The Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, the professional body representing medical scientists in Ireland. Medical scientists are a regulated profession.

The Medical Scientists Registration Board at CORU established its register on 31 March 2019. As and from this date the Medical Scientists Registration Board is designated as the Competent Authority for the profession of Medical Scientist under the relevant legislation.

The vision of the Academy is “To support excellence in clinical science and laboratory medicine, and in doing so, enhance patient outcomes”.

Notarising

Our Commissioner for Oaths will be in the Academy office on Tuesday, March 3rd @ 12.30 pm to notarise documents for current members.

HSCP Day 2020

HSCP Integrate, Innovate, Deliver.

Wednesday, March 4th 2020

https://acslm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HSCP-Day-2020-Flyer.pdf

ACADEMY UPDATES

Academy of Clinical Science & Laboratory Medicine (@ACSLM1) tweeted at 5:45 PM on Mon, Jan 27, 2020:

@acslmPresident @paulreiddublin at launch of guidelines on Communication of Critical Results for Patients in the Community #medicalscientists already have systems in place & auditable to ISO15189, this provides a standardised national protocol https://t.co/MSrHkJ16lj
(https://twitter.com/ACSLM1/status/1221851688761466882?s=09)

Martina Ring (@mringster) tweeted at 8:13 AM on Thu, Feb 06, 2020:

C’mon all #medicalscientists @ACSLM1 and @WeHSCPs let’s get involved
(https://twitter.com/mringster/status/1225331768938696728?s=09)

BioMedica 2020

Don’t miss out. Plan ahead. Further information: http://www.biomedica.ie

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Academy invites the submission of abstracts for Poster Presentation at BioMedica 25^th & 26^th May 2020

Please see Abstract guidelines below.

Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts – Undergraduate guidelines

Call For Abstracts – Abstract guidelines

Poster Guidelines

KEVIN ST. CELEBRATION, SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2020.
For more information go to EVENTS section on this website, also available on the

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/kevin-street-celebration-saturday-february-29-tickets-89557700493

New HSE Laboratory Reporting Guideline 
Monday 27 January, the HSE and RCPI launched a new guideline for communicating critical lab results to patients

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team
HSE January 2020, Edition Number: 5 NEWSLETTER: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/hcai/european-antibiotics-awareness-day/resist-newsletter-edition-5-january-2020.pdf

Coru Register
Medical scientists register opened on Sunday 31st March 2019. The Academy will ensure that this process is as simple as possible for its members.

CPD Certificate in Molecular Cervical Cytopathology (Level 9)
Joint Programme of the School of Biological and Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin, and the Cellular and Molecular Cytopathology Training School, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital in partnership with CervicalCheck. https://acslm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Information-leaflet-for-the-Molecular-Cytopathology-Programme-2020-Final-2.pdf

Absolute Confidence
Legal implications for Medical Scientists of “Absolute Confidence”, Fitness to Practice and Professional Liability. Mary Seery Kearney, BL.   https://youtu.be/-7OeH5eWQ1k

Statutory Regulation for Medical Scientists
Mr. Colm O’Leary, (Ex-Head of Regulation), CORU    https://youtu.be/1fFbEiXnIsY

CORU FAQ’s:   https://www.coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/continuing-professional-development/cpd-faqs/

CPD of the month (January 2020)
Just out: Go to “www.acslm.ie”  “CPD”  “Login”  click “Members Area”  hover over “Members CPD Area” and select this months CPD.

The Cross Judgement “Absolute Confidence”
Listen to Academy Council member, Marie Culliton, speak on The Cross Judgement “Absolute Confidence”

https://acslm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Marie-NewsTalk-14.05.2019.mp3

November 2019 Crossword
Crossword Clues November 2019    Crossword answers November 2019

Privacy Notice
The Academy is committed to protecting and safeguarding your personal data. In compliance with the EU general data protection regulations (GDPR) we have recently updated our privacy policy. The notice can be viewed here.

Professional Code of Conduct
The document is available here.