MEMBERSHIP Qualifications timetable 2016 Qualification
Application closing date deadline
Advanced Specialist Diploma in Histological Dissection (Breast Pathology)
Advanced Specialist Diploma in Histological Dissection (Lower GI Pathology)
Advanced Specialist Diploma in Cervical Cytology Advanced Specialist Diploma in Non-Gynaecological Cytology
Certificate of Expert Practice in Flow Cytometry Certificates of Expert Practice in Medical Microbiology Diploma of Expert Practice in Routine Haematology Diploma of Expert Practice in Histological Dissection Diploma of Expert Practice in Immunocytochemistry Diploma of Expert Practice in Non-gynaecological Cytology
Higher Specialist Diploma Friday 6 May Friday 6 May Deadline passed Deadline passed
Friday 6 May Friday 6 May
Deadline passed Friday 6 May Friday 6 May
Deadline passed Friday 6 May Portfolio submission Friday 27 May Friday 27 May Deadline passed Deadline passed
Friday 27 May Friday 27 May Friday 22 April Friday 27 May Friday 27 May Deadline passed
Friday 29 May Date of examination Monday 5 September Monday 5 September
Thursday 16 and Friday 17 June
Thursday 16 and Friday 17 June
Monday 5 September Monday 5 September July (date TBC)
Monday 5 September Monday 5 September
Thursday 16 and Friday 17 June
Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 September
Examination venues The 2016 examinations for the Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD) in Cervical Cytology, the ASD in Non-Gynaecological Cytology and the Diploma of Expert Practice (DEP) in Non-Gynaecological Cytology will be held at the East Pennine Cytology Training Centre. The venue for the Diploma of Expert Practice (DEP) in Routine Haematology has yet to be confirmed. All other examinations will be held at the University of Westminster and at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Other Qualifications If you are interested in undertaking any of the following IBMS qualifications, please contact the Institute: • Certificate of Expert Practice in Electron Microscopy • Diploma of Expert Practice in Diabetic Clinical Chemistry • Diploma of Expert Practice in Newborn Blood Spot Screening • Diploma of Expert Practice in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
• Diploma of Expert Practice in Clinical Transfusion • Diploma of Expert Practice in Immunology
• Diploma of Expert Practice in Primary Care Pathology • Diploma of Expert Practice in Ultrastructural Pathology
Reflective Learning Questions CYTOPATHOLOGY
HAEMATOLOGY
Q1 Discuss possible strategies that could be implemented to allay negative effects of screening and provide greater reassurance to women.
Q2 Critically discuss the strengths and limitations of this study.
Q1 Discuss the costs, financial and otherwise, of inaccurate platelet counts in patients with acute leukaemia.
Q2 Discuss possible reasons why the optical platelet counting method gave a higher r2
value than the impedance methods when assessing correlation with quantitative flow cytometry in patients without pseudoplatelets.
268 MAY 2016 THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST
For each set of questions answered, participants may claim two additional CPD credits using the code CA-JBLRL. The answers should be verified and signed off by the training officer/line manager/local CPD officer.
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