The NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia (SCT) Screening Programme screens pregnant women to find out if they’re at risk of having a baby with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia major and screens babies for sickle cell disease as a part of the newborn bloodspot screening programme.
The SCT programme has organised the following 2 laboratory update days:
- 13 April 2018, London
- 17 April 2018, Leeds
These events are CPD accredited and aimed at staff who work on a regular basis within the haematology/haemoglobinopathy setting, including:
- ‘bench level’ staff
- haematology laboratory managers
- haematologists who are relatively new to haemoglobinopathy screening
Attendance is free for laboratory staff working in NHS hospitals in England. Laboratory staff who work in other UK countries or in a private/non-NHS hospital should contact the organisers for further details.
Please note that only 2 delegates from the same NHS trust can book to attend each update day.
Objectives
The update day has 2 primary objectives.
- To update laboratory staff who work in haematology/haemoglobinopathies about current national programme guidance and recommendations.
- To introduce relevant case studies in workshops where chromatograms from a range of technologies can be discussed. There will be 2 workshop groups: one for beginners unfamiliar with reading haemoglobinopathy chromatograms, the other for those who are familiar with reading haemoglobinopathy chromatograms and interpreting results.
The agenda for the day includes:
- programme update
- feedback from the Oxford laboratory support service
- update from the screening quality assurance service
- interactive case study workshops
- open forum
- clinical talk on thalassaemias
Register now
London laboratory update day
When: 13 April 2018, 9am to 5pm
Where: Radison Blu Edwardian Grafton, 130 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 5AY
Leeds laboratory update day
When: 17 April 2018, 9am to 5pm
Where: Novotel Leeds Centre, 4 Whitehall Quay, Leeds LS1 4HR
The closing date for registrations is 1 April 2018.
If you have any queries or think more than 2 delegates from your trust should be able to attend one of the update days, please email Cynthia Gill and Jessamy Willson-Pepper.
See the ‘Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: education and training’ publication for more information on training and continuing professional development (CPD) for people working in the SCT screening programme in England.
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