issue 5, 2010 - British Division of the IAP

JANUARY 2010
FUTURE MEETINGS
3rd Trainees Meeting
London, March 2nd 2010
Upper GI Pathology,
Ainley Top, West Yorkshire
14-15th May 2010
IAP International Congress,
Sao Paolo, Autumn 2010
Head and Neck Pathology,
London,
26-27th November 2010
Ghent Pathology, 9-13th
May 2011
Inside this Issue
President’s Column 1,2,3
MSc in Death and
Bereavement 3
Inaugural East African School
of Pathology 4,5
BDIAP African Developments
5,6,7
Report from Junior Councillors
8,9
Cunningham and President’s
Medals 9
From the Divisional Editor 10
Highlights from 2009 11
The British Division of the International Academy of Pathology
www.bdiap.org
BDIAP PRESIDENT
PROFESSOR GERAINT T WILLIAMS
Well, the noughties have passed in a
flash, and here we are in 2010. Happy
New Year!
2009 has been another good year for
the BDIAP. We have continued to expand
our membership, and it is very
gratifying to see not only a growing
number of trainee members, but also
most of those young pathologists converting
to full membership when their
training is complete. We have delivered
high quality educational meetings for
our members and for trainees, we have
developed further our support for
pathologists in disadvantaged countries,
our journal Histopathology has
had its most successful year yet and,
thanks to this success and the skills of
our Treasurer Ray McMahon, our finances are in good shape despite the
recession.
For me, the most challenging but (eventually) satisfying experience of 2009
was hosting, with Bharat Jasani, Cardiff Pathology 2009, the BDIAP’s fourday
joint meeting with the Pathological Society. I am blessed in not being a
martyr to insomnia, but this was tested to breakpoint six months before the
meeting. We discovered that Cardiff University, whose conference venue
we had booked, had redeveloped its on-site facilities at the end of 2008
without telling us, in such a way that there was now space for either posters
or refreshments at the meeting, but not for both! Despairingly, we had to
search last minute for a new venue and, thanks to an excellent conference
agency, and probably the downturn in the economy, we were able to relocate
the meeting to the newly refurbished 4-star Holland House Hotel in
Cardiff’s City Centre for an extremely favourable hire fee. In retrospect, the
Presentation of
Cunningham and President’s
Medals at
The Autopsy Meeting,
London,
November 2009

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gods were looking after us because not only were
the facilities excellent, but they meant that the meeting
took place in a fully air conditioned environment
during the hottest week of 2009 – we would have
melted if we had stayed at the University!
Feedback on Cardiff Pathology 2009 suggested that
we had been successful in blending the science of
pathology with its clinical practice, and the quality of
the proffered papers was very high. For us, collaborating
with colleagues from the BDIAP and the
Pathological Society (and a number of other groups)
during the organisation was extremely easy and
pleasurable. We had a lecture from Sir Martin Evans,
one of Cardiff’s Nobel Laureates, there were
invited speakers from Germany, Japan, the Netherlands,
Sweden, the United States, and pathologists
of all ages shook the City Hall after the Conference
Dinner as they danced to the music of Dr Allen
Gibbs’s jazz band. It was a particular pleasure to
welcome Professor Femi Ogunbiyi, President of the
Anglophone West African Division of the IAP, and
his colleagues to the meeting and to discuss with
them how the BDIAP might support the US and Canadian
Division in providing pathology education in
that part of Africa.
As President, I had the pleasure of attending two
other very successful BDIAP meetings during the
last year. The novel and imaginative One-Day
Seminar for Trainees on Laboratory Techniques,
designed and organised by Lisa Browning and Katie
Robertson, was well attended and special thanks
are due to Cathy Corbishley who ensured that trainees’
attention was maintained to the very end by
holding a wide-ranging Q&A session on the
FRCPath examination. Our Annual Symposium in
November on the Autopsy was terrific, at least for
me as someone who has not done an autopsy for
25 years, and I am very grateful to all those involved
for broadening my mind!
