Competency information
Details
Perform to quality standards histopathological tests of rejection from tissue grafts and/or organ transplantation.
Considerations
- Ethical and legal issues around transplantation and the role of immunosuppression.
- The role of the clinical laboratory in major organ transplantation, including ethical and legal issues and the role of immunosuppression.
- Multi-organ transplantation and the microscopic appearance of rejection.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Identify and confirm clinical presentation of a range of major organ diseases. |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform to quality standards a range of established histopathological techniques to named disorders of the major organs. |
| # 3 | Outcome Identify and evaluate new equipment, methods, or procedures to enhance the contribution of the histopathology laboratory to the diagnosis and management of major organ disease. |