Competency information
Details
Perform to quality standards, basic and appropriate specialised histopathological techniques as part of the systematic investigation of tissue received from named major organ disease. To include:
Essential
- Dermatopathology
- Breast pathology
- Hepatobiliary pathology
- Gastrointestinal pathology
- Genitourinary pathology
- Respiratory pathology
- Gynaecological pathology
- Male reproductive pathology
- Endocrine pathology
Desirable
- Ear, nose and throat pathology
- Osteoarticular pathology
- Cardiac and vascular pathology
- Neuropathology.
Considerations
- The requirements of quality-based diagnostic procedures in ensuring safe and effective care of the patient.
- Rationale of the histological techniques required to demonstrate the different cell types involved in tissue sections from major organs.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
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| # 2 | Outcome Perform to quality standards a range of established histopathological techniques to named disorders of the major organs. |