2009 was the year when our aspirations for supporting
pathology education in East Africa, led by Alec
Howat, began to come to fruition. These exciting
developments are described in detail elsewhere in
the newsletter, but I would particularly like to thank
Alec for his outstanding input, and to draw readers’
attention to the fact that the BDIAP’s investment in
the successful training of Dr Ahmed Kalebi in South
Africa over the last four years has paid dividends.
Ahmed passed the Final Fellowship (FCPath) examinations
and has now returned home to Nairobi
to play a major role in the development of a new
East African Division of the IAP. The other three
“British” Schools of Pathology – Arab, Bosnian, and
Sri Lankan - continue to go from strength to strength
BDIAP NEWSLETTER
and I am immensely grateful to all of our members
who have given freely of their time to each of these
Schools this year. Following Stefan Dojcinov’s contribution
to the British Bosnian School, two clinical scientists
from Sarajevo have visited Cardiff to develop
their expertise in the molecular diagnostics of lymphomas.
It is a great pleasure to report that Professor Claude
Cuvelier, our Past President, has been elected an
European Vice-President of the International Academy
of Pathology – a worthy reflection of his standing
among pathologists across the continent. He succeeds
Professor Kristin Henry, who will soon achieve
the ultimate accolade of President of the (worldwide)
IAP (she is currently President-Elect). This honour is
a reflection of Kristin’s sustained contribution to the
IAP over many years, and particularly to developing
pathology education internationally. It was our pride
in her achievements that made her the obvious
choice to receive the BDIAP’s President’s Medal for
education in 2009, and I had the privilege of presenting
this to her at the Dinner in November. I also had
the immense pleasure of presenting the BDIAP’s
other major award, the Cunningham Medal for service
to the BDIAP, to Carol Harris, who has been our
Administrative Secretary for 15 years. Carol’s efficiency,
loyalty, and willingness to ‘go the extra mile’
has been the stable foundation that has allowed the
BDIAP to flourish over the years while Presidents,
Officers, and Councillors come and go. Long may
she continue!
I also feel compelled to congratulate Professor Mike
Wells, his editorial team, and colleagues from Wiley-
Blackwell led by Elizabeth Whelan, on the success of
the BDIAP’s journal Histopathology. For the first
time, the journal’s impact factor has risen above 4,
surpassing nearly all international competitors, and
while it is true that impact factors are not everything,
they do represent one objective indicator of a journal’s
quality. The benefits of a number of innovations
that Mike has introduced over the last few years
are becoming obvious. Mike’s term of office as Editor
will come to an end in January 2012, and during the
coming year we will be looking to recruit a successor
from the membership of the BDIAP. Expressions of
interest (made to me in the first instance) would be
extremely welcome.
One important change to the Officers of the BDIAP in
2009 has seen Neil Shepherd’s term of office as
General Secretary come to an end, and his replacement
by Andrew Nicholson. Neil’s enthusiastic efficiency
and effectiveness in getting things done, and
his unremitting devotion to the BDIAP, are legendary
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nine years. Fortunately, he has accepted Council’s
unanimous invitation to be our next President.
What of 2010? We will do our utmost to continue
providing educational support for pathologists in
the BDIAP, and in disadvantaged parts of the
world. Last year I expressed my concern that we
were not receiving more requests for student elective
scholarships, BSc studentships, and travel
bursaries, and I reiterate my invitation to members
to apply. I am also concerned that so few members
are asking the BDIAP to support their applications
for national Clinical Excellence Awards. While
we should not overestimate whatever influence we
MSc in Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies
Mr Martin Goddard, recipient of the BDIAP Studentship
I’m Martin Goddard and for 9 years I have been
an Anatomical Pathology Technician for the
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust. Working in a
Mortuary is challenging, both physically and
emotionally: APTs provide technical assistance
to pathologists during the autopsy process, facilitate
viewing of the deceased by their next of kin
and ensure timely completion of legal documentation
for burial or cremation. The classical view
of Mortuary staff was that of pale, loping old men
of low intelligence working in the dingy bowels of
a hospital, a view sadly still held by some today.
