BIOB1400 Hematology Course description

Hematology is the study of blood and blood diseases. This is a basic hematology course, focusing on the blood cells’ morphology, development and function, and the most important blood diseases. The course will give students a foundation for analysing hematology and coagulation samples, and for quality assuring, interpreting and assessing test results.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the structure and function of the different blood cells
• can characterise blood cells in a non-pathological blood sample and describe the selected pathological cells/conditions
• can describe the principles for different methods of measuring selected hematology and coagulation analyses
• can describe the significance of different analyses for diagnosis and treatment
• can explain the principle for manual counting and differentiation of blood cells
• can explain different sources of error relating to hematological analyses and how the sources of error can affect the results
• can explain the hemostasis mechanism
• can describe some blood diseases

Skills

The student

• can carry out regular manual and automatic hematology and coagulation analyses
• can prepare blood smears and identify cells in blood
• can assess and assure the quality of sample materials and test results
• can assess and interpret scattergrams (plots) from automatic cell counters
• can interpret test results in conjunction with other parameters
• can use and maintain a selection of analytical automated devices

General competence

The student

• can make plans for and carry out own laboratory work by using relevant documents such as procedures, product information and method applications

Work and teaching methods used are lectures, group work, peer assessment and laboratory work individually and in groups.

Parts of the teaching used is the ‘flipped classroom’, where digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance and the time they spend at the university will be used to work on assignments and group work. Digital learning resources are also used in the form of practical assignments in digital morphology.

In order to be permitted to take the exam, the following must have been approved:

• a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in laboratory teaching

Gradert skala A-F

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After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can explain fundamental methods, such as spectrophotometry, chromatography, mass spectrometry, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and flow cytometry
• can give an account of the structure and measuring techniques of selected instruments
• is familiar with quality assurance systems in laboratory work including accreditation
• is familiar with different sources of error and how they contribute to uncertainty in analysis results
• can describe selected methods used in point of care analysis and self-testing and how these are quality assured.

Skills

The student

• can prepare and carry out maintenance on analysis instruments used in the course
• can follow procedures and creating his/her own simple procedures
• has basic skills in assessment of results and quality controls
• can assess which pipette techniques are suitable for different sample materials
• can control and adjust pipettes

General competence

The student

• can understand and perform basic laboratory work pursuant to given procedures in a manner that is accurate and assures quality

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars and laboratory work.

Digital learning resources are made available for students before the laboratory sessions. The time in the laboratory is therefore generally not used to demonstrate how to solve the assignments.

Supervised individual written exam, 3 hours