Competency information
Details
Produce basic interpretative reports on common molecular pathology investigations.
Considerations
- The information to be included in an interpretative report.
- How to construct an interpretative report and the format required for presentation.
- Limits of responsibility in the authorisation and issue of interpretative reports.
- Clinical conditions that may require urgent action and how to instigate such action.
- Normal and abnormal results and their significance to the clinical question or condition.
- The preparation of reports and the reporting process for patients being investigated for infection using molecular diagnostic testing.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 | Outcome Use laboratory IT systems for handling, processing and storage of patient data and laboratory results. To include an introduction to bioinformatics. |
| # 5 | Outcome Produce a basic interpretive report on molecular laboratory results in the context of infection. |