RCPath Pre-exam Revision Course - 5 day course

 

Overview

This course will provide Specialist Registrars and Clinical Scientists with revision to support attendees with studying and preparing for the Part 2 Royal College of Pathology exam.

The nature of this course contains targeted questioning, case studies and discussion to prepare participants and topics covered are those likely to be included in the Part 2 exam.

If you are an NHS England Employee refer to NHS Course Booking information before enrolling on to a course.

If you are interested in courses taking place in the next financial year, please view our future dates and request to be added to our waiting list.

This programme is designed to consolidate knowledge and understanding in transfusion for StRs undertaking the the FRCPath part 2 exam, and Consultant Clinical Scientist Trainees on the HSST programme in Transfusion working towards their part 2 exam.

This course will provide Specialist Registrars and Clinical Scientists with revision for studying and preparing for the Part 2 Royal College of Pathology exam.

Subjects and topics likely to be included in for the Part 2 Royal College of Pathology exam

Topics covered include:

  • Transfusion microbiology
  • Antibody interpretation and laboratory techniques
  • SHOT and haemovigilance
  • Haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (investigations and management)
  • Haemoglobinopathies and transfusion
  • Transfusion reactions (investigation and management)
  • Donor selection
  • Paediatric transfusion
  • Massive transfusion, emergency transfusion and transfusion alternatives
  • Autoimmune Haemolytic anaemia (investigation and management)
  • Platelet immunology (including platelet matching and refractoriness)
  • Granulocyte immunology
  • Exam techniques
  • Lab/incident management scenarios
  • Transfusion after stem cell transplant

The nature of the programme contains targeted questioning, case studies, scenarios and discussion to prepare participants for the Part 2 Royal College of Pathology exam. It is reactive and interactive teaching with no formal lectures.

The course is currently delivered via the Brightspace online platform and virtual classrooms delivered via Zoom.

Please ensure that you have received an email confirming your enrolment and Joining Instructions for accessing the Brightspace e-learning platform 2 weeks prior to the course start. The Zoom link for the virtual classroom will be posted in Announcements in Brightspace prior to the course beginning.

There is no pre-coursework to complete for this programme but you will have access to an on-line digital package for antibody identification, which you may find useful to complete as a revision exercise, if you have not performed many antibody panel interpretations recently.

If you have any problems in accessing Brightspace or the Zoom virtual classroom, then please email scientificandclinicaltrai@nhsbt.nhs.uk

NOTE: By joining the waiting list you are signing up to express an interest in the course and it does not guarantee you a place. As soon as the date is open for booking you will be notified by email.