Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology

Details

Title

Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology

Type

Stage One

Module code

HLS379

Requirement

Compulsory

Module objective

By the end of the training period trainees will, in respect to background and principles, be able to:

• Analyse, synthesise, evaluate and apply knowledge
• Perform a range of technical and clinical skills and procedures
• Demonstrate the attitudes and behaviours necessary for professional practice as a consultant clinical scientist dealing with the complexities, uncertainties and tensions of professional practice at this level.

Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrates understanding of various specimens obtained for example via:
  • Oesophagectomy
  • Gastrectomy
  • Antrectomy
  • Polypectomy
  • EMR

• Demonstrates understanding of commonly encountered neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease processes. For example:
  • Helicobacter-associated gastritis
  • Reactive gastritis
  • Barrett’s oesophagus
  • Oesophageal carcinoma
  • Gastric carcinoma
  • Coeliac disease
  • Duodenitis
  • GIST
  • Neuroendocrine tumours

Technical and clinical skills

• Able to interpret and report endoscopic biopsies
• Recognises common diseases, for example:
  • Helicobacter-associated gastritis
  • Oesophageal and gastric malignancy, etc.
• Describes, dissects, and reports oesophageal and gastric resection specimens