Practical and Clinical Microbiology of Anaerobes Course- UK 2020

Now in its sixth year, the Practical and Clinical Microbiology of Anaerobes course will be held again in 2020 – on 18 and 19 June in Cardiff. It is a two-day residential course delivered by the UK Anaerobe Reference Unit, Public Health Wales. The course provides a refresher in culturing, isolating and identifying clinically important anaerobes and a look at the latest technologies and techniques.

Limited to 26 places to enable each delegate to participate in practical sessions in the laboratory, the course provides a unique opportunity to learn from the experts in anaerobic microbiology. The course is CPD accredited by RCPath (11 credits) and is invaluable preparation for FRCPath.

The cost of attendance is £375 +VAT (or £355 +VAT for SAM members), which includes one night’s accommodation at the Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff, meals & refreshments plus a course dinner on 18 June.

The aims of the course are:

To promote an understanding and awareness of anaerobic bacteria in clinical material.

To gain an insight into their relevance in clinical microbiology.

To achieve a basic level of competence in methods used for their isolation and identification.

To improve the standards of anaerobic microbiology in clinical laboratories.

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