Blood Smears and Cytology in First Opinion Practice for Alumni Only

This highly practical course for Alumni only aims to improve your confidence in the analysis of blood smears and cytological preparations, including skin masses, lymph nodes, and body cavity fluids.

Course Description

Course Content: 

 If the thought of dusting off the practice microscope for in-house cytology fills you with dread, this course is for you! This highly practical course aims to improve your confidence in the analysis of blood smears and cytological preparations, including skin masses, lymph nodes, and body cavity fluids.

 Topics to be covered: 

• In-house microscopy
• Haematology and the assessment of blood smears
• Cytology of solid tissues (skin masses and lymph nodes)
• Cytology of body cavity fluids

 Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Set up and use a microscope in first opinion practice
• Assess blood smears in the context of analyser results and laboratory quality, recognizing circumstances that require the opinion of an external pathologist
• Assess solid tissue cytology preparations for a range of common and more advanced lesions of the skin and lymphoid system
• Assess fluid cytology preparations for common and more advanced lesions

 Required delegate attributes or who this course is suitable for: 

 This course is suitable for veterinary surgeons with an interest in small animal internal medicine and laboratory diagnostics. The course will be of particular interest to candidates undertaking the CertAVP C module in Clinical Pathology – Laboratory Diagnostics, but is open to any interested delegate including new graduates and registered veterinary nurses.