The Royal College of Pathologists promotes excellence in the practice of pathology. Members work across 17 specialties in healthcare, universities & industry.
On 7 October we will launch the Member Survey 2026 (MS2026), open to all College members to complete. Your feedback is vital to help us improve our member services.
Read more about the MS2026, as well as the progress we’ve made on our MS2024 commitments: ow.ly/TFKw50ZSm49
Don't miss the North West Haematologists Association Autumn Meeting. Explore the latest insights on MDS & AML through expert talks, debate and MDT discussion. Open to haematology professionals.
📅 19 November 2026 | 12:00-17:30
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📢 Entries are now open for the #IPD2026 poster competition, sponsored by Epredia, on the theme 'Innovations in pathology for personalised patient care'. Open to individuals and teams worldwide. Submit by midnight (GMT) on 27 Oct 2026: ow.ly/C8Vx50ZQWWt
The publication of the Health Foundation’s NHS Productivity Commission report, Breaking the cycle: How to build a more productive NHS, reinforces many priorities that the College has identified as key to improving productivity in pathology. Find out more:
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Join 500+ leaders from pathology, pharma, academia and technology at the 13th Digital Pathology & AI Congress Europe.
🎤 60+ expert speakers from NPIC, MHRA, AstraZeneca, Roche, Yale, the NHS and more.
🔗 ow.ly/o0HK50Zsbgx#DigitalPathology#AI#HealthcareInnovation
Celebrate #IPD2026 with us on 11 November at our virtual conference themed 'Pathology in an era of personalised medicine', featuring keynote speaker Professor Tayoun in conversation with RCPath President-Elect Professor Sarah Coupland. Secure your place: ow.ly/E4gm50ZBpJV
Join the @BAGPGynPath BAGP for our next FREE Beyond the Microscope webinar! 🔬
📅 Thursday 22 October | 1pm UK
🎤 Dr Varsha Shah
💬 How to write user-friendly reports: Part 2 (Practical Examples)
Free to register: ow.ly/Yqly50ZOI5K#PathTwitter#GynPath#GynaePath
🦠 Don’t Be a Spore Loser! 🍄🟫
CPD-approved Fungal ID training (Bristol, UK)
🔬 Hands-on lab training
👩🔬 Small groups, expert-led
🧪 Covers dermatophytes, Aspergillus, Fusarium + more
📅 Oct–Jan dates available
📲 ow.ly/qwiL50Zg7Go#MedicalMycology#FungalID#CPD
Did you know that lectures, workshops, journal clubs,
grand rounds, teaching rounds or
audit meetings give you 1 credit per hour?
Check out our comprehensive guide to claiming #CPD credits: ow.ly/pVR350V2zhF
Registration now open!
Join the BSAC Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) Hot Topic Webinar Series—four sessions covering key aspects of AST, including the latest developments in susceptibility testing and resistance detection.
More info: ow.ly/m4Ep50YvM7n
📣 Senior Haematology SpRs & new consultants: Join The Consultant Files: Managerial skills event. Gain practical insights into mentorship, working with industry, clinical trials, private practice and more from expert consultants. #Haematology#CPDow.ly/6Pn750ZOIJ1
Join @BSACandJAC in Birmingham on 25-26 Nov 2026 for BSAC’s Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms (ARM) Workshop. A great opportunity for researchers, PhD students and technicians to share knowledge and network. Register: ow.ly/KmW650ZNHbx#pathology#cpd
The Patient Safety Steering Group helps deliver the College's Patient Safety Strategy. This year's World Patient Safety Day webinars and LinkedIn competition showcase that commitment in action. Find out more: ow.ly/FO3e50ZOAi5#RCPathWPSD#RCPathPatientSafety
Blood Cancer Case Challenge
A 38-year-old patient presents with fever. What clues can you spot from the full blood count and blood film?
Put your morphology skills to the test with this case on the #PathologyPortal 👇
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Congratulations to all the award winners and New Fellows we welcomed to the College today. We hope you feel proud of your achievements and enjoy celebrating with your colleagues and loved ones. Don’t forget to share your photos with us. #RCPathNewFellows
Thank you to Dr Luke Moore for his excellent and thought-provoking talk at today's webinar, 'Implementing diagnostic strategies for infection management: optimising antimicrobial prescribing in clinical practice'. Thank you to @thermofisher for sponsoring the webinar series.
To mark #WorldPatientSafetyDay, we brought together experts to discuss safer point of care testing, maternal & paediatric health and reducing diagnostic errors. Thanks to all our speakers and attendees. Watch the webinar recordings at ow.ly/Kmrr50ZNPqn#RCPathWPSD
‘The deepest professional satisfaction doesn’t come from prizes, titles or other accolades.
It comes from knowing that your work and expertise made a difference to another human being.’
Vice President Dr Laszlo Igali welcomes new fellows to the College.
‘As a voice for pathology, our voice needs to be informed, measured and collaborative.’
Dr Bernie Croal welcomes our members to his last New Fellows Ceremony as President. Professor Sarah Coupland has been elected by College members to take up the role of President in November.
The College is excited to welcome 70 new members to this morning’s New Fellows Ceremony. We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating your achievements, and we look forward to supporting you throughout your career. #RCPathNewFellows
You can claim 1 CPD credit per hour for e-learning that is relevant to your job.
Some online resources provide a certificate for #CPD credits to be claimed. If no certificate is provided, you can self-accredit with a description of the learning outcome.