Much has been done by bodies such as the Association
of Anatomical Pathology Technicians
and the Royal College of Pathologists to dispel
this myth, and today the range and depth of understanding
required to be an APT is substantial.
Knowledge of legal frameworks such as the Human
Tissue Act, Coroners Rules and Cremation
Act are central to my job, and an understanding
of grief is essential where dealing with the bereaved,
as well as tact and diplomacy.
I completed my Certificate in Anatomical Pathology
Technology in 2003 and Diploma in 2004,
and it became apparent that no further academic
opportunities existed, apart from a small selection
of vocational qualifications, each of limited
scope. In the summer of 2006 Dr Debbie Cook,
a Forensic Pathologist, told me of the MSc in
Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies
at Staffordshire University. I am interested in improving
bereavement services, both locally and
nationally, as they are a sadly neglected area of
patient care, so I enrolled upon the course and
applied for a bursary from the British Division of
the International Academy of Pathology, through
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might have on these, it is disappointing that while
we are allowed to support up to 10 applications for
Bronze level awards, we only had two requests to
do so this year. So, don’t be coy!
As for formal educational meetings in 2010, we
can look forward to another Trainees’ Seminar on
2 nd March, a Symposium on Upper Gastrointestinal
Pathology at Ainley Top in Yorkshire on 14-15 th
May, and a Symposium on Head & Neck Pathology
in London on 26-27 th November. Then there is
the IAP International Congress in Sao Paolo in October,
with all of the promises of Brazilian hospitality.
See you there?
Professor Geraint T Williams, BDIAP President
the National Bereavement Partnership. My application
was successful, and I began the course in
early 2007. Unfortunately my wife had a recurrence
of serious illness, and I put my studies on hold, but I
rejoined the degree in a new cohort when she recovered.
Death and bereavement may seem a sombre and
somewhat depressing field of learning. It is a inevitable
phase which we all pass through and at a time
when lives are touched by these circumstances I
feel, as do many of my colleagues, it is of the utmost
importance to ensure that a efficient, caring
and equitable service is delivered. The MSc equips
professionals working in the field of bereavement
with the knowledge and skills to do just that. I have
personally benefited from learning about models of
bereavement and communication, never before appreciating
why people react in certain ways or what
their needs are. The degree also focuses on the sad
events of the organ retention scandals at Bristol,
Alder Hey and so on. I’m sure all the cohort understood
the circumstances of these events from the
media perspective, but knew much less about the
health care providers’ standpoint. With this knowledge,
we can help to ensure such tragedies do not
occur again.
Death can be defined in many ways, but until I attended
this course I thought it was simply the end of
life. After only one short year of lectures and research
I see death is far more complicated than I
thought. It is an area of health care that is still immature
and waiting to grow.
Martin Goddard, Anatomical Pathology
Technician

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The Inaugural East African British School of Pathology
Professor Neil A Shepherd
President-Elect, BDIAP
The Inaugural East African British School of
Pathology took place in Nairobi, Kenya between
the 5 th and 7 th of August 2009. This was
the 4 th “School of Pathology” that the BDIAP
has instituted to promote and facilitate pathological
education in disadvantaged countries
around the world. The initial Arab British School
of Pathology, established now for nearly 10
years, has been followed by Schools in Sri
Lanka and Bosnia and now in East Africa.
The School comprised a comprehensive threeday
teaching package on the pathology of the
gastro-intestinal tract. The course Facilitator
was Dr Ahmed Kalebi, our former BDIAP Fellow
in South Africa, who has now qualified to
practice independent pathology and has become
Managing Director of Lancet Kenya Limited,
a private Pathology facility in Nairobi. The
programme was co-ordinated by this author
and the lecturers were our current President,
Professor Geraint Williams, our current President-Elect,
our current Treasurer, Dr Ray
McMahon and Professor Sebastian Lucas.
The meeting took place in the Nairobi Hospital,
a private hospital in Nairobi. In total, there were
nearly 100 delegates. These derived mainly
Faculty & delegates at the Inaugural East
African British School of Pathology.
