Course: Haematology and Transfusion Medicine

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Course title Haematology and Transfusion Medicine
Course code FZS/HETL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Procházková Renata, MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1) Introduction to clinical hematology, basic knowledge about hematopoiesis. 2) Specific examinations for hematological diseases. 3) Introduction to transfusiology, transfusion preparations, indications of hemotherapy. 4) Adverse effects of transfusion. 5) Application of transfusion. Exercises: 1) Overview of laboratory methodologies, correct laboratory practice. 2) Morphological hematological examinations and their interpretation. 3) Tests for examination of hemostasis and their interpretation. 4) Immunohematological methods. 5) Pre-transfusion examination, transfusion application.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a theoretical-practical unit, which provides students with basic knowledge in the field of clinical hematology, informs about basic and special examination methods in hematology. It includes knowledge about the methods of blood collection for haematological examinations. It explains the basic principles of transfusion medicine, introduces laboratory methods used in transfusion medicine, transfusion products, indications for their application and principles of administration including post-transfusion complications.
The student will acquire basic knowledge in the field of clinical hematology and transfusion medicine, will become familiar with basic and special examination methods in hematology.
Prerequisites
untermined

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

. 80% attendance at exercises . passing the test
Recommended literature
  • PENKA, Miroslav a Eva SLAVÍČKOVÁ. Hematologie a transfuzní lékařství: I.. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3459-0.
  • PENKA, Miroslav a Eva TESAŘOVÁ. Hematologie a transfuzní lékařství: II.. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3460-6.
  • PROCHÁZKOVÁ, Renata a Lenka ŘEHOŘOVÁ. Klinická transfuziologie pro všeobecné sestry. Liberec: TU v Liberci, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7372-676-8.
  • ŘEHÁČEK, Vít a kol. Transfuzní lékařství. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4534-3.
  • VYDRA, Jan a Petr CETKOVSKÝ. Hematologie v kostce. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2015. ISBN 978-80-204-3698-6.


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