Year 4, 2012-13
 Course Directors: Dr Carolyn Millar and Professor David Lane
Haematology introduction
Monday 24 September - Friday 5 October 2012
Aims, objectives and timetable [Word] Professor Bain's interactive haematology image bank

PowerPoint presentations, unless otherwise indicated:
Mon 24 Sept Introduction - Dr Carolyn Millar, Professor David Lane
Normal haemopoiesis [pdf] - Dr Georg Bohn
Haematological immunity [pdf] - Professor Francesco Dazzi
Tues 25 Sept Haemoglobin structure and function and the genetics of haemoglobin synthesis - Professor Barbara Bain
Overview of globin genes and their disorders [Word] - Professor Barbara Bain
Methods in haemoglobinopathy diagnosis - Professor Barbara Bain
Data to aid in interpretation of practical exercises - Professor Barbara Bain

Practical data interpretation - Professor Barbara Bain
Wed 26 Sept Pathogenesis of sickle cell disease [pdf] - Professor Irene Roberts
SCD journal club [pdf] - Dr Georg Bohn + Haematologica article and Blood journal article
How to set up a microscope [pdf] - Dr Carolyn Millar
Thurs 27 Sept Review of haemostasis - Professor David Lane
Coagulation factors: Basic biochemistry of these modular proteins - Dr Josefin Ahnström
Anticoagulant mechanisms - Dr Jim Crawley
Platelets: activation and inhibition - Professor David Lane
Antiplatelet agents: evaluation of a paper - Professor David Lane
Fri 28 Sept Study skills and medical writing + Good medical writing [Word] - Professor Barbara Bain
Essay writing and the role of transfusion in sickle cell disease - Professor Barbara Bain
Clinical trials and the role of statistics in haematological research - Professor Barbara Bain
Mon 1 Oct Introduction to flow cytometry - Dr Aristeidis Chaidos
Molecular techniques in haematology - Dr Letizia Foroni
Database search skills and Refworks - Kate Perris, Geraldine Farrell
Tues 2 Oct What is leukaemia and what is lymphoma? - Professor Barbara Bain
Aetiology of acute leukaemia - Professor Barbara Bain
Thurs 4 Oct The evolution and function of human blood groups - Andy Miller
Red cell antigens, antibodies and cross-matching - Dr Fiona Regan
Transfusion problems? - Dr Fiona Regan
Pre-transfusion (compatibility) testing + Crossmatch demonstration [Word] - Mohammed Salad
Blood components - Dr Fiona Regan
Practical: White cell morphology [Word] - Dr David Marin Costa

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