BDIAP NEWSLETTER
Our President, Professor Williams, presents
Dr Ahmed Kalebi with a special gift from the
BDIAP.
from the major East African countries, Kenya,
Tanzania, and Uganda, but there were also
many delegates from a very considerable
distance away. Countries represented included
Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana,
Malawi, Rwanda and Burundi. There
were also many delegates from South Africa,
some travelling from Cape Town via Johannesburg
all the way to Nairobi. Interaction
between the speakers and the audience was
excellent and the social events magnificent.
The BDIAP is most grateful to Dr Ahmed
Kalebi for his energetic organisation of the
meeting. He and his colleagues are to be
particularly congratulated for providing such
excellent educational material for the meeting,
in the form of a 152 page “handout” of
abstracts, etc, and a CD containing all the
abstracts and powerpoint presentations of all
the lectures. This school is but one aspect of
our endeavours to promote and facilitate
pathological education in sub-Saharan Africa,
as Dr Alec Howat’s report elsewhere in this
Newsletter attests. The first School was enormously
successful and we look forward to the
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A waiter at the “Carnivore” restaurant in Nairobi takes exception to one of
Professor Lucas’ jokes!
BDIAP African Developments
Dr Alec Howat, BDIAP Councillor
It is now just over a year since Neil Shepherd
and I attended the Association of Pathologists
of Eastern, Central and Southern
Africa (APECSA) meeting in Mombasa; not
only was this to support the meeting with
educational help but also to get a better understanding
of the issues related to histopathology
in the region. After that meeting, I
produced a report which is available to view
on our website (http://www.bdiap.org/Africa/
Howat.Africa_report.pdf). That report gave
an overview of the situation of histopathology
in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa,
gave some background and history and produced
recommendations with an action plan
(an excellent article on Development of
Laboratory medicine in East Africa was re-
cently published by James Kitinya in the
IAP’s International Pathology –
www.iaphomepage.org) . Our response
to the action plan is as follows:
1. Identify used but recent books; set up
a database of departments and individuals
interested in offering this service.
General pathology books such as
Rosai’s Ackerman are needed in particular.
Previous ‘nearly new’ editions
are welcomed. East African Division of
the IAP (EADIAP) secretariat will identify
departments to receive the books.
Books will be sent using our own charitable
monies (or carried out by visitors).
Actions – I carried several books giving
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BDIAP AFRICAN DEVELOPMENTS, continued
BDIAP NEWSLETTER
2009.
- New editions of Rosai’s Surgical Pathology books have been sent to 12 depts.
- 6 boxes with 165 used books from Manchester and Cardiff have been distributed by
Ahmed Kalebi to 5 centres in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
2. Provide a ‘second opinion’ service, if desired, for cases that cannot be worked up properly
ie those needing IHC. These may be relatively simple cases and not necessarily rarities.
Actions – This is being taken forward in collaboration with
The International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR). The aim is to
identify a team of experts for second opinions via telepathology; the maximum
number of cases per week is envisaged to be 2-3 per expert. A pilot is being
started at Aga Khan Hospitals in Nairobi, Kisumu, Dar and Mombasa. The
BDIAP has been asked to identify Consultants willing to act as experts (see
below).
Patologi oltre Frontieri. This Italian Group has sited a number of telepathology systems
in labs and uses rented satellite time for pathologists to report the cases; reports
are returned electronically.
3. Initiate an East African/British School of Pathology to be run like other BDIAP-linked
schools.
Actions – 1 st EABSoP on GI pathology held in Nairobi, August 2009, this being a great success.
2 nd school will be in Kampala, September 2010 at the time of the APECSA meeting; the
subject will be breast pathology.
4. Encourage FNA as this is highly cost-effective.
Actions – Andrew Field from Australia runs FNA courses x3 annually.
- East African Cytology Society meeting October 6th – 9 th (Mina Desai attending for
British Society for Clinical Cytology).
5. Continue to send lecturers/goodwill ambassadors to APECSA, South African Division of the
IAP (SADIAP) and EADIAP meetings.
Actions – Ray McMahon, Geraint Williams, Neil Shepherd & Sebastian Lucas attended the 1 st
EADIAP meeting in August 2009. Andrew Nicholson attended the SADIAP meeting. The next
APECSA meeting is September 2010 in Kampala and will be held with the 2 nd EABSoP.
