April 2017

My histopathology lab

Jo Horne, an Advanced Practitioner Healthcare Scientist, gives a guided tour of her histopathology lab, which is part of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Here to help: CDP

Following last month’s piece on CPD Officer roles, Jocelyn Pryce, IBMS Head of Registration and Training, answers questions received by the CPD Team.

British Journal of Biomedical Science: Issue 1, 2017

By the time you read this, the hard copy of our Journal should have landed on your doormats. However, those of you who have visited this website will have already accessed and read some of the papers. The contents of the latest issue are as follows.

IBMS elections: vote for your council

The IBMS Council is the Institute’s governing body and comprises six National and 12 Regional members. 

IBMS Manchester branch AGM

The Manchester IBMS branch held its AGM (pictured) on 8 November at Manchester Metropolitan Unive

Malaysian university course accredited

The International Medical University Malaysia has now secured IBMS accreditation for its Bachelor

21st century learning

An update on interactive, electronic educational programmes developed for biomedical scientists and other health and science professionals across the globe.

How to... apply for research funding

The Biomedical Science Programme Lead at the University of Salford, Dr Lucy Smyth, discusses the challenges that students and academics face when applying for research funds.

When computers crash: Leeds pathology lab

After Leeds pathology lab's technology failure, biomedical editor and author Brian Nation looks at the lessons to be learnt and Clinical Chemistry Operational Manager Jamie West explains lab information management systems.

 

Football: the dangerous game

Can heading a football cause dementia and, if so, how high is the risk? John Windell discusses recent research with Dr Gemma Lace-Costigan.

A day in the life of... Pav Jheeta

I am an Associate Practitioner and Project Co-ordinator in Microbiology at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham City Hospital.

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