11:30 Trainee Forum with the President (Bute Suite)
12:30 Lunch and Poster Viewing (Sophia Suite)
13:15 Registration (Sophia Suite)
13:30 Welcome and introduction
Dr Anu Gunavardhan, Chair of the RCPath Wales Regional Council
13:40 National Pathology Programme and the Future of Pathology Services in Wales
Alan Deacon, National Pathology Lead for NHS Wales
14:05 Past, present and future of digital pathology
Dr Muhammad Aslam, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
14:30 An evaluation of the Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) service in Wales for pregnancies where there are fetal anomalies on ultrasound scan
Sophie Bannister, Trainee Clinical Scientist, All Wales Medical Genomics Service
14:55 Implementation of the Pregnancy Related Rapid Sequencing (PRRS) Service in NHS Wales
Fiona Kerr, Trainee Clinical Scientist, All Wales Medical Genomics Service
15:20 Break
15:35 President update
Dr Bernie Croal, RCPath President
15:50 The Highs and Lows of Calculated Globulin
Dr Tariq El-shanawany, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
16:05 An overview of porphyria services in Wales
Dr Danja Schulenburg-Brand, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
3 Award winning poster presentations
16:25 Poster 1: An audit of referral patterns following perioperative anaphylaxis - the case for establishing a sustainable perioperative allergy network for Wales
Dr Mark Ponsford, Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, Immunodeficiency Centre for Wales
16:35 Poster 2: Introduction of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing For Fetal RHD Genotype in Wales
Mrs Deborah Pritchard and Ms Felicity May, Welsh Blood Service Cell Free Fetal DNA Implementation Project Team
16:45 Poster 3: An audit of thyroid cytology: A North Wales experience
Dr Alistair Heath, Dr Muhammad Mehdi, Dr Iftikhar Rana, Betsi Cadwaladr University Board, North Wales, UK
16:55 Summary and close
Dr Anu Gunavardhan, Chair of the RCPath Wales Regional Council