6. Support African Pathologists to attend international meetings on condition that they produce
a poster or talk. This may stimulate activity back home.
Actions – Bursaries are available for members of IAP Divisions to attend meetings of the
BDIAP and undertake periods of training. In addition, the BDIAP will provide many Bursaries
for African Pathologists to attend the IAP Congress, Cape Town 2012.
7. Arrange for training/update periods of 2-6 months in BDIAP countries and Republic of South
Africa (RSA).
Actions – Discussions are on-going with Martin Hale regarding a trainee starting a 6 month initial
training period. The trainee has been encouraged to apply for a 6 month position in Anatomical
Pathology at Cape Town University; the performance and potential of the trainee will
then be assessed before supporting a longer period of training.
8. Support the set-up of quality procedures including internal QC, external QA schemes, MDTs
etc.
Actions – This was a topic of one of my lectures (Quality in Histopathology) as part of the 2009
Pathology Safari.
9. Liaise with IBMS regarding improvement of technical services.
Actions – 1 st BDIAP technical meeting (basic histology and IHC) is being held in Dar es Salaam
in March/April 2010 under the tutelage of Olorunda Rotimi and Peter Jackson. I have
also written to Ken Rae, new IBMS President, about collaboration on technical issues.
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value of histopathology.
Actions – Part of general education in most lectures regarding clinico-pathological liaison,
MDTs etc.
11. Encourage BDIAP pathologists to do locum work in Africa; this will improve departments
by sharing organisational competency and providing education. This is particularly pertinent to
recently retired senior pathologists.
Actions – I will be enquiring whether any BDIAP Histopathologists wish to do short or longer
periods of work in sub-Saharan Africa (see below).
12. Help local teams raise the political profile of pathology and hence funding. Support from
clinicians is needed to influence the health ministers.
13. Support ‘Centres of Excellence’ at ? Jo’Burg, Nairobi and Cape Town. These should be
used for referral cases.
Actions for 12 & 13 – none specific so far.
In addition to these actions, the BDIAP is doing the following:
College of Pathology of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (COPECSA). BDIAP Officers
attended a meeting in Nairobi August 2009 to develop COPECSA. This
was also attended by Archie Prentice (Vice President and President of the
Overseas Committee) and Daniel Ross (Chief Executive) from RCPath and
Ken Fleming from AfOx. The BDIAP will limit its activity to one of support
rather than detailed involvement.
Political Developments. The Dept of Health (DH) commissioned Tribal Newchurch and
its partners Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) and Voluntary Services
Overseas to produce the recently published consultation paper ‘Towards
a NHS Guidance Framework for UK Health Sector Involvement in International
Development’ (www.tribalgroup.co.uk/consultation-internationaldevelopment).
The BDIAP has sent a written response to this overall excellent document. I
met Pia McCrae, Chief Executive of THET, on Tuesday 6 th October; later the
same day I met Nic Greenfield, Director of Workforce at the DH, to discuss the
issue of Trusts allowing employees paid leave to help developing countries.
2010 Educational Plan for sub-Saharan Africa
1 st BDIAP Technical course – March/April, Dar es Salaam for 4 days
2 nd EADIAP Pathology Safari – April, Prof Mike Wells on Gynaecological Pathology
Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania FNAB workshops – Andrew Field
APECSA – September, Kampala
2 nd EABSoP – September, Kampala, Ian Ellis & Sarah Pinder on Breast Pathology.
Matters are being finalised in consultation with the EADIAP Council
Questions for the BDIAP membership are:
Are you willing to look at 1-2 cases per week using the telepathology system set up by
INCTR (2a above)?
Are you willing to do a short or longer locum in one of many countries in sub-Saharan
Africa, either whilst being a practicing Histopathologist or recently retired?
If the answer to either question is yes, then please send your details to Carol Harris, BDIAP
Administrative Secretary.
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REPORT FROM THE JUNIOR BDIAP COUNCIL MEMBERS
In 2009 the BDIAP continued to provide outstanding
support and educational opportunities for
junior members of the Division.
