The BAC welcomes you to attend the annual scientific meeting 2024.

Please see the programme below for the excellent topics and speakers.

Places are limited, book soon to avoid disappointment.

Early registration before 16th August

BAC members £70

Non-members £100

Registration from 16th August

BAC members £90

Non-members £120

08:45

Registration

09:30

Welcome from the Chair of the BAC - Mrs Sue Mehew, Consultant Biomedical Scientist at NHS Lothian and NHS Lanarkshire & Director of the Scottish Cytology Training School

09:40

Digital Cytology Cases

11:00

Break

11:15

Digital Cytology / AI (Diagnostic cytology) - Dr Jan Lukas Robertus, Consultant Cellular Pathologist, Imperial College London and the Royal Brompton

12:30

BAC AGM

14:00

Outcomes of the GENIUS digital trial - Mrs Caron Roberts, Consultant Biomedical Scientist, Royal Derby Hospital

14:45

Digitization in gynae cytology - Professor John O’Leary, Consultant Cellular Pathologist, St James’s Hospital, Ireland 

15:30

Thy3a cytology & multisite validation study (Thy3a) on thyroid print - Dr Sonali Natu, Consultant Histopathologist, University hospital of North Tees & Mrs Leonie Wheeldon, Consultant Biomedical Scientist, Royal Cornwall Hospital

16:15

Closing remarks from the BAC president - Dr Anthony Maddox, Consultant Cellular Pathologist, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust