Year 4, 2012-13
Module leaders
Dr Saad Abdalla
Professor Irene Roberts
Haematology
Wednesday 2 January - Friday 1 February 2013

Module 3: Inherited and acquired red cell disorders - timetable and learning objectives [Word]

Professor Bain's interactive haematology image bank

Living with thalassaemia [realPlayer]

PowerPoint presentations, unless otherwise indicated:
Wed 2 Jan Pathology of sickle cell disease - Professor Barbara Bain
Haemoglobin structure and function - Professor Barbara Bain
Thurs 3 Jan The thalassaemias: introduction and β thalassaemias - Professor Barbara Bain
Beta thalassaemia interactions + learning objectives [Word] - Professor Barbara Bain
Fri 4 Jan

Introduction to module - Dr Saad Abdalla
Epidemiology of inherited red cell disorders - Dr Saad Abdalla
The alpha thalassaemias + learning objectives [Word] - Professor Barbara Bain
Malaria: clinical aspects and pathophysiology - Dr Saad Abdalla
Mon 7 Jan Normal haemopoiesis - Professor Irene Roberts
Haemoglobinopathies presenting in neonates - Professor Irene Roberts
Haemoglobinopathies: a molecular investigation - Professor Letizia Foroni
Tues 8 Jan Red cell enzymes: an overview - Dr Helen New
Indications and contraindications for transfusion - Dr Stephen Field
Challenges of blood transfusion practice in Africa - Dr Stephen Field
Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA) - Dr Stephen Field

Reading: External financial aid to blood transfusion services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Guideline on the administration of blood components [pdf]
Cold hemolytic syndrome
How I treat autoimmune hemolytic anemias in adults
Thurs 10 Jan PowerPoint presentations: how and why - Professor Barbara Bain
The alpha thalassaemias - Dr Noémi Roy
Haemoglobinopathy practical data sheets + answers - Professor Barbara Bain
Hb EPS and BioRad variant II [Word] - Professor Barbara Bain
Answers to datasheets - Professor Barbara Bain
Mon 14 Jan Psychological dimensions in sickle cell disease and thalassaemia - Dr Kofi Anie
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria - Professor Anastasios Karadimitris
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) - Professor Anastasios Karadimitris
Tues 15 Jan Red cell membrane and its defects - Dr Subarna Chakravorty
Acquired bone marrow dysfunction secondary to infections - Dr Saad Abdalla
The spleen - Dr Saad Abdalla
Mon 21 Jan The complement system - Professor Marina Botto
Prospects of gene therapy for haematological disorders - Dr Andy Porter
Tues 22 Jan G6PD deficiency - Dr Helen New
Hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly - Dr Saad Abdalla
Thurs 24 Jan Historical account of the discovery of red cell disorders part 1 and part 2 - Dr Mark Layton

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