ჰემატოლოგიის განყოფილება [L-12]

ჰემატოლოგიის განყოფილება [L-12]

Haematology laboratory results sit at the intersection of diagnosis and immediate clinical action: an unrecognised blast crisis, a missed thrombocytopenia, or an unreported critical haemoglobin value can each constitute a preventable patient safety event. Across the South Caucasus region, where laboratory accreditation programmes are expanding rapidly in alignment with Georgia’s commitments under the EU Association Agreement and WHO EURO health-system strengthening initiatives, haematology sections are among the most scrutinised units during external quality assessments. Yet the analytical complexity of automated cell counting, differential morphology review, and critical value management remains insufficiently addressed in postgraduate clinical training. This course closes that gap by equipping laboratory and clinical professionals with the scientific rigour and operational frameworks required to generate, interpret, and act upon haematology results with confidence.

Course content is grounded in ISO 15189:2022 requirements for medical laboratories, ICSH (International Council for Standardization in Haematology) guidelines on peripheral blood film review, and WHO reference documents on haemoglobin measurement and anaemia classification — standards directly applicable to Georgian laboratories pursuing or maintaining national and international accreditation. Instruction integrates case-based analysis of real-world morphological patterns, quantitative assessment of instrument carryover and linearity, and structured review of proficiency testing performance data, ensuring participants build competency that is both theoretically sound and immediately transferable to daily practice.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between the analytical principles of impedance-based and light-scatter cell counting technologies and evaluate their respective limitations in detecting atypical or fragmented cell populations.
• Interpret peripheral blood film morphology against ICSH standardised criteria, correctly identifying clinically significant findings including blast cells, hypersegmented neutrophils, schistocytes, and malarial parasites.
• Apply ISO 15189:2022 requirements to the design and documentation of haematology-specific internal quality control procedures, including Levey-Jennings charting and Westgard rule implementation.
• Evaluate established critical value thresholds — including those for haemoglobin, platelet count, and white cell count — against institutional protocols, justifying trigger points with reference to published clinical outcome evidence and CLIA/JCI benchmarks.
• Implement a structured proficiency testing response workflow that identifies root causes of unacceptable external quality assessment results and generates corrective action plans meeting ISO audit requirements.
• Analyze haematology section performance data from mock ISO audit scenarios, identifying non-conformities related to equipment calibration, staff competency documentation, and turnaround time compliance.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for medical laboratory scientists, clinical biochemists, and haematology technicians working in hospital or reference laboratory settings, particularly those with responsibility for analytical quality or accreditation readiness. Haematologists, internists, and intensivists who routinely act on haematology critical values will also derive significant benefit, as will laboratory managers preparing their sections for ISO 15189 initial accreditation or surveillance audits under Georgia’s LEPL National Center for Disease Control and Public Health framework. The course is appropriate for practitioners at mid-career and senior levels seeking structured, evidence-based consolidation of specialist competency.

Course Structure

This self-paced online module requires approximately 4 to 5 hours of directed study, combining narrated didactic content, high-resolution morphology image sets, and scenario-based assessment questions aligned with Bloom’s taxonomy levels three through five. Successful completion of the summative assessment with a score of 70% or above qualifies participants for CME/CPD credit recognised by GMJ Academy in accordance with continuing professional development standards applicable to licensed healthcare professionals in Georgia.