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Thank you to Professor Paul Dark and Dr Aiden Plant for their excellent talks at today's webinar on managing sepsis in adult intensive care. Don't miss the final webinar in this series, taking place tomorrow at 12.30pm: ow.ly/4wZx50ZOgty
'Personalised medicine is a luxury available only to the global minority.' Join our #IPD2026 debate on 11 November hear opposing expert views, challenge assumptions and vote for the winning team. Find out more and secure your place: ow.ly/8cTx50ZO3uc
St Mark’s Gastrointestinal Histopathology Workshop 2026
🔬 Interactive online workshop with expert-led digital GI pathology case discussions. Review cases in advance and discuss with specialist faculty.
📅 13 October 2026
💻 Online (Zoom)
Register: ow.ly/w70k50ZcEFy
We’re delighted to provide CPD approval for a new 3-week eLearning course, 'The Role of Antifungal Stewardship', produced by The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)!
Register today: ow.ly/7EbA50ZqqQl#AMR#AntifungalStewardship
🧬💻 Online Pathology Grand Round | 14 Oct 2026
Join Dr Sarah Aitken (Yale School of Medicine) for: Genomic Pathology: from DNA mutations to cancer evolution
🕐 13:00–14:00 UK time 🔗 ow.ly/6kit50ZL8lC#Pathology#GenomicPathology#CancerResearch
Our 'Biomarkers and Precision Medicine' event brought together a range of stakeholders to discuss key issues in biomarker research and implementation. Read our news post about the event here: ow.ly/T1JB50ZNP8p
Thank you to @MSDintheUK for sponsoring the event.
Thank you to our excellent speakers at today's webinar, 'Latest evidence on diagnostics for infection management in the adult emergency department: from data into clinical practice'. Don't miss the second webinar in this series, tomorrow: ow.ly/l4YI50ZNPCL
International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Philippines.
Hosted by ISAC, this biennial congress brings together international experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial chemotherapy.
🔗 ow.ly/u4ac50ZcCYA
Interested in AI in healthcare?
@OwnmindLabs' Applied Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics & Modern Healthcare is approved for 6 CPD credits.
Learn about clinical AI, pathology, patient safety, governance and responsible implementation. ow.ly/qqNY50ZMriW@DrShahroze
🔬 Leeds Lymphoma Course @Dr_HebahAli & @pgopinathpg Practical • Interactive • International
A comprehensive online course in lymphoma diagnostics for residents & pathologists
🎓 3 days | Expert faculty
💬 Live cases + Q&A | Recordings
🔗 Book now ow.ly/m4Qp50Zyt39
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in pathology diagnostics and laboratory medicine, getting the UK regulatory framework right is critically important. Read more about the College’s work to support the new blueprint here: ow.ly/YvzZ50ZMA5y
Join us this week for a series of 3 lunchtime webinars on managing and treating sepsis in the emergency department and ICU.
The 1-hour webinars take place on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday at 12:30pm BST. Find out more and book your free place here: ow.ly/tyQs50ZyyrB
We are pleased to let you know that registration is now open for the virtual Breast Annual Screening Meeting. Registration is free of cost.
Date: 14 October 2026
Time: 2−5 pm
Platform: Zoom Webinar
Registration link: ow.ly/3OOL50ZkYHY
We’re delighted to invite colleagues worldwide to the British Lymphoma Pathology Group (BLPG) Autumn Meeting 2026
📅 20 November 2026
📍 Friends House, London + online
🌍 Guest speakers:
Dr Amy Chadburn (USA)
Prof Laurence De Leval (Switzerland)
Register: ow.ly/cHgi50ZyquU
Join our final #WorldPatientSafetyDay webinar on Monday 14 September, 1pm BST. We’ll be examining the role of both digital and non-digital solutions in creating safer diagnostic pathways. 1 CPD point available. Register at: ow.ly/4u3B50ZL9V3#RCPathWPSD
Thank you to everyone who attended our event on Biomarkers and Precision Medicine this afternoon. We rounded off the day with a panel discussion on opportunities and barriers in treatment-guiding biomarkers. We're grateful to @MSDintheUK for their support for this meeting.
We're delighted to see a full room for our Biomarkers and Precision Medicine event today, which includes a keynote address from Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez. Thank you to all our speakers and to @MSDintheUK for their support for this event.
If you're planning an event to celebrate National Pathology Week 2026, you can order a range of free promotional materials and information leaflets via our online form: ow.ly/t3hs50ZIOS9
Don't forget to order in plenty by Wednesday 21 October at the latest!
Celebrate #IPD2026 with us on 11 November at our virtual conference themed 'Pathology in an era of personalised medicine', featuring keynote speaker Professor Tayoun in conversation with RCPath President-Elect Professor Sarah Coupland. Secure your place: ow.ly/E4gm50ZBpJV
Join the autumn Nottingham & Singapore Breast Pathology Online Masterclass. It is led by Prof Emad Rakha & Prof Puay Hoon Tan, with an international faculty who are all editorial board members and contributing authors to WHO updates.
Register here: ow.ly/oK4x50ZaYmB#cpd
Great to join @RCRadiologists roundtable in Parliament today, hosted by Clive Jones MP, to discuss realising ambitions of the #NationalCancerPlan through earlier diagnosis. Boosting diagnostic capacity is crucial in ensuring more patients are treated at an early stage. @mike4path
Just 1 week to go until our series of 3 lunchtime webinars on managing sepsis, delivered in partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Find out more and book your free place here: ow.ly/KJ4t50ZyygS
Last day to represent your specialty on the Trainees' Advisory Committee. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to contribute to your field. Submit your application by Tuesday 8 September at 5pm: ow.ly/vjKc50T7fp8
Applications are now being invited from fellows of the College to volunteer as Country Advisors in the MENA region. We're especially seeking applicants for Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and the UAE. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/CSQE50ZG1Qy