WMTC - West Midlands Training Course

Monday 27th September 2010: Introductions and Electrophoresis

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27^th September 2010

Post Graduate Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TH

Morning for 1^st years only

1015-1045	Introductions	Dr Clare Ford
1045-1145	University Regulations and Support	Dr Glenn Matthews
1200-1300	Clinical Biochemistry: Whats it all about?	Dr Jonathan Berg
1345-1445	The effect of Drugs on Analytical Methods	Dr Clare Ford
1500-1600	Electrophoretic Methods	Kam Chatha

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West Midlands Training Course in Clinical Biochemistry MSc in Clinical Biochemistry University of Birmingham

Date	Friday 1^st October 2010
Term	Autumn

Venue	Post Grad Centre, QEH, Birmingham

Program
Time		Title	Speaker

09:30-10:15		Methods for lipid investigation	Dr R Cramb
10:15-11.00		Standardisation and target values in lipid analysis	Dr R Cramb
11.00-11:20		Coffee
11:20-12:15		Lipid structure and function I	Dr DT Vallance
12:15-13:00		Lipid structure and function II	Dr DT Vallance
Lunch break
13.45-14:45		New markers of cardiovascular risk	Dr S Martin
14.45-15:10		Tea
15:10-16:00		Calculating CVD risk	Dr S Martin
16:00-16:30		Case Presentation	Trainee

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West Midlands Training Course in Clinical Biochemistry MSc in Clinical Biochemistry University of Birmingham

Date	Friday 8th October 2010
Term	Autumn

Venue	Post Grad Centre, QEH, Birmingham

Program
Time	Title	Speaker

09.30-10.00	Lipid cases	Dr H Ashby
10.00-11.00	The Metabolic Syndrome	Dr H Ashby
11.00-11.20	Coffee
11.20-12.15	The Evidence. Primary and Secondary Prevention Trials	Dr A Haddon
12.15-13.00	Lipid Guidelines	Dr D Vallance
Lunch Break
13.45-14.45	Clinical investigation of lipid disorders	Dr R Cramb
14.45-15.10	Tea
15.10-16.00	Treatment of hyperlipidaemia	Dr R Cramb
16.00-16:30	Presentation	Course member

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09:30 – 10:00	Clinical Cases.	Dr David Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
10:00 – 11:00	“Clinical aspects of Myeloma”	Dr Richard Lovell, Consultant Haematologist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
11:11:15	Tea
11:15 – 12:15	“Haematological Malignancies”	Dr Matthew Lumley, Consultant Haematologist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
12:15 – 13:15	“Capillary Zone Electrophoresis in Clinical Practice”	Mr Craig Webster, Consultant Clinical Scientist,Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	“Laboratory Investigation of Para-proteinaemia”	Dr Thirumala Krishna, Consultant Medical Immunologist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
15:00 – 15:15	Tea
15:15 – 16:15	“Techniques for Separating Proteins”	Dr David Kennedy, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

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9:30 – 10:00	NHS Structure	TBC
10:00 – 10:30	NHS Funding	TBC
10:30 – 10:45	Tea
10:45 – 11:15	NHS Procurement	TBC
11:15 – 12:15	Preparing a Business Case	Craig Webster
12:15 – 13:00	Lunch
13:00 – 14:00	Set up Business Case Competition

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9:15-9:45	Driving Forces for POCT	Dr David Kennedy
9:45-10:30	POCT	Dr Gary Thorpe
10:45 – 11:30	POCT	Dr Gary Thorpe
11:30 – 12:00	Issues around provision of a POCT service	Dr David Kennedy
12:45 – 16:00	Business Case Competition Presentations	Judges and Course Participants

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09:30 – 10:30	Newborn screening	TBC
10:30 – 11:00	Newborn screening – what happens next?	TBC
11:30 – 12:15	The role of DNA analysis in IMD	TBC
12:15 – 13:00	Antenatal diagnosis for IMD	TBC
14:00 – 14:45	Peroxisomal disorders	TBC
15:15 – 16:00	Amino acids	TBC