Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This session is aimed at GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistants.
Course Aim
This session aims to aims to give clarity around a range of the most common blood tests, to outline; why are they undertaken, how the samples should be dealt with, what the results indicate and what are normal values. The blood tests being discussed will include:
- Fbc
- Ferritin
- Folate
- B12
- UEs
- LFTs
- TFTs
- Lipids
- Hba 1c
The session will also aim to clarify around the new swabs for chlamydia and gonorrhoea and will cover when to swab and which swab. Finally, the session will focus on the UTI antibiotic guidelines to provide guidance on when it is appropriate to treat or send a sample.
Course Duration
3 Hours
Trainer
- Steven McCann, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Pathology Department, Stockport FT
- Gavin Udall, Laboratory Liaison Lead, Pathology Department, Stockport FT
Date/Time/Venue
To be confirmed. Please e-mail gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net and we will add you to the wait list
Cost
This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practices.
Booking Process/Additional Information
Bookings for this course should be made via the Virtual College LMS: https://nhsgmstockport.vc-enable.co.uk/. Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.