Insights into Hematology Laboratory Practice

This resource explores the potential role of hematologists in laboratory settings, discussing board certification, advantages, challenges, current training trends, and core curriculum lectures in hematology. It sheds light on the critical areas of laboratory training, emphasizing the importance of understanding transfusion issues, laboratory evaluation, and interpretation.

• Hematology
• Laboratory Practice
• Board Certification
• Training Trends
• Pathology

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1. The Clinical Laboratory and the Hematologist Barbara A. Konkle, M.D. Medical Director, Hemostasis Reference Laboratory Puget Sound Blood Center Professor of Medicine/Hematology University of Washington Seattle, WA

2. Disclosures Nothing to disclose

3. Potential Role of Hematologist Board Certification in Hematology or Heme/Onc Direct a Hematology and/or Hemostasis Laboratory Hematology subspecialty certification requires a year of training in hematology and an ABP approved year Eligible for one year Transfusion Medicine fellowship and subsequent certification Direct services such as apheresis/stem cell collection CLIA Laboratory Director 1 year of laboratory training during fellowship or 2 years of supervisory experience in laboratory

4. Advantages of Lab Role Better understanding of laboratory evaluation and interpretation Better understanding of transfusion issues Salary support Avenues for clinical/translational research

5. Challenges in Lab Role Training Relationship to Pathology Hospital Structure

6. Current Training Results of Survey (26/40 responses) 26/40 responses to survey 25/26 combined heme/onc training Percent of fellows who take Heme Boards:

7. Laboratory Training Lab Hematology/Hematopathology Molecular Diagnostics Hemostasis Transfusion Medicine Elective 52.2% 63.2% 63.6% 48.9% Mandatory 47.8% 36.8% 36.4% 52.0% 0% 1-10% 11-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100% Total # Lab Heme/Hematopathology Molecular Diagnostics Hemostasis Transfusion Medicine 3 6 4 1 1 6 1 2 4 1 5 3 3 1 5 5 1 2 2 2 14 7 9 13 26 23 26 26

8. Lectures in Core Curriculum Lecture Topic Percent Response 88% 92% 92% 72% Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Bone Marrow Interpretation Hemostasis Testing Hemoglobin Analysis

9. Discussion Role of clinical laboratory positions for hematologists Training avenues