Training activity information

Details

Prepare representative patient samples from a range of tissue types and identify the following processes:

  • Tissue and cell injury
  • Healing and repair
  • Thrombosis
  • Embolism
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Oedema
  • Ischaemia
  • Infarction

Type

Entrustable training activity (ETA)

Evidence requirements

Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee repeatedly, consistently, and effectively over time, in a range of situations. This may include occasions where the trainee has not successfully achieved the outcome of the activity themselves. For example, because it was not appropriate to undertake the task in the circumstances or the trainees recognised their own limitations and sought help or advice to ensure the activity reached an appropriate conclusion. ​

Reflection at multiple timepoints on the trainee learning journey for this activity.

Considerations

  • Differences between the types of physiological and pathological processes
  • Normal and disease states associated with these processes
  • Macroscopic vs microscopic identification
  • The microscopical differences between normal tissue morphology and tissue undergoing these processes
  • Local SOPs
  • Specimen block sampling and macroscopic description
  • Quality of blocks
  • RCPath tissue pathways and cancer datasets
  • Selection of histological techniques to demonstrate different cell types involved in benign proliferative and degenerative processes

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 3 Outcome

Use histological techniques to demonstrate the different types of injury, repair and vascular damage.

# 9 Outcome

Practice safely in accordance with quality management and accreditation standards.