The second one-day Seminar for Trainees “From
Cut-Up bench to Microscope Stage” was held on
March 17 th at the Royal College of Pathologists.
The day was packed with informative and stimulating
talks on the laboratory team, tissue processing,
special stains, Immunohistochemistry, diagnosis
of infection diseases, and frozen sections.
Speakers included Amanda Forsyth
(Histology Lead, Ninewells Hospital & Medical
School, Dundee), Dr K Fleming (John Radcliffe
Hospital, Oxford), Professor S Lucas (St Thomas’
Hospital, London), Professor K Gatter (University
of Oxford), Professor M Novelli (University College
London) and Dr C Corbishley (St George’s
Hospital, London). The talks and slide seminars
are available at: www.bdiap.org under the recent
meetings link.
July brought us Cardiff Pathology 2009, a joint
meeting of the BDIAP and the Pathological Society.
During this excellent meeting there were several
trainee orientated sessions such as the ever
popular “Meet the Experts” session, the Breakfast
Meeting for Trainees which focussed on cervical
cytology and the FRCPath exam, and the Trainees’
Symposium. In addition, there were ample
opportunities for trainees to get to know one another
and to network with more senior and eminent
Pathologists from many different countries.
In October the German Division of the International
Academy of Pathology held its’ second International
Junior Academy in Geisenheim-
Johannisberg. The BDIAP generously funded a
trainee member to attend this meeting (Dr Camilla
Rowan of The Royal Brompton and Harefield
NHS Trust) which covered haematopathology,
infectious diseases, lung pathology, soft tissue
pathology, germ-cell tumours, gynaecological pathology,
and urological pathology. Tutors included
National and International experts in their field.
The third International Junior Academy will on the
22 nd – 25 th August 2010 and will again cover
haematopathology, soft tissue pathology, gynaecological
pathology, breast pathology, and
urological pathology. Details will soon be available
via the German
Dr Katherine Robertson
Division of the IAP’s website
(http://www.iap-bonn.de).
On November 3rd, we teamed up again with the
Trainees’ sub-committee of the Pathological Society
and held a National pathology week event entitled
“Small Heart, Big Heart, New Heart, and Your
Heart”. The session was held at the Hunterian Museum,
The Royal College of Surgeons of England,
London. During the session we introduced groups
of GCSE students (Years 10/11) to several aspects
of basic cardiac pathology, illustrated by using
real specimens and diagnostic tests. The event
was over subscribed and so we ran it in both the
morning and afternoon. It was a fun day for all involved
and we can highly recommend participating
in such events in the future.
Finally, at the end of November both Dr Lisa
Browning and Dr Katie Robertson ended their
terms of service as junior members of Council. Dr
Browning remains on as the new Trainees’ Meetings
Coordinator. Dr Robertson is replaced by Dr
Silke Weischede. Dr Weischede currently holds an
Academic Clinical Fellowship in Histopathology at
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust/Leeds University.
She graduated from the Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary, in 2003 then spent time in
clinical medicine and research in Germany and
Hungary, before starting as an SHO in Histopathology
in 2006 in the UK. She passed her Part 1 in
September 2009 and will join general training after
finishing her allocated research time in February
2010. Her interests include diagnostic pathology,
training, research and medical education.
Future Trainee Meetings:
The 3rd BDIAP one-day Seminar for Trainees entitled
“Approach to CutUp;
Macroscopic Examination as the Precursor to Accurate
Microscopic Interpretation” will take place
on 2nd March 2010, at the Royal College of Pathologists,
London.
This one day seminar aims to cover the more practical
aspects of histopathology. It is aimed towards
trainee histopathologists and is suitable for those
at all stages of training. The day will cover the
macroscopic examination of some of the major

specimens that are received in the surgical pathology
department, with emphasis on the specimens
seen on a routine basis. The lectures will cover the
preparation, examination and cut-up of these
specimens, within the guidelines provided by the
Royal College of Pathologists in the form of minimum
data sets, where appropriate. The day will be
concluded with a session to be held by Dr Cathy
Corbishley on macroscopic examination for the
FRCPath part 2 exam.
