Cytology In The Practice Lab - Blood, Sweat And Smears
British Veterinary Association
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Date: Wednesday 11th July, 2018 - Wednesday 11th July, 2018
Start time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Duration: 6 hour(s)
Cost: FREE
This course will take a practical approach to implementing best practice in the in-house laboratory. It will highlight pointers to obtaining reliable results with simple equipment in a small laboratory. The importance of QC/QA in these laboratories will be stressed.
An overview of information that can be obtained using such a laboratory and cage-side tests will be attempted. Tips for obtaining the best samples and how to evaluate them using a standard microscope and centrifuge will be provided.
The practical session will include evaluation of blood films in common conditions: anaemias, thrombocytopenias, inflammatory changes. Cytology slides from common skin lesions (including tumours) cavity fluids will also be provided for examination. The advantage of sediments of fresh urine samples for detection of casts and other formed elements will be demonstrated. At the end of the session there will be a short review of the samples and cases examined during the practical part.
The five key things delegates will learn from this course are:
The value of blood films to aid diagnosis
Cytology of commonly seen cavity fluids
Cytology of common skin and subcutaneous masses
Analysis of urine sediment
Use and QC/QA of in-house instruments and microscope
Who is it for?
First opinion veterinarians and nurses who run in house labs.
The Speakers
Joy Archer MS VMD PhD FRCPath DipECVEP HonFRCVS, Head of Clinical Pathology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
The Venue
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Cambridge
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ES
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
6 hours
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