| K1 | <p>Discuss the key processes of fixation, tissue dissection, processing, embedding, microtomy and staining of paraffin-embedded solid tissue, as well as the blood film procedure.</p> |
| K2 | <p>Describe key normal organ histology at a microscopic level.</p> |
| K3 | <p>Relate immunohistochemical staining to the identification of pathology.</p> |
| K4 | <p>Discuss the theoretical basis of flow cytometry and the interpretation of flow cytometry data.</p> |
| K5 | <p>Identify cell types found in peripheral blood and explain the importance of erythropoiesis and hematopoiesis in human health and disease.</p> |
| K6 | <p>Relate diagnostic analyses of blood to normal and abnormal conditions (e.g. anaemias), white blood cell normal and abnormal conditions (e.g. leukaemia) and platelet normal and abnormal conditions (e.g. disseminated intravascular coagulation and thrombocytopenia).</p> |
| S1 | <p>Demonstrate a variety of routine histological and haematological practices including procedures of dissection, embedding, cutting solid tissue, separation of blood cells, preparation of blood films, and staining.</p> |
| S2 | <p>Develop inquiry and problem solving skills within a theoretical and practical context by collecting and accurately recording and interpreting health and disease data (e.g. histology, blood film, bone marrow, flow cytometry and biochemistry data).</p> |
| S3 | <p>Select and apply appropriate practical and theoretical techniques in order to conduct an investigation relevant to histopathology and the diagnosis of a haematological condition.</p> |
| A1 | <p>Design a course of action that demonstrates initiative, judgement, problem solving and decision making relevant to patient diagnosis and health outcomes based on scenario applications.</p> |
| A2 | <p>Devise a variety of static and non-static responses to scenario applications which combine features of general pathology, structure and function of human tissue and diagnosis of disease.</p> |
| A3 | <p>Appreciate histopathology diversity with regards to histology in context with diagnostic and forensic tissue specimens.</p> |
| A4 | <p>Apply quality assurance procedures and safety procedures to a histological laboratory.</p> |