This course will consider those commonly requested blood test results that are often ordered by the GP and then interpreted by other clinicians. Exploring lipid levels, liver function tests and inflammatory markers, whilst making sense of U&E’s, thyroid function and glucose levels, it is critical that the clinician receiving the results knows what to do next.
Join our expert speaker Roger Hoke to explore blood tests in more depth and challenge your thinking with clinical scenarios and ranges of results. Knowing when a result can be filed whilst also identifying ‘red flags’ and necessary referrals.
This course is open to all clinically registered staff within Primary Care e.g. nurses / paramedics / pharmacists.
Course Content
- Refresh of phlebotomy skills – governance and best practice
- Commonly requested blood tests
- Interpreting ranges of results – when is it normal?
- Specialist blood tests – rationale and relevance
- Equivocal results – when to repeat
- Clinical scenarios and case studies
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.