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VOLUME 60 NO.5


BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST


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227 Leader: Dependence on the kindness of strangers


229 News 248 Technology Showcase 266 Membership 276 Classified Advertisements


LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT


236 Dicing with Death: a major haemorrhage simulated training tool An exercise designed to increase familiarity and therefore confidence in such situations, with each occurrence different without set-up time and effort.


238 Centrifugation: equipment use and maintenance


Increased emphasis on work-based learning means that biomedical science trainees and support workers require a solid grounding in laboratory techniques.


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233 Human papillomavirus: genomics and immunity Human papillomavirus is responsible for around 500,000 cases of cervical cancer and 275,000 deaths worldwide each year. Viral genotypes are subdivided into low-risk and high-risk types, the latter resulting in predisposition to cancerous change.


242 Immunology, immunochemistry and allergy EQA


Highlights of the learning outcomes that participants can achieve at a UK NEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry and Allergy quality assessment masterclass.


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252 Exercise Unified Response: victim identification training


Sixteen anatomical pathology technologists were involved recently in the response to the biggest victim identification training exercise seen in the UK, as part of a test of the national and international response to a mass casualty, mass fatality disaster.


254 The Big Bang Fair: engaging with next-generation scientists


The NEC in Birmingham comes alive with the buzz of enthralled youngster as they interact with scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.


256 False-positive blood cultures: an incident report


Report on a false-positive blood culture issue and the process by which the cause of the problem was identified and a successful solution implemented.


260 Pain: its management and the underlying science


A small selection of the informative presentations at last year’s annual three-day EuroSciCon programme devoted to various aspect of pain and its treatment.


262 Surgical site infection: raising the profile


On the agenda of a meeting in Newcastle was the need for healthcare organisations to improve SSI prevention and for healthcare workers to understand its impact.


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