National Pathology Week is sponsored by
Regional Coordinators
A coordinator has been appointed for each region to facilitate the organisation of public engagement events in their area. Coordinators for ACB, Pathsoc and IBMS have been appointed too.
- to establish a reliable contact in each Trust to cascade information from the National Pathology Week Team
- to provide support and encouragement for event organisers in their region
- to seek and encourage PR and publicity opportunities for National Pathology Week in general and regional events in particular
- to organise at least one launch event on Monday 2 November 2009
- to liaise with other organisations within the region to develop events e.g. museums, science centres
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East of EnglandDuring NPW 2008 I was involved in the ‘Disease Outbreak!’ event. This was such a success that I hope to organise a public event at Papworth Hospital on heart transplantation for this year’s NPW. I hope to persuade pathologists in every Trust in the East of England to engage the public or their healthcare colleagues in some way this year. Dr Tim WreghittEmail: tim.wreghitt@addenbrookes.nhs.uk |
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LondonMy aims for NPW in the London area in 2009 are to support locally organised events in hospitals, to organise fun and interactive events at London museums and science centres, and to mobilise a team of trainee pathologists interested in outreach work at local schools. I hope that these events will demonstrate pathologists as approachable doctors, whose exciting careers are essential to patient care, and whose research is at the cutting edge of new medical advances. Maesha Deheragoda
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Northern IrelandFor NPW 2008, I undertook a tour of local schools, giving talks about medicine, working in hospitals and pathology: this gave a fascinating insight into the preconceptions held about us, and what the public think we get up to in our labs. Since then we’ve had a stream of interested students coming for work experience attachments. Last year we targeted school students, particularly those with a science or medical interest: this year we aim to be more inclusive. I want to inspire all my colleagues to join in, and show the public that we are a cutting edge service dedicated to the needs of patients.
Dr Caroline Gannon
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North West EnglandI enjoyed the experience of NPW 2008 and am looking forward to this year’s events. I have already sought the help of one of our enthusiastic ardiologists and intend to liaise with organisations like CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young ) and Mersey and Cheshire’s Cardiac Network to promote the role of pathology in relation to cardiac conditions. I am also communicating with other consultant colleagues within the Region, requesting their ideas and input for this year, including a possible pathology art exhibition.
Bushra Hamid
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ScotlandDuring my time as a pathologist I’ve enjoyed a number of opportunities to present a public face of our specialty. I’ve worked with local schools trying to present the exciting face of clinical science through experiments and demonstrations and the enthusiasm of the kids is great to see. Last year for NPW we held a successful public lecture attended by almost 400 people given by Andrew Wyllie on his work on apotosis. This year we are developing an exciting project with Sensation – the Dundee Science Centre which we hope will just be the start of a long term public engagement programme.
Professor Stewart Fleming
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South East EnglandMy outreach activities to date include running a histopathology open day as part of NPW 2008. I believe passionately in the power of excellent communication and will work towards a really successful NPW 2009 by involving all of the Trusts in the South East as well as the established Networks.
Dr Rachael Liebmann
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South West EnglandMy involvement in NPW 2008 was largely limited to cheering on a bunch of extremely committed biomedical scientists, medical laboratory assistants and clerical staff in Yeovil. The team took over our postgraduate centre and laid on a spectacular set of displays from veterinary pathology through to do-it-yourself prostate examination (one faint there!). I also acted as one of the College ‘experts’ on the British Association for the Advancement of Science’s ‘Big Question’ website. This year I’d like to focus on getting the show out onto the road, as well as working with the Science Centre in Bristol. Simon Knowles |
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TrentDuring NPW we will be aiming to focus on introducing pathology as a career to the medical students and school pupils. This project provides an excellent opportunity for the students to learn about the “real” pathology work; an event may lead to a change in their future career. NPW will give us an excellent opportunity to educate the public about pathology and the essential role of pathologists in patient care.
Suha Deen
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TrentDuring NPW 2008, I was involved in arranging an interactive immunology workshop with school children with my clinical scientist colleagues which was a great success. We would plan to use NPW 2009 as platform for educating our clinical colleagues, GPs, GP VTS and junior doctors to
appreciate the essential role of pathologists in patient care. Ravishankar Sargur |
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WalesWe both have a strong interest in medical education with experience of teaching pathology to undergraduates, postgraduates of many specialities and non-medical professionals. We are driven to teach pathology and to inspire students of all kinds. We hope that a by-product of our teaching might be to inspire others to pursue a career in the fascinating specialty that is histopathology. For NPW we would like to raise the awareness of pathology not just amongst the general public but also among our medical colleagues. Esther Youd
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West MidlandsA group of motivated individuals made a tremendous success of NPW 2008, and I hope we can add both to the numbers of participants and the quality of the events this year. The heart is the theme, but I hope people will get involved in any area in which they feel they can contribute. NPW is a fabulous idea, which is overdue by many years. It will lead to increased awareness of specific health issues, and is a valuable tool in health promotion. It also has the potential to help bring pathology out of the hard shoulder and into the main carriageway of medicine, which is why I believe in it. Dr Vivek Mudaliar
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Association for Clinical BiochemistryMy enthusiasm for National Pathology Week (NPW) is all about reaching out to people to tell them that pathology is essential to their healthcare, an under-valued resource for the NHS and a fun career. ACB trainees put on 20 events in NPW 2008 and, with this experience, we are more aware of how to best attract visitors and give them a memorable and interesting experience of pathology. We are all ready to repeat and build on last year’s successes.
Katy Heaney
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Institute for Biomedical ScienceThe Institute will be encouraging its members to take this opportunity to raise the profile of pathology and the vital role that it plays in disease diagnosis and management. It’s our chance to engage with fellow healthcare professionals and the public to show that science is at the heart of modern medicine.
Hedley Glencross
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Pathological Society of Great Britain and IrelandI am delighted that the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (www.pathsoc.org) will be involved in NPW 2009. Part of the Society’s mission is to promote the understanding of disease through partnership with other organisations and we are very pleased to be working with the College to enhance the interaction between pathologists and the public. Simon Herrington
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