The speakers for the day are all experts in their
THE CUNNINGHAM MEDAL
Presented by the President to the BDIAP
Administrator Mrs Carol Harris in
recognition of her service to the BDIAP
over many years,
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fields (Professor GT Williams,
Professor BF Warren, Professor M Novelli,
Professor K Henry, Professor S Pinder, Dr K
Hollowood, Dr GDH Turner, Dr S Manek, Dr
A Sandison, Professor T Stephenson, and
Professor A Nicholson).
Full programme and registration details available
at: www.bdiap.org or for further information
please contact: Dr Lisa Browning
(lisa.browning@ndcls.ox.ac.uk).
PRESENTATION OF THE BDIAP CUNNINGHAM AND PRESIDENT’S
MEDALS AT THE DINNER DURING THE MEETING ON
“THE AUTOPSY”, NOVEMBER 2009
THE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL
Presented to IAP President Elect,
Professor Kristin Henry for her long
and distinguished service to
education in Pathology

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FROM THE DIVISIONAL EDITOR
Dr Stephen Wells
I took over as Divisional Editor from Professor
Peter Furness in November 2007 and Peter, as
we all know, went on to higher things. What does
the Divisional Editor do? Firstly, he looks after the
BDIAP website. This had been set up by Peter
and it required me to undertake a crash course in
web design to take over from him. I now keep the
website up to date, including setting up the web
based booking for all of the BDIAP meetings.
Anything more drastic, like redesigning the website,
would, I’m afraid, require a lot more time and
professional expertise than I have to offer, but
maybe a change of look for the website is about
due.
Secondly, I produce this annual Newsletter, again
something that Peter initiated. This is the fifth
issue and the third which I have produced. This is
not onerous and requires a working knowledge of
Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Acrobat. This issue
is the first which will not be available as a paper
copy, on the urging of Professor Bryan Warren
last year and with the prime aim of saving
trees. I hope the lay out and font size are conducive
to reading on your PCs.
I also chair the BDIAP Education and IT subcommittee
which primarily administers the various
BDIAP bursaries, namely Undergraduate Elective
Scholarships, of which we awarded nine last year,
BDIAP Bursaries to allow trainees and other pathologists
from underprivileged countries to attend
BDIAP meetings, of which we awarded six last
year, BDIAP Travel Bursaries to help BDIAP
members to attend meetings abroad when they
are representing the BDIAP (two last year), BSc
Scholarships to allow undergraduates to under-
BDIAP BURSARY RECIPIENTS FROM NIGERIA AT THE
AUTOPST MEETING, NOVEMBER 2009, WITH THE
PRESIDENT (above) AND THE DIVISIONAL EDITOR
(below)
take Pathology related intercalated degrees (two
last year, each for £7,000) and finally BDIAP Fellowships
to allow more senior colleagues (usually
consultants) to develop areas of expertise in
centres of excellence (usually one per year, up to
£5,000, although we awarded two last year). We
will also consider ad hoc requests which fall outside
these more rigid areas and we will be awarding
up to four bursaries of up to £2,000 for trainees
or newly appointed consultant pathologists
from the countries which the BDIAP currently support,
namely Bosnia, Sri Lanka, East African
countries and members of the Arab division, to
attend the XXVIII IAP international congress in
Sao Paulo, October 10-15th 2010. Details of all of
these bursaries are on the BDIAP website at
www.bdiap.org.
It is always good to see trainees from other countries
benefitting from these awards, and it was especially
pleasing to meet three trainee Histopathologists
from Nigeria at the November Autopsy
meeting. These were Dr Olaofe Olaejirinde, Dr
Pelemo Eyitayp and Dr Amatare Dinjain, pictured
here with our president Professor Geraint Williams
at the reception prior to the dinner (above)
and with their supervisor Babatunde J Olasode
and me during a coffee break (below). It was
good to see such enthusiasm and gratitude
amongst young trainee pathologists.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009
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CARDIFF 2009 THE AUTOPSY, NOVEMBER 2009
SEE PAGE 12 FOR LEGENDS

The British Division of the International
Academy of Pathology
Divisional Editor: Stephen Wells
Department of Histopathology
Royal Bolton Hospital
Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR, UK
Phone: 01204 390534
Fax: 01204 390946
E-mail: stephen.wells@bdiap.org
Contacts...
