We are delighted to announce the inaugural meeting of the Consultant and Advanced Practice Community of Practice for Biomedical Scientists. This new community aims to bring together colleagues working at — or aspiring to — advanced and consultant levels across all pathology disciplines, to share expertise, challenges, and best practice. The theme for our inaugural meeting is ‘Career Case Studies’.

  • Tuesday 21st April at 6:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Virtual via Microsoft Teams

Whether you're already in an advanced or consultant role or on the pathway, we’d love you to be part of this growing professional network.

Evening agenda:

  • Welcome and Introduction – chaired by project lead Dr Victoria Bradley
    • Overview of CAPCOP
    • Meet the team
    • Research underpinning the community of practice
    • IBMS grant
  • Community of Practice discussion themes – Aimee Pinnington (host)
    • Live discussion and interactive activity to explore community themes
  • Career Journey – Sheri Scott (host) and Gavin Regan (guest speaker)
    • Gavin, a fellow of the IBMS and a trainee consultant biomedical scientist, will be joining us to talk about his career journey
  • Co-Creation element of the research – Nicky Rouse (host) with Andrew Ware
    • Co-creation research
    • Invitation to lead future discussion threads
    • The Knowledge Barometer – future community priorities
  • Close – Dr. Victoria Bradley