Top Tips for Successful Biopsies TimeOnline OnDemand
This course aims to help you get the best out of your histopathology submissions, including how to optimize your biopsies, fix them appropriately and avoid annoying artefacts which can lead to non-diagnostic samples. Practical advice on how to approach particularly challenging samples, such as limb amputations, spleens and large tumours, is covered. The course also provides critical information on to include on the submission form, how tumour margins are assessed, and an insight into what happens in a histology laboratory.
This course aims to help you get the best out of your histopathology submissions, including how to optimize your biopsies, fix them appropriately and avoid annoying artefacts which can lead to non-diagnostic samples.
Practical advice on how to approach particularly challenging samples, such as limb amputations, spleens and large tumours, is covered. The course also provides critical information on to include on the submission form, how tumour margins are assessed, and an insight into what happens in a histology laboratory.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, you will:
Module 1: The sample journey starts in your practice.
- Know how to obtain good quality tissue samples, avoid the most common problems, and understand why this is important.
- Know how to fix the sample and package it correctly, to avoid problems such as autolysis, distortion of samples and other artefacts which adversely impact on the histological assessment.
- Have an approach to more challenging submissions, like whole limb amputations, spleens and large tumours.
- Understand the importance of the submission form, and what information is critical to the pathologist reporting on your case.
Module 2: What happens to your sample at the laboratory?
- Learn about what happens to your sample once it reaches the laboratory
- Understand some of the processes involved in producing the slides the pathologist views.
- Understand how margins are assessed histologically for surgically excised tumours, including the different types of margins and what they can tell you.
- Be able to use tissue inking and suture tags effectively to aid in accurate margin assessment.
Modules
Module 1: The sample journey starts in your practice.
Module 2: What happens to your sample at the laboratory?
What is a TimeOnline OnDemand?
Flexible and accessible online CPD
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Created by content matter experts, each OnDemand course gives you access to videos, presentations, notes, supplementary readings and an opportunity to test your knowledge. Succinct and engaging, these courses are designed to fit around your busy life and within your areas of interest.
This course is self-paced and there is no active discussion forum. If you are looking for a short online course with a discussion forum please check out our TimeOnline courses.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians. Veterinary students are welcome to enrol.
| Registrant Type |
Non-Member Price |
Member Discount |
Member Price |
Price with 10% Loyalty Discount |
| Non-Member |
$300 |
- |
- |
$270 |
| CVE Members (excl. eMembers) |
$300 |
50% |
$150 |
$135 |
| Student Members |
$300 |
50% |
$150 |
$135 |
| eMembers |
$300 |
n/a |
$300 |
$270 |
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