Professional Activities

Trainees (Specialist registrars in Neuropathology) attend:

• Training day in Neuropathology (Royal free Hospital, Organiser Dr. M Galloway).
• Pathology/ Neuropathology Seminars (Royal college of Pathologists).
• Courses organised by the BNS (e.g. BNS summer school, BNS annual meeting).
• Secondments to other centres.
• Access to lectures at UCL, including MSc course in Neurosciences.

Trainees (Specialist registrars in Neuropathology) contribute:

• Teaching of Medical Students.
• Teaching at MSc course.
• Giving presentations on Clinical conferences.
• Present cases on MDT.
• Carry out audits in the department.
• Publish case reports and studies.

Supervisors / Trainers attend:

• Attend courses organised by the Deanery.
• Maintain Supervisor portfolio.
• Attend appraisal courses and management courses.
• Maintain CPD portfolio.
• Convene to weekly microscopy session in the Division, with discussion of diagnostically difficult cases and review of surgical pathology cases from previous week.

Supervisors / Trainers teach, contribute and organise on a regular basis:

• Give lectures at MSc and BSc Courses.
• Give lectures and seminars to Medical students.
• Organisation of the BNS Summer school.
• RCPath Training days.
• Supervision of Students.
• Supervision and teaching of visiting SpR’s.

Supervisors’ / Trainers’ professional activities:

• Publication of journal article, book chapters and review articles.
• Apply for funding at charitable organisations, Research Councils and Department of Health.
• Contribute to Curricula and educational committees.
• Participate the EQA Scheme.

Organisation of and contribution to workshops, meetings and conferences:

• BNS Summer School.
• Brain Net Europe.
• World muscle Society training course.
• Euro-CNS.