Curricula
Description
| OB00ED13 | Diagnostic histopathology and cytology (5 cr) |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Objectives | The student knows the key concepts of pathology and the general changes in the body caused by disease. They know the principles of taking and handling tissue and cell samples and can provide guidance to other health care personnel. He/she will be familiar with the role of pathology laboratory work in the overall management of the patient. The student will have a basic knowledge of tissue and cell types and will be familiar with preparation techniques to assess the quality of tissue and bulk cell samples. The student recognizes the importance of cytology in the diagnosis of diseases and the treatment of patients. Students will identify different cell types based on cytological cell imaging and distinguish between normal and atypical cells in key specimen types according to malignancy criteria. The student will justify the importance of cytological examinations in patient care, disease diagnosis and follow-up. The student will know the basic cytology examinations, their indications, how to perform them and understand the importance of the different steps in quality care. The student will know the cell morphology of a normal gynecological bulk cell sample and the characteristics of gynecological inflammatory pathogens and malignant cellular lesions to distinguish a normal finding from a pathological finding. |
| Content | General and organ pathology: basics of pathology, morphology of normal cells, structure of normal tissues, cell damage, adaptation mechanisms and death, tumors, specificities of diseases of different organs Histology: sampling in pathology, tissue sample processing, rapid cut methods, use of traditional staining and immunohistochemistry in diagnostics, applications of molecular pathology, quality assurance and occupational health and safety in pathology. Cytology: sampling in cytology, basic methods of cytology laboratory work, basic principles of cytological diagnostics |
| Recommended optional programme components | If necessary, the student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan. |
| Accomplishment methods | Teaching methods are face-to-face, distance learning and independent study. |
| Execution methods | Lectures, tasks to be agreed with the teacher, e.g. group work. The exams about the part of histopathology (2.5 ECTS) and cytology part (2.5 ECTS) |
| Materials | The study material can be found on the course's Moodle platform, in addition to a wide range of additional material for self-study. Literature: Karttunen, Soini & Vuopala 2005. Tautioppi. Edita. Mäkinen, Carpen, Kosma, Lehto, Paavonen & Stenbäck (toim.). 2012. Patologia. Duodecim. Friman, Kuparinen, Lehto & Liikanen. 2021. Laboratoriotutkimusten näytteenotto. Byrettikustannus. |
| Literature | Not applicable |
| Evaluation Criteria | 0-5 |
| Evaluation Criteria |
satisfactory (1-2) The student knows and remembers the key concepts of pathology and common changes in the body caused by disease. The student describes the principles of taking and handling tissue and cell samples and can provide guidance to other health professionals in this area. The student recognizes the role of pathology laboratory work in the overall management of the patient. The student has a basic knowledge of tissue and cell types and identifies different preparation techniques to assess the quality of tissue and bulk cell samples. The student recognizes the importance of cytology in the diagnosis of diseases and in patient care. The student identifies different cell types based on cytological cell imaging and distinguishes between normal and atypical cells in key specimen types according to malignancy criteria. The student recognizes the importance of cytological examinations in patient care, disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The student describes the basic cytology examinations, their indications, their performance and understands the importance of the different steps as part of quality care. The student identifies the cell morphology of a normal gynecological smear and the features of gynecological inflammatory agents and malignant cell changes, distinguishes normal from pathological findings. good (3-4) The student knows and names the main concepts of pathology and common changes in the body caused by disease. The student describes and illustrates the principles of taking and handling tissue and cell samples and provides guidance to other health care professionals. The student recognizes and understands the role of pathology laboratory work in the overall management of the patient. The student has a basic knowledge of tissue and cell types, the student recognizes and understands the different preparation techniques to be able to assess the quality of tissue and bulk cell samples. The student identifies and understands the role of cytology in the diagnosis of diseases and in patient care. The student describes, identifies, and visualizes different cell types from the cytological cell image and names and identifies normal and atypical cells in key specimen types according to malignancy criteria. The student recognizes and understands the importance of cytology examinations in patient care, disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The student carries out basic cytology examinations, their indications, their performance and understands the importance of the different steps in quality care. The student recognizes the cell morphology of a normal gynecological smear and identifies gynecological inflammatory agents and malignant cellular lesions to distinguish normal from pathological findings. excellent (5) The student understands and identifies the key concepts of pathology and common changes in the body caused by disease. The student understands the principles of taking and handling tissue and cell samples and provides guidance to other health professionals in this area. The student understands the role of the pathology laboratory in the overall management of the patient. The student has a basic knowledge of tissue and cell types, the student understands and justifies different preparation techniques to assess the quality of tissue and bulk cell samples. The student understands the importance of cytology in the diagnosis of diseases and in patient care. The student identifies and names different cell types based on cytological cell imaging and understands the differences between normal and atypical cells in key specimen types according to malignancy criteria. The student understands the importance of cytology examinations in patient care, disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. The student carries out basic cytology examinations, their indications, their performance and understands the importance of the different steps in quality care. The student understands the cell morphology of a normal gynecological smear and identifies gynecological inflammatory agents and malignant cellular lesions and justifies why a normal finding differs from a pathological finding. |
| Assessment Frameworks | Not applicable |
| Further Information | Not applicable |
| Responsible persons | Not applicable |
| Links | Not applicable |
Implementations
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- 01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025 (OB00ED13-3001 | BIO23SP)
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