Friday 18th September 2009
Pathology Seminar Room, City Hospital, Birmingham
9.30 Introduction to New Course Members
- Dr Clare Ford, Course Organiser
- Dr Glenn Matthews, University of Birmingham
10.0 Clinical Biochemistry; what’s it all about.
- Dr Jonathan Berg, Clinical Biochemistry, City Hospital
10.45 Coffee – 2nd years join the day
11.00 Investigation of Heavy Metal Poisoning.
- Mr Ted Sheehan, Trace elements laboratory, Clinical Biochemistry, City Hospital
12.00 Chromatography Basics and HPLC Method Development.
- Dr Jonathan Berg
13.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.30 Practical Demonstrations
- A. Measurement of Heavy Metals with ICP-MS. Ms Aleha Khan
- B. Drugs of abuse by GC-MS Dr Petros Kampanis
- C. Measurement of TPMT using HPLC Mrs Valerie Graham
- D. Developing a method for caffeine and metabolites. Dr Jonathan Berg
Location – City Hospital (B18 7QH) is on the Dudley Road approximately 1 mile from Birmingham City centre. The Pathology Department is at the back of the hospital away from the Dudley Road and close to the car parks.
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Car – Parking available with entrance on Western Road.
Public transport – take a bus from the city centre to Dudley Road. 82, 87, 88 from lower Corporation Street. 979 Birmingham-Wolverhampton
