Practice Based Learning

• Demonstrate an ability to critically assess the scientific literature related to transfusion medicine.
• Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based medicine and apply its principles in practice of transfusion medicine.
• Use multiple sources of information, electronic and otherwise, to develop skills for lifelong learning.
• Develop personally effective strategies for identifying and remediating gaps in medical knowledge.
• Use laboratory problems and clinical inquiries to identify process improvements to increase patient safety.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to establish continuing competency assessment for pathologists as well as for laboratory personnel.
• Use proficiency programs to improve laboratory practices.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop new policies and procedures or change existing policies and procedures based on a review of the literature or issuance of new guidelines by regulatory agencies.
• Senior residents (PGY3-4), actively participate in monthly Clinical Pathology Quality Assurance Committee meetings, learning how to identify and report on a variety of QA monitors (case turnaround time, mislabeled/unlabeled specimens, clotted specimens, etc.).
• Utilize computer based literature searches to find relevant scientific references to aid in the workup of blood bank/transfusion medicine problems.
• Discuss study designs and statistical methods to the appraisal of clinical studies and other information on diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness (PGY3-4).
• Access patient clinical information and previous pathology accessions via the Hospital Information System (Merlin).
• Perform computer searches of the medical literature (PubMed, Google Scholar, etc.). Access web-sites pertaining to blood banking/transfusion medicine.
• Senior residents actively participate in the teaching of medical students and other health care professionals employed in the clinical pathology section including medical students and medical technologists.