Refresher Course In Hematology
Refresher Course In Hematology (4193-08)
Review basic hematology testing, morphology of red and white blood cells, anemias, leukemias, and coagulation. Improve your day-to-day practice as you apply your hematology knowledge to examining the images and solving case studies.
Version Date: August 2008
| Code |
4193-08 |
| Niveau |
Fondamental |
Prix membres
$330
Prix non-membres
$495
Renseignements additionnels
PEP hours: 43
CPS/ART credits: 0
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss blood formation and the role of proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells and extramedullary hematopoiesis
- List the normal ranges of each component of the complete blood count (CBC) and indices (RBC, MCV, MCHC) and relate them to critical values
- Understand the preparation and systematic examination of manual differentials and relate them to automated differentials
- Differentiate white blood cell and red blood cell morphology and relate them to disease states
- Recognize the clinical significance of analyses such as serum iron, TIBC, ferritin, haptoglobins, hemopaxin, methemalbumin, sickle cell solubility and reticulocyte count
- List, classify and differentiate anemias including macrocytic, megaloblastic and nonmegaloblastic, aplastic, microcytic hypochromic, iron deficiency, chronic disease, and sideroblastic
- List and discuss hemoglobinopathies including the thalassemias and abnormal hemoglobins
- Differentiate red cell membrane disorders and red cell enzyme defects
- Discuss myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes and the different leukemias
- Understand basic coagulation concepts and testing
Instructors: Carol Tabata, RT, ART; John Hartt, ART, MLT; Meng-Kee Tan, FCSMLS(D)
Prerequisites: Understanding of basic hematology definitions and general laboratory knowledge.
Textbook: Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis 5th edition by Denise Harmening.
Equipment: Computer with Internet is required
Start Date: March 1 and September 1
Completion: 20 weeks
Version Date: August 2008