The IBMS Congress (25-28 September 2023) offers a unique opportunity to all attendees whether attending the entire Congress including lectures and workshops or just visiting the exhibition.

The Congress offers multidisciplinary sessions including Cellular Pathology, Cytopathology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunology, POCT, Laboratory Management, Medical Microbiology, Molecular Pathology, Quality Management, Transfusion Science, Virology, UKAS, and more.

This year, the ACB is hosting the Laboratory Medicine Leadership Summit at IBMS Congress. This is an essential strategic meeting for senior laboratory staff and managers, across all pathology disciplines.

ACB Members can book the event at IBMS member rates to attend both the Congress as a whole and the Laboratory Medicine Leadership Summit. To get the additional early-bird discount, book your tickets before 3 July.

Laboratory Medicine Leadership Summit 

Date: 28 September 2023 
Location: The International Convention Centre (ICC), Birmingham 

Programme 

9am             
Welcome from the ACB President 
Speaker: Kath Hayden, ACB President, Consultant Clinical
Biochemist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester 

9.10am         
Blood Sciences: not AI yet but evolving 
Speaker: Ellie Dow, Consultant in Biochemical Medicine, NHS Tayside 

9.30am         
NPIC’s unique scanning facility for AI testing and development 
Speaker: Matthew Humphries, NPIC Research Operations Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals  

10.30am       
The Future of Laboratory Services 
Speaker: Professor Mike Osborn, President, Royal College of Pathologists 

11am            
Networks and Diagnostic Hubs 
Speaker: Joanne Martin CBE, NHS National Specialty Advisor for Pathology, Professor of Pathology & Deputy Vice Principal Health, Queen Mary University London 

11.30am       
Consumer Driven Testing - Help or Hindrance 
Speaker: Bernie Croal, Past President ACB, Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 

2pm             
Importance of Laboratory Informatics 
Speaker: Jonathan Kay, Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Services, University of Oxford 

2.30pm         
Results direct to patients - getting the language right 
Speaker: Lindsay Brown, Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education (MAHSE) Lead Lay Representative, University of Manchester 

3pm             
Tapping into the potential for Laboratory Information Management Systems to improve patient care 
Speaker: Craig Webster, Director of Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham  

4pm             
Our NHS, Our Net Zero – how industry and laboratories can work together 
Speaker: Helen Dent, Chief Operating Officer, BIVDA 

4.30pm       
The first steps towards a sustainable laboratory; a great LEAF forward 
Speaker: Rob Shorten, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals  

Ticket prices 

The prices below are at ACB / IBMS member rates. 

Find out more by visiting the IBMS Congress website.