President
Professor G T Williams - WilliamsGT@Cardiff.ac.uk
Past President
Professor C Cuvelier - claude.cuvelier@ugent.be
President Elect
Professor N A Shepherd - neil.shepherd@glos.nhs.uk
IAP President-Elect
Professor K Henry - k.henry@imperial.ac.uk
Editor, Histopathology
Professor M Wells - m.wells@shef.ac.uk
Honorary General Secretary
Professor A G Nicholson - a.nicholson@rbht.nhs.uk
Hon. Treasurer and Membership Secretary
Dr R F T McMahon - ray.mcmahon@manchester.ac.uk
Honorary Meetings Secretary
Professor B F Warren - bryan.warren@orh.nhs.uk
Deputy Meetings Secretary
Dr I S D Roberts - ian.roberts@orh.nhs.uk
Divisional Editor and BDIAP Webmaster
Dr S Wells - stephen.wells@bdiap.org
Dutch Councillor
The British Division of the International
Academy of Pathology covers:
• The United Kingdom
• The Netherlands
• Belgium
• The Republic of Ireland.
Its aim is the advancement of pathology,
through:
• Improvement of methods of teaching
pathology
• Coordination of pathology with allied
sciences and techniques
• Promotion of research in pathology and
pathologic techniques
• Publication of reviews and the results of
work in pathology and related fields
• Convocation of meetings and congresses for
exchange of scientific information and
ideas.
Professor P van der Valk - p.vandervalk@vumc.nl
Belgian Councillor
Professor I Salmon - Isbelle.Salmon@erasme.ulb.ac.be
Councillor, Co-opted from the Pathological Society
of Great Britain and Ireland
Professor C S Herrington - csh2@st-andrews.ac.uk
Irish Councillor
Professor E Kay - adoody@rcsi.ie
Councillor
Dr C M Corbishley -
cathy.corbishley@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Councillor
Dr A J Howat - Alec.Howat@elht.nhs.uk
Councillor
Dr S Manek - smanek6014@aol.com
Councillor
Professor T J Stephenson -m
tim.stephenson@sth.nhs.uk
Councillor
Dr M E F Smith - mark.smith@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Councillor
LEGENDS FOR PAGE 11
Dr N Wilkinson - Nafisa.Wilkinson@leedsth.nhs.uk
Trainees Meetings Co-ordinator
Dr Lisa Browning -
lisa.browning@ndcls.ox.ac.uk
Junior Councillor
Dr S Weischede - silkeweischede@yahoo.de
The most crucial contact:
Administrative Secretary:
Mrs C E Harris
BDIAP Administrative Secretary
P.O. Box 73
Westbury on Trym
Bristol BS9 1RY
Tel: (+44)(0)117 907 7940
Fax: (+44)(0)117 907 7941
Email - bdiap@blueyonder.co.uk
CARDIFF PATHOLOGY: Above down, Professors Andrew Wyllie, (incoming President of
The Pathological Society), David Levison (outgoing President of the Pathological Society)
and Geraint Williams (President of the BDIAP), Geraint Williams giving the BDIAP
Cunningham Lecture, Professor Sir Martin Evans with Professor Williams and Professor
Bharat Jasani after giving the Public lecture, Professor Barry Gusterson with Professor
Levison, after giving the Doniach Lecture.
THE AUTOPSY: Professor Geraint Williams, Dr E W Benbow, Dr A Protheroe,
Dr P Johnson, visitors from Nigeria, Dr A Davison, Dr S Elliot, Professor G Rutty, and
Dr I S D Roberts , Dr M Burke, Professor S Lucas, Professor P N Furness, relaxing at the
dinner during the Autopsy meeting, including Dr Ray McMahon, Professor Sebastian
Lucas and the President.