This course will consider those commonly requested blood test results that are often ordered in. Exploring lipid levels, liver function tests and inflammatory markers, whilst making sense of U&E’s, thyroid function and glucose levels, it is critical that the clinician receiving the results knows what to do next.
Join our expert speaker Roger Hoke to explore blood tests in more depth and challenge your thinking with clinical scenarios and ranges of results. Knowing when a result can be filed whilst also identifying “red flags” and necessary referrals.
There will be afternoon workshops exploring various case presentations in primary care from thyroid disease to cancer. Using the published manual provided as a resource on the course, you will decipher blood results and hypothesize around patient diagnoses.
For any registered professional this course provides insight and awareness into blood chemistry, offering the clinician a greater understanding of potential health outcomes and necessary interventions.
This course is open to all clinically registered staff within Primary Care e.g. GPNS / Advanced clinical practitioners / AHPs.
Course Content
- Refresh of phlebotomy skills – governance and best practice
- Commonly requested blood tests
- Interpreting ranges of results – when is it normal?
- Specialist blood tests – rationale and relevance
- Equivocal results – when to repeat
- Clinical scenarios and case studies
Learning Outcomes
- Increased understanding and awareness of blood chemistry
- Ability to link blood findings to symptoms and understand their relevance.
- Confidence to refer patients in a timely way to receive appropriate care and relevant diagnostics in relation to disease management.