Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Source: Cellavision

CellAtlas – Blood Cell Morphology Guide

CellaVision provides a basic blood cell morphology guide. Web site includes lectures from CellAtlas, the online CellaVision cell image database launched in 2000. The lectures provide a basic knowledge of the wide field of morphology. Each section contains a brief summary and additional links provide further explanations or addtional images.



Cell atlas is also available for iPhone and Anroid phones.

Open atlas here

CellAtlas – Blood Cell Morphology Guide

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Transfusion Medicine Education

Source: Blood Bank Guy

Blood Bank Guy

This website is designed for anyone with an interest in learning more about Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. Pathology residents, pathologists, blood bank fellows, clinicians, nurses, lab technologists, and SBBs, as well as those of you with no medical background at all should be able to find useful stuff here.




This site provides:

• Podcast and videos
• Education materials
• Quizzes
• Blog

It's simple: BBGuy.org's mission is to make blood banking and transfusion medicine as simple and accessible as possible.

Explore the site

Blood Bank Guy - Transfusion Medicine Education

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Transfusion medicine

Source: MLO

Making transfusion medicine information accessible for all

A common challenge faced by many healthcare organizations is the lack of access and availability of transfusion medicine information to clinicians. Information on sample availability, antibodies, and transfusion reactions may not be easily accessible.
The lack of accessibility can cause delays in transfusions, increased patient time in the operating room, increased transfusion service workload, increased patient risk, and poor customer service—all significant negatives for both clinicians and patients.

Learning objectives of this article

The reader will be able to:

1. Identify common problems in providing pertinent transfusion medicine information to healthcare workers.
2. Understand the impact the lack of information has on transfusion medicine practices.
3. Identify signifi cant transfusion information that can be made available using the Quick View electronic page or a similar system.
4. Describe the steps involved to develop and implement a similar software system.
5. Compare traditional and newer testing methodologies in transfusion medicine in terms of effi ciency and safety.
6. Discuss underlying reasons for improving efficiency and safety in transfusion medicine.

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Making transfusion medicine information accessible for all >> Medical Laboratory Observer January 2012

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Chemistry Christmas Carols

Source: Bu.edu

Chemistry Carols

Silent wish from a student "Oh--Please Santa bring me an 'A'"

Silent Labs

Silent labs, difficult labs
All with math, all with graphs
Observations of colors and smells
Calculations and graph curves like bells
Memories of tests that have past
Oh--how long will chemistry last?

Silent labs, difficult labs
All with math, all with graphs
Lots of equations that need balancing
Gas pressure problems that make my head ring
Santa Chlorine's on his way
Oh--Please Santa bring me an 'A'.

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Humor: Chemistry Carols

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Labquality Days 2012 - Final Program

Source: Labquality

Best Place to be in February 9-10, 2012: Helsinki, Finland

Interested in Future Laboratory trends? Quality goals in Laboratory Medicine? Pre- post- and analytical quality challenges in diagnostics? EQA’s role? Patient Safety? If these issues are in your mind in your daily work, you would like to learn the latest news, or you are just interested what it is all about – come to Helsinki.

World class lecturers lead our thoughts to those important bits and pieces in Laboratory Medicine practices, which sum up to quality in diagnostics and finally in patient safety. Many opinion leaders and Lab Med scientists choose cold & snowy Helsinki the best place to be in February. Come you too to put your piece in the quality puzzle! It may be cold outside, but our hearts are warm for our important mission and for you.


More information on www.labqualitydays.fi
Registration before 15 January 2012. Registration is open
Scientific program. Final program (pdf)

Scientific Program

Thursday 9 February

Lab of the future
1. The future of laboratory medicine
Graham Beastall, UK
2. Laboratory errors and patient safety – IFCC’s LEPS project and MQI
Mario Plebani, Italy
3. Molecular genetics and individualized medicine
Juha Kere, Finland/Sweden

QC update - Where should we aim
1. Different quality goals and best practices – How good is good enough?
Solveig Linko, Finland
2. Quality management challenges in POCT: Regulatory background & state of the art requirements
Folker Spizenberger, Germany
3. Challenges in QC procedures with qualitative assays. Virology labs experience
Jukka Suni, Finland

Preanalytical quality - Incidents before the test
1. Introduction to preanalytical variables
Stephen Church, UK
2. How to screen populations - role of organised screening programs in saving lives
Nea Malila, Finland
3. Experience from questionnaire studies about blood sample collection and other
preanalytical issues
Kjell Grankvist, Sweden

Friday 10 February

Analytical quality -How to assess the clinical effectiveness of laboratory / POC tests
1. Harmonizing laboratory assays
Linda Thienpont, Belgium
2. Industry’s role and perspective putting new tests in the market
Thomas Brinkmann, Switzerland
3. Laboratory and patient perspective. Diagnostic use of PSA as an example
Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Finland

