Description
Being a practitioner who is able to read labs will set you apart in practice. For your patients this flows from your ability to form a more sophisticated understanding of what’s happening for them, enabling you to better individualise treatment and deliver superior outcomes. Amongst other health professionals, it will attract positive regard and an increased willingness and enthusiasm for sharing the care of patients with you. Learning to be lab literate could take a lifetime…or you can enter the expressway from the very outset! We have curated the content to reflect the most essential elements, to help you hit the ground running in the shortest period of time. Spread across 12 modules which can be consumed as monthly instalments or, as an all-in-one experience for those wishing to waste no time. The teaching points, tips and tools make the complex simple, engaging, even fun!
FULL ACCESS
Payment is confirmation of your commitment to this program. If you decide to cancel, or change your mind, no refund will be provided. Payment is also confirmation of your acceptance that you will be granted access to all materials for 12 months only.
Subscription: $275 (ex gst) / $302.50 incl gst)
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN EACH MODULE
As soon as you register you get immediate access to all 12 modules.
Module 1: Setting up Good Pathology Practices
– Setting up Good Pathology Practices Video (16mins)
– Big Picture Pathology Presentation by Rachel Arthur at The National Symposium on Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine (NHAA) Video (40mins)
– Steps to Accessing Pathology Results (pdf)
Module 2: Improving Our Interprofessional Communication
– Improving Our Interprofessional Communication Video (17mins)
– Dear Doctor: Upskilling in Referral Writing & Interprofessional Communications Video (1hr)
– Dear Doctor Slides (pdf)
– DHM Medicare Criteria for Rebates (pdf)
– Clinