Course Catalog

 
STP2033 LABORATORY MEDICINE PRINCIPLES AND PEARLS (AKA HOW TO DECIDE WHEN AND WHICH TEST TO ORDER AND HOW TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS)
Department PATHOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director KATAYOUN FOMANI, MD Enrollment Limit 12
Contact KALANTRA ELLIS Enrollment Minimum 2
Email kalantraellis@uabmc.edu Address 615 18th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 975-8323 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 44-44
Prerequisites Completion of first year of medical school. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description In 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report describing the need to improve the diagnostic process. Teaching medical students how to use the clinical laboratory is essential to achieve a better future. The aim of this course is to teach students how to properly select laboratory tests and fully understand the meaning of their results. We will discuss what we call "principles" of Laboratory in Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc. We also hope that this course will foster stronger and effective collaboration between laboratorians and clinicians of the future.
Where To Report University Hospital; Department of Pathology; West Pavilion P230. The course is 3 days long and will run Mon-Wed from about 8:00am to 3:00 pm, (sometimes Tues- Thurs) depending on the Director's clinical service responsibilities.
Requirements ACTIVITIES:
- Prepare the assigned reading distributed by mentor(s)
- Show interest in the discussions
- Ask questions

Required Reading:

1. "Clinical Laboratory Tests: Which, Why and What Do The Results Mean?" by Frank H. Wians Jr.
2. Up-To-Date: Evidence-based Clinical Solutions for Healthcare | UpToDate | Wolters Kluwer
3. "Overview on Ordering and Evaluation of Laboratory Tests" by Zoia E. Khattak, Husam El Sharu, and Beenish S. Bhutta
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on:
- Discussion participation
- Preparation for meetings
Notes NOTE: Prior to Febuary 3, 2016, this course was entitled:

"HOW TO DECIDE WHEN AND WHICH TEST TO ORDER AND HOW TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS"