International and Regional Speakers
Dr. Bernie Croal
Dr Bernie Croal is the current President of the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) in the United Kingdom, He is a Chemical Pathologist from Aberdeen, Scotland specialising in intravenous nutritional support and diagnostic stewardship.
He is a science and medicine graduate, and trained in general medicine, chemical pathology and Health Services/Public Health Research. He has spent a long career in various leadership roles within NHS Scotland including clinical director and regional lead for pathology, NHS Scotland demand optimisation lead and chair of the Scottish Clinical Biochemistry Network (SCBN).
He is also a Past President of the Association for Laboratory Medicine UK (2021-23). He is a fellow of three Royal colleges of physicians, the Institute of Biomedical Science and the Academy of Healthcare Science. Within RCPath he has chaired many committees and served as Vice-President from 2011-14 and is now President until November 2026.
