issue 5, 2010 - British Division of the IAP

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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