Overview
On completion of this unit you will be able to appraise and perform advanced haematological methods used in the diagnosis and monitoring of blood diseases. Therapeutic management of diseases of blood coagulation will also be investigated.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student feedback report
Praise for the residential school was identified across several survey responses. These identified the structured program as easy to progress through, very informative and as providing a very helpful guide to student learning in practical aspects of haematology.
If the expansion of the student cohort this year is maintained in future, consideration will be given to tailoring practicals for larger class sizes and to meeting the logistical demands of running these effectively. Changes to the class following appraisal of last year's iteration contributed significantly to an improved delivery in 2018.
Feedback from Student feedback report
The residential school received positive feedback for providing clarification of blood film morphology and disease process, with detailed knowledge from a long time scientist in haematology.
This year, the excellent and enthusiastic support of the expert haematologist from industry was invaluable to the professional running of the residential school and in ensuring that it captured the essential practical elements of the workplace pathology laboratory. It is important that such knowledgeable and engaging staff are retained for this role in future years.
Feedback from Student feedback report
Regular contact via e-mail, moodle message board and phone call was appreciated by students. Several commented positively about the approachability of the unit coordinator and demonstrating staff at the residential school.
For the purposes of formative feedback the unit coordinator aims to respond to queries and to return assessments promptly with useful, individually tailored comments. Guidance on both practical and theoretical content of the unit is available to all students at the residential school, both from the unit coordinator and the industry professional.
- Discuss the limitations of haematology laboratory procedures and the use of tests within specified limits
- Discuss the detection and monitoring of blood diseases including factors essential in the development of new tests
- Perform haematological tests and instrument quality control processes
- Discuss laboratory report presentation and interpretation of results including the concept of therapeutic range of anticoagulant therapy
- Analyse results of hematological tests and instrument quality control processes instituting corrective action as required.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Clinical Haematology Atlas
Edition: 5th (2016)
Authors: Bernadette F. Rodak and Jacqueline H. Carr
Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , United States of America
ISBN: 9780323322492
Binding: Spiral
Rodak's Haematology, Clinical Principles and Applications
Edition: 5th (2015)
Authors: Elaine Keohane, Larry Smith and Jeanine Walenga
Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , United States of America
ISBN: 9780323239066
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Both texts can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
w.pederick@cqu.edu.au
r.r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1. Introduction to Advanced Haematology
2. Bone Marrow Examination
Chapter
16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
1. Increased RBC Destruction
2. Intrinsic Defects
3. Extrinsic Defects - Immune and Non-Immune Causes
Chapter
22-25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial 1
An approach to blood film review.
Module/Topic
1. Non-Malignant Leucocyte Disorders
2. Paediatric and Geriatric Haematology
Chapter
28, 38
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial 2
Haemolytic Anaemia - Case study 1
Tutorial 3
Haemolytic Anaemia - Case study 2
Module/Topic
Haematological malignancy development, genetics and nomenclature
Chapter
29-33
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial 4
Non - malignant leukocyte disorders - A case study
Module/Topic
1. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
2. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Chapter
34,35
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Independent Study
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
No lecture
Module/Topic
Myeloid Leukaemia
Chapter
34-37
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lymphoid Leukaemia
Chapter
34-37
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
1. Lymphomas
2. Myelomas
3. Other Haematological Malignancies
Chapter
29-37
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
1. Anticoagulants and Coagulopathies
2. Platelet Disorders
Chapter
40-47
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Compulsory Residential School
Chapter
Practical Workbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
No lecture - residential school held this week
Module/Topic
Malaria and other Blood Parasites
Chapter
24
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Revision Lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Unit Coordinator Roxzina Sharma, e-mail r.r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
Lecturer Caroline Zollinger, e-mail c.zollinger@cqu.edu.au
Head of Course Wayne Pederick, e-mail w.pederick@cqu.edu.au
Students are encouraged to use the Moodle Forums for all communication purposes. This will be monitored by all of us.
Attendance at the Res School is compulsory for all students, both internal and distance.
1 Written Assessment
You will be provided with an authentic clinical case study on the unit Moodle site .
The following information regarding the case will be available to you: clinical presentation, patient history, blood smear morphology, haematological parameters (provided by an automated analyser) and biochemical changes (if any).
You are required to write a report (up to 1,500 words) using a case study approach describing the pathology observed, aetiology, specific morphological or haematological characteristics observed that led to the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment options and any recommended further tests.
Guidelines to complete the report, marking rubric and a template will be made available.
Week 6 Monday (22 Apr 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 9 Monday (13 May 2019)
The assessment task is marked according to how well you have met the specific requirements and in accordance with the criteria outlined below:
Presentation: the report is presented in the required template; clarity of purpose and coherence of expression (spelling, grammar, syntax); clear and organised flow of information.
Abstract: provides a clear overview and overall summary of the case study.
Introduction: provides necessary background information and pathophysiology of the case; does not discuss the final diagnosis rather supports the intended diagnosis via arguments.
Materials and Methods: briefly describes all the methods used to aid in diagnosis; discusses further tests to be employed in order to confirm the diagnosis. Results: all data presented clearly with reference ranges; layout is clear with further tests and expected results discussed. Discussion: clear discussion of the results with supporting arguments and reasoning for arriving at the final diagnosis.
References: Harvard referencing system used with appropriate in-text references The written assessment is worth 40% of your final grade.
- Discuss the limitations of haematology laboratory procedures and the use of tests within specified limits
- Discuss the detection and monitoring of blood diseases including factors essential in the development of new tests
- Discuss laboratory report presentation and interpretation of results including the concept of therapeutic range of anticoagulant therapy
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
2 Practical Assessment
You will be provided on the moodle site with a laboratory workbook. This will contain all the tasks that need to be completed during the residential school. It will also contain a series of short questions and patient reports to be completed in relation to the authentic cases provided. Group experimental activities during the residential school will foster team work and provide hands-on experience of the haematological techniques used in pathology laboratories. Completion of the workbook will evidence student engagement and understanding of the principles behind the haematological tests. Laboratory staff or demonstrators will assess your individual experimental capability during residential school to ensure your understanding of the learning outcomes. You will be required to submit the completed version of the laboratory workbook on the moodle site. Important: On Day 3 of your residential school, you will have a final practical examination. Further details regarding the examination will be available on the moodle site.
Week 11 Friday (31 May 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Monday (10 June 2019)
- Residential School and Workbook component: The laboratory staff will provide immediate verbal feedback to you on the practical hands-on aspect of this assessment item. The laboratory workbook template will contain a detailed assessment scheme associated with the tasks and questions/reports to be completed.
- Practical Examination component: This will be conducted on Day 3 of the residential school. Further information on the examination will be available on the moodle site.
- You should obtain a minimum 50% mark for both your laboratory workbook and practical examination in order to pass this assessment. A pass is required in order to successfully complete the unit; however, the mark will not contribute to the overall mark, i.e. assessment of the residential school will be on a 'pass/fail' basis. Referencing Style Harvard (author-date) Submission Offline Online Submission Instructions Students may submit their workbook at the end of the resid
- Perform haematological tests and instrument quality control processes
- Analyse results of hematological tests and instrument quality control processes instituting corrective action as required.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
Calculator - non-programmable, no text retrieval, silent only
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