Section	Details
Title of Clinical Placement	Haematology. Year 3 LIC Belfast Trust, Year 3 LIC DGH,
Placement Overview	The overall aim in teaching haematology is to allow every doctor to be able to use the haematology service both from a clinical and laboratory point of view for good patient management (not to make you into haematology specialists). As a doctor you will be using haematology services in most areas in order to diagnose and manage patients.
In third year students will have multiple opportunities to gain experience in haematology during the LIC. There are many slots which you can book into to attend haematology clinics, the haematology ward and the haematology day unit. This will give you the opportunities to see and hear from patients and observe some of the procedures.
Throughout the year 6 sessions (on 3 afternoons) will be delivered on Zoom by expert haematologists. These will be on anaemia, leukaemia, myeloma, coagulation lymphoma and diagnostic investigation in haematology. Background notes on these areas are on the portal and the talks will be uploaded after delivery. Thus throughout the year you should gain a good background knowledge of general haematology, both malignant and non-malignant, coagulation and blood transfusion. You should gain an appreciation of haematology and be able to diagnose and treat clinical aspects of patient management with the use of laboratory investigations for the rest of your career.
Level of Students	Year 3
Placement Duration	Specialities are a 7 week course of which haematology is a part
Placement Learning Outcomes	Gain knowledge and experience of haematology
Specific Learning Outcomes	1. Perform history and examination

2. Interpret blood tests: Knowledge of how to investigate and interpret simple tests in order to make a diagnosis
3. Exhibit professionalism
4. Recognise how to diagnose anaemias, coagulation disorders, leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, etc. 5.Recognise how to manage: initial resuscitation of the ill/septic patient, initial management of simple anaemia etc. | | General Objectives | To develop an working knowledge of haematology (diagnostic pathway and initial management) to be used through medical career | | | | | Student Responsibilities | To attend and interact with HPC and patients in any allocated sessions (clinics ward rounds) To attend and teaching sessions scheduled and use and interact with online resources To extend learning by attending any other opportunities | | Expected Attendance | At all allocated sessions Also very desirable to attend online the haematology Zoom sessions (These can be viewed at other times but the live sessions online have the opportunity to interact with a haematologist.) | | Teaching Opportunities | Focused half day teaching session in haematology during placement Clinic attendance as allocated where student has 1 to1 session with HCP opportunity to attend Attendance at allocated ward round Opportunity from clinic to observe practical procedures (bone marrow biopsy, venesection, transfusions, chemotherapy in day unit) Haematology on the medical education portal: Zoom sessions which can be attended live and teaching on blood transfusion | | Required Clinical Skills | Ability to take a good clinical history, General examination Interpretation of blood results (FBP, coagulation screen) | | Assessment & Feedback Methods | Haematology is assessed in OSCEs in third year But knowledge of haematology is required throughout the course (e.g. interpretation of FPB in any ill patient) | | MyProgress Requirements | There are a number of compulsory and desirable elements Attend a haematology clinic Attend a haematology ward round Take a history form a patient with a haematological diagnosis Interpret a full blood count Observe a blood transfusion Carry out safe and appropriate blood transfusion Observe a bone marrow aspirate(desirable) Observe a patient undergoing chemotherapy (desirable) | | Learning Resources | Medical education portal third year for lectures and background notes and Blood transfusion lectures Suggest start by reading the chapter on haematology in any general medical textbook or online textbook | | Case Presentations (if required) | No but the Hayley Clarke prize is awarded each year to the best case write up submitted The template for this is on the Medical education portal Students are in courage to find a patient when on ward of in clinic write up the case and submit Doctors in the ward or clinic can guide students to cases. Students who do an SSC in haematology do see cases and this may be an opportunity to write up cases. Feedback will be given on any case submitted for this prize. | | Workplace Assessments (if required) | None required | | Supervision Structure | Haematology is part of the integrated block so there is no specific supervisor for it |