WMTC - West Midlands Training Course

9th May 2012: Gut : Derby Royal Infirmary

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:45:50 +0000

Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Gastroenterology

Pathology Meeting Room, Level 5, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE

9.15 am COFFEE
9.30 am Acute pancreatitis_ Dr Paul Masters, Consultant Chemical Pathologist
10.15 am Clinical investigation of GI disease Dr Bernard Norton, Consultant Gastroenterologist
11.15 am Laboratory investigation of GI disorders Julia Forsyth, Consultant Clinical Scientist
12.15 pm LUNCH
1.15 pm Coeliac Disease Julia Forsyth,Consultant Clinical Scientist
2.00 pm Investigation for Helicobacter pylori Sarah Knowles, Clinical Scientist
2.45 pm Faecal Calprotectin Dr Melanie Griffiths Consultant Clinical Scientist
3.30 pm TEA
3.45 pm Hydrogen breath tests Sarah Knowles, Clinical Scientist
4.15 GI Quizz
4.45 pm Close

11th May 2012: Statistics : Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:49:07 +0000

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Education Centre

Check board on arrival for room assignment

9:30 – 10:00 Cases, K Chatha
10:00 – 10:30 Statistics C Webster
10:30 – 10:45 Tea
10:45 – 11:15 Statistics C webster
11:15 – 12:15 Reference Ranges, Dr R Marrington
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Analytical Goals, Dr J Middle
14:00 – 15:00 Sensitivity, Specificity & Predictive Value M Hallworth
15:00 – 15:15 Tea
15:15 – 15:45 Biological Variation Trainees

Friday 18th May 2012: Liver Topics 2 : Birmingham Women’s Hospital

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:33:43 +0000

9.45-10.15 Viral Hepatitis, Dr David Mutimer, Honorary Consultant Liver Physician and Reader in Medicine

10.15-10.45 Autoimmune Hepatitis, Professor David Adams, Professor of Hepatology

10.45-11.00 Coffee

11.00-12.00 Alcoholic Liver Disease, Surgeon Commander Dennis Freshwater, Consultant Hepatologist

12.00-13.00 Paracetamol Poisoning, Dr Alan Jones, Consultant Chemical Pathologist

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.45 Liver Failure and Liver Transplantation
Dr Geoff Haydon, Consultant Hepatologist

14.45-15.45 Metabolic Liver Disease, Dr Philip Newsome, QE Liver Unit – Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Physician

15.45-16.00 Coffee

16.00-17.00 Lab Investigation of Chronic Liver Disease, Dr Robert Cramb, Consultant Chemical Pathologist

25th May 2012: EQA, Vitamins : Birmingham Women’s Hospital

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:37:46 +0000

09.45-10.45 Fundamentals of External Quality Assurance, Finlay Mackenzie

10.45-11.00 Coffee

11.00-13.00 WEQAS workshop, Annette Thomas

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.45 Vitamins, TBC

14.45-15.00 Coffee

15.00-16.00 Trace Metals, Ted Sheehan

16.00-16.30 Methods for Vitamin Analysis, Trainee

1st June 2012: Diabetes : University Hospitals Coventry and Warwick

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:52:02 +0000

An overview of diagnosis and treatment of DM, Prof S Kuma
Diabetic Renal Disease, Dr A Syed
Diabetic Emergencies, Dr N Murthy
Diabetic Foot, Dr G Singh Deogan
Thyroid & Insulin Resistance, Dr M Weickert
Macro & Microvascular Complications of DM, Dr S Sivaraman
PCOS, Dr H Randeva
Diabetes in Childhood, Dr K Matyka

8th June 2012: Diabetes : Birmingham Women’s Hospital

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:40:06 +0000

9.30-10.30 Genetics of Diabetes, Dr Simon Rees

10.30-11.30 Role of the Lab in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diabetes Mellitus 1, Dr Sue Manley

11.30-11.45 Coffee

11.45-12.45 Role of the Lab in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diabetes Mellitus 2, Dr Sue Manley

12.45-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.30 Obesity 1, Dr Andrew Hartland

14.30-14.45 Coffee

14.45-15.45 Obesity 2, Dr Andrew Hartland

15.45-16.15 Methods for Measuring HbA1c, Trainee

1615 Project hand in

13th June 2012: Diabetes : New Cross Hospital

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:54:30 +0000

Glucose Methods, P Mohammed
Essay Writing Skills, P Mohammed
The entero-insular axis & GIP
Assays for Insulin, Pro-insulin & C-peptide, Dr K Gordon
Hypoglycaemia & Cases, Dr A Hartland

29th June 2012 : Exam

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:56:10 +0000

Friday 4th May 2012: Liver Topics : Birmingham Women’s Hospital

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:42:04 +0000

9.45-10.45 Overview of Liver Anatomy and Physiology
Dr Andy Hartland, Consultant Chemical Pathologist

10.45-11.00 Coffee

11.00-12.00 Investigation of Jaundice
Professor Rousseau Gama, Consultant Chemical Pathologist

12.00-13.00 Persistent Asymptomatic Elevation in Liver Enzyme Activity
Professor Rousseau Gama, Consultant Chemical Pathologist

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.45 Liver Function Tests
Mr Neil Anderson, Consultant Clinical Biochemist

14.45-15.05 Methods for Bilirubin Measurement
Students

15.05-15.25 Methods for Transaminase Measurement
Students

15.25-15.45 Liver Clinical Cases I
Students

15.45-16.00 Coffee

16.00-16.30 Liver Clinical Cases II
Students

16/3/2012: Analytical Methods: Good Hope Hospital

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:51:37 +0000

Venue: Thomas Guy Lecture Hall, Education Centre, Good Hope Hospital

9.30 – 10.00 Cases – Dr David Kennedy
10.00 – 11.00 Interferences in methods on automated chemistry analysers, Dr David Kennedy, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee/Tea
11.15 – 11.45 Turbidimetry and nephelometry, Miss Kamaljit Chatha, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
11.45 – 12.45 Chemistry Analysers. Pre & Post analytics, Mr Phillip Hurley, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
13.45 – 14.45 Atomic spectroscopy methods, Mr Ted Sheehan, City and Sandwell NHS Trust
14.45 – 15.15 Spectrophotometry, Dr Chris Pitt, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
15.30 – 16.30 Hierarchy of Analytical methods, Dr Jonathan Middle, Formerly UKNEQAS Birmingham.

9/3/2012: Bones : Nottingham City Hospital

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:48:10 +0000

Clinical Chemistry Seminar Room within Clinical Pathology at the Nottingham City Hospital

0930 – 1000 Introduction and case presentation, Dr Neil Greig/Dr Nicola Pullen (NUH)
1000 – 1045 Introduction to bone physiology, Dr Donna Fullerton (NUH)
Coffee
1115-1200 Radiology, Dr. Julia Fairbairn (NUH)
1200 – 1245 PTH and Vitamin D methods, Dr Tony Hitch (NUH)
Lunch
1400 – 1445 Metabolic bone disease (1), Dr Peter Prinsloo (NUH)
Tea
1500 – 1545 Metabolic Bone Disease (2), Dr Peter Prinsloo (NUH)
1545 – 1630 Renal Bone Disease, Dr Pankaj Gupta (NUH)

Site Map
City Hospital campus map