Who We Are

Welcome to the British and Irish Paediatric Pathology Association (BRIPPA).

BRIPPA is a professional association of medical doctors who specialise in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology - the diagnostic pathology of the the fetus, placenta, infant and child. The Association has around 88 members, most of whom are currently in practice in public hospitals in the UK and Ireland.

The Association runs an interpretative Paediatric Histopathology External Quality Assurance (EQA) Scheme which is overseen by the National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel (NQAAP) and the Royal College of Pathologists' Histopathology and Cytopathology Interpretative EQA Steering Committee.
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What is Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology is specialist discipline of Histopathology (Cellular or Tissue Pathology). It is broadly divided in to two sub-disciplines: Paediatric Surgical Pathology and Perinatal Pathology.

Paediatric Surgical Pathology

Paediatric Surgical Pathology entails the examination of tissue samples taken from living babies, infants, children and adolescents at biopsy or operation The type of tissues and reason for examination are varied but include biopsies of skin lesions and tumours to diagnose the type of lesion; biopsies of the kidney or lining of the gut to diagnose and monitor chronic conditions and examination of tissue removed at emergency operations. The information gained from the examination of these tissues is communicated with the doctors caring for the child and helps guide their management plan, advice and choices they give to the child and their family.

Perinatal Pathology

Perinatal Pathology is the examination of foetuses, babies and infants after death. This includes foetuses and babies who have died before birth, those when the pregnancy has been ended because structural anomalies (differences) have been found on scans, spontaneous miscarriages (deliveries before the baby is sufficiently developed to survive), and deaths during or shortly after birth or in the first year of life. Perinatal pathologists also often examine older children who have died and also placentas from babies where there have been pregnancy complications. In all of these situations the aim is to provide explanations and information for families to reduce the chance of them losing another baby or child, help them understand what has happened and assist the doctors looking after them.

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Here you will find information on upcoming meetings and events from not only BRIPPA & EQA, but also from other organisations across the World.

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BRIPPA Annual Meeting

The BRIPPA 2025 AGM will be held on the Thursday 22nd May and will be via Microsoft Teams
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PPS Meeting

The PPS 2025 Meeting will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from the 11th to 13th September
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IPPA Advanced Course

The 2025 IPPA Advanced course will be held in Antalya, Turkey from the 8th to 14th November
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SPP Fall Meeting

The SPP Fall meeting will be held on 22 - 26th October 2025, more information to follow.
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IPPA UPDATE Course

Information regarding the next IPPA UPDATE course will be added soon!
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IAP

Upcoming Zoom meeting from IAP. This meeting is organized by the Hungarian Division of the IAP (International Academy of Pathology)
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