TRANSFUSION THERAPY- HISTOCOMPATIBILITY

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
Combine their specialized knowledge for the proper transfusion of blood and derivatives as well as knowingthe
importance of histocompatibility.
Understands the multifaceted role of histocompatibility and umbilical cord blood collection.
Have knowledge of the main casestreated by Transfusion Therapy and Histocompatibility.
Distinguish clinical reactions from transplantation.
Collaborate with patients to take blood and perform special tests before and after the transplant / transfusion.
Use knowledge of Hematology, Immunology and Blood Donation for the science of Histocompatibility.
Collaborate with their classmates to create and present cases who need a transfusion and transplantation.

SYLLABUS

1. Hematopoietic cell collection sources and techniques.
2. Types of transplants and transfusions.
3. Transfusion – Transplantation in special categories of patients.
4. Methodology for preparation of plasma
derivatives(fractionation).
5. Indicationsfor transplantation – transfusion.
6. Immune basis of graft rejection.
7. Clinical manifestations of graft rejection.
8. General immunosuppressive therapy.
9. Special immunosuppressive therapy.
10.Immunity to allografts.
11.Clinical transplantation – Laboratory test (A).
12.Clinical Transplantation – Laboratoty Test (B)
13.Treatment of diabetes by pancreas transplantation