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Education: a unified approach

Dr Donna Johnson, Course Director for Postgraduate Biomedical Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, argues that we need to move away from the old model of education that separates subdisciplines.

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ISO 15189:2022: A transition update from UKAS

Al Bryant, Healthcare Accreditation Specialist at UKAS, and Alison Benson, Senior Assessment Manager at UKAS, with the latest.

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Improving transfusion with training

Ruth Evans and Laura Eastwood from NHS Blood and Transplant discuss virtual reality training for blood transfusion testing.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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Casestudy acquired protein s deficiency

Healthcare Science Section Lead in Haematology and Haemostasis Michelle Bolam presents a case study in which a two-year-old presented with an unprovoked extensive deep vein thrombosis.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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Beyond SARS-COV-2

Dr Jennifer Cane, a Postdoctoral Research Assistant, asks what sequencing respiratory viruses can tell us.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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Acute leukaemia: how should we investigate?

Following technical advances over recent years, Professor of Diagnostic Haematology Barbara J Bain looks at investigating suspected acute leukaemia.

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DNA: Cutting the future of genome editing

The latest CRISPR-Cas technology has been used to eliminate all traces of HIV from infected cells in the lab. Here we look at how gene editing could revolutionise clinical treatments and ask what the limitations are for its future use.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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Advertorial: POCT accreditation for the UK’s largest blood gas service

Point-of-care testing (POCT) UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation is still in its infancy.

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Figuring out the threats: Problem-solving with genomics

As the COVID-19 enquiry continues to unpick the tangled threads of the pandemic response, little has been said about one of the most effective weapons against the SARS-Cov-2 virus – pathogen genomics.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics
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My Lab: Flow cytometry laboratory

Jaxon Moran and Emily Jones give a guided tour of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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Beware of the dog bite

Principal Biomedical Scientist Advanced Practitioner in Morphology Nicki Lawrence looks at three case studies of patients who were bitten by dogs and developed a Capnocytophaga canimorsus infection.

Haematology & Transfusion Science
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