January 3, 2024-January 17, 2024
Course Director
Louis Rapkin, MD
Clinical Director, Oncology
Department of Pediatrics
louis.rapkin@chp.edu
Course Description
This course builds on concepts established during immunology and pathology in the consideration of the impact of diseases of the circulating elements of blood.
Course Objectives
- To describe normal hematopoiesis and the findings of a normal bone marrow, describing the same using cellularity, myeloid to erythroid ratios, and specific cell line development.
- Create an algorithm for the assessment and diagnosis of anemia, and to apply that algorithm to cases of hypo- and hyper-proliferative anemias.
- To identify common disorders of the red cell according to pathogenesis, defining clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and basics of treatment.
- To identify common benign and malignant disorders of the white cell according to pathogenesis, defining clinical characteristics, and diagnosis.
- To identify the and proteins/enzymes of normal coagulation, primary and secondary hemostasis, fibrinolysis, and to list the essential characteristics of disorders in each of these processes.
- To identify common thrombotic disorders according to pathogenesis, defining clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and basics of treatment.
Educational Methods
- Lectures
- Clinical workshops
- Hematopathology workshops
- Patient presentations
- Case conferences
- Self-study
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on their performance on two quizzes.
Grading: Grading for this course is Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. The passing threshold is a final cumulative quiz score of 65% or greater.
Requests for excused absences should be submitted here. Unexcused absences may result in grading penalties as outlined in the Policy on Absence and Attendance.