Competency information
Details
From routine requests, identify the cellular pathology specimens required to confirm a diagnosis in each of the following major organ systems and perform the relevant techniques to process the sample:
- dermatopathology
- breast pathology
- hepatobiliary pathology
- gastrointestinal pathology
- genitourinary pathology
- respiratory pathology
- gynaecological pathology
- male reproductive pathology
- endocrine pathology
- ear, nose and throat pathology
- osteoarticular pathology.
Considerations
The aetiology and clinical presentation of a selection of common tissue samples in named major organ disease (excluding cancer).
- Impact on the patient pathway of the accuracy and timeliness of the histological diagnostic process.
- Anatomy and physiology of normal tissues and organs.
- Appropriate methods of sample preparation and processing protocols.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Identify and confirm the clinical presentation of a range of major organ diseases and commonly occurring forms of cancer. |