Postanalytical quality - How to interpret test results
1. The extra-analytical phase: What information should we communicate to the clinicians?
Sverre Sandberg, Norway
2. Clinical Decision Support System and Quality Metrics
Timo Haikonen, Finland
3. Post-analytical EQA surveys - lessons learnt
Dunja Rogic, Croatia

EQA update – The role of EQA for better patient safety
1. EQA’s role: laboratory’s perspective
Dalius Vitkus, Lithuania
2. Visions about the ideal EQAS
Dietmar Stöckl, Belgium
3. The impact of ISO/IEC 17043 accreditation to EQA and EQA providers
Harri Laitinen, Finland


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Registration before 15 January 2012. Registration is open
Scientific program. Final program (pdf) 

 

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Malaria deaths are down

Source: WHO

Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile

Malaria mortality rates have fallen by more than 25% globally since 2000, and by 33% in the WHO African Region, according to the World malaria report 2011, issued today by WHO. This is the result of a significant scaling-up of malaria prevention and control measures in the last decade, including the widespread use of bed nets, better diagnostics and a wider availability of effective medicines to treat malaria.

The World malaria report 2011 is an annual publication from WHO. It summarizes information received from malaria-endemic countries and malaria control partners, and analyses prevention and control measures according to a comprehensive set of indicators. This year's report builds primarily on data received from countries for the year 2010. For the first time, the report contains individual profiles for 99 countries with ongoing malaria transmission.

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WHO | Malaria deaths are down but progress remains fragile

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Art of Science - Chromosome Work

Source: Katharine Dawson

Gallery - Chromosome Work

'Self Portrait' 2005 are Katharine´s Chromosomes printed on to 23 glass tiles. Each is numbered with personal attributes associated with the specific chromosome underneath. 'Chromosome Puzzle' is an acrylic form board made from my sequenced chromosomes with removable pieces.

Ongoing exhibition "Images of the Mind"
9 Nov 2011 - 18 Mar 2012
Moravian Gallery Brno Czech Republic - Bruno


Open gallery
Chromosome Work - Katharine Dowson

Virtual Laboratory for Biomedical Scientists

Source: virtuallab.co.uk

Virtual Lab

Virtual Lab is a Medical Research Council project for schools. It offers an interactive web-based experiment designed to allow anyone, anywhere in the world, to engage with contemporary medical research. The aim of the website is to increase confidence among young people to discuss science; to provide experiences in support of their university applications and career development.

There is currently a scarcity of opportunities for students to access contemporary research. Modern medical research requires expensive equipment and reagents and highly specialised expertise, but Virtual Lab provides a means for students to take part in a research project. The web-based user interface invites you to become a virtual apprentice researcher in a real study.

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Virtual Lab - Home

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Clinical Chemistry - Questions & Answers

Source: AACC

Clinical Chemistry Q&A

Clinical Chemistry’s  Q&A offers a rare opportunity to have a panel of experts at your fingertips.  A moderator highlights a timely and important issue by questioning key expert in the field. 

All Q&As are free to access. They feature exclusive discussions with top scientists.

Topics of 2011

• Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Reliable or Risky?
• Circulating Cancer Cells and Their Clinical Applications
• Painting a Moving Picture: Large-Scale Proteomics Efforts and Their Potential for Changing Patient Care
• Clinical Applications for Vitamin D Assays: What Is Known and What Is Wished for
• Oral Fluid Testing: Promises and Pitfalls
• Alzheimer Disease: Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy
• Individually Tailored Immunosuppression: Is There a Role for Biomarkers?
• The Quest for Clean Competition in Sports: Are the Testers Catching the Dopers?
• The Use of Human Tissues in Research: What Do We Owe the Research Subjects?

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AACC Clinical Chemisrty Q&A


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Cytology Resources

Source: CytologyStuff

Cytology stuff

Cytologystuff is an educational service provided to cytotechnologists, pathologists and other professionals by Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA. This website features ThinPrep® Gyn and Non-Gyn morphology, as well as other training materials. It is not intended to be a comprehensive catalogue of cytopathology. Examples of conventional cytology, or other preparation methods are available through other sources.

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http://www.cytologystuff.com/start.htm

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IFCC - International Federation of Clinical Chemistry

Source: IFCC

New IFCC Website

IFCC announces the re-launch of their web presence at www.ifcc.org 2011-12-01.

New site allows IFCC web users to access all IFCC activities, with fresh news about our scientific initiatives, Congresses, IFCC eJournal and IFCC eNews, publication databases, webinars, documents, and much more. The move to the new platform will allow IFCC to offer you a revised page structure that makes performing your research easier and simplifies access to our electronic content.

IFCC on Facebook

IFCC invites you to send feedback on the first impressions; your feedback is important to complete the new website to your needs and requirements. Should you have any questions or proposals regarding the new website.

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IFCC - Welcome

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