing Dr Anneke Lucassen
· The genomic approach for the study of complex diseases Professor Bill Ollier

Emerging and re-emerging zoonoses: A medical crisis and veterinary perspective
11 November 2004 09.30am - 4.15 pm

The aim of this meeting is to consider some of the consequences regarding existing zoonotic diseases and those that may be introduced into the UK should climate change occur.

Sessions

· Emerging zoonoses Mr Alick Simmons
· Climate change and its consequences Dr Clive Davies
· Corona Viruses: Veterinary Aspects Dr David Cavanagh
· West Nile Virus Dr Gwenaelle Dauphin
· WNV: Factors that determine its evolution and dispersal Dr Ernest Gould
· Campylobacter Professor Tom Humphrey
· Lyme Disease Dr David Wright

Transfusion Medicine Today
Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 November 2004 9.45 am – 4.00 pm

Transfusion medicine is an essential component of modern health services, and blood safety is still high on the political agenda. This symposium will address many of the current major issues affecting blood services in the UK, which also have resonance throughout the transfusion world.

Sessions

· Future SHOT: dealing with “wrong blood given.” Dr Dorothy Stainsby
· Better Blood Transfusion Mr Fraser Fergusson
· Blood avoidance Dr Dafydd Thomas
· Helping patients understand the risks of transfusion Professor Sir John Lilleyman
· Scientific basis for transfusion triggers? Dr Brian McClelland
· Albumen, cryo & FFP. Who needs ‘em? Dr Mike Murphy
· Novoseven – Who, When and How Much? Dr Trevor Baglin
· Justifying the donor selection criteria Dr Frank Boulton
· TRALI: view from the UK Dr Lorna Williamson
· TRALI: the Hema-Quebec consensus Dr Georges Andreu
· HCV safety in blood and plasma products Dr Peter Foster
· Legacy of HCV in Ireland Dr Willie Murphy
· The Society Justice dimension Lord Ross
· The future: making amends Sir Liam Donaldson (TBC)
· Responding to new threats: SARS, WNV etc Dr Elizabeth Love
· Pathogen reduction in blood components Dr Willie Murphy
· Variant CJD: how much of a threat? Dr Marc Turner
· The future for blood donation. Mr Crispin Wickenden
· Piercing, tattoos & travel. How much of a threat? Ms Katy Davison
· SHOD? Serious hazards of donation; looking after donors Dr David Hutton
· Blood safety Dr Morris Blajchman
· The EU Directive on Tissues and Stem Cells Dr George Galea
· MHRA and Stem cell accreditation: how’s it going? Dr Charles Craddock
· Unrelated stem cell transplants: where do the donors come from? Dr John Goldman
· Avoiding Rh Disease by vaccination Professor Stan Urbaniak
· Growing cells for transfusion Professor David Anstee
· Plasma products are obsolete! Towards recombinant everything! Professor Christopher Ludlam
· Optimal versus maximal safety, the view from the Low Countries Dr Cees van der Poel

Go With The Flow
Cytology Programme
Wednesday 8 December 2004 9.00 am – 4.30 pm

To update on new developments and guidelines in cervical screening

Sessions

Liquid Based Cytology

· Implementation Issues – US Experience Dr Black-Schaffer
· Implementation Issues – UK Experience Dr John Smith

HOT Topics from British Society Clinical Cytology/ British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical (BSCC/BSCCP)

· Colposcopy Guidelines Mr Simon Leeson
· BSCC Terminology

New Guidelines

· Audit of Invasive Cancer Dr Paul Cross
· BSCC Code of Practice Dr Phil Wilson

Trying the Impossible

· HPV Testing Professor H. Kitchener
· Update from National Health Service Cervical Screening Programmes Ms Julietta Patnick
· Message from National Screening Programme Ms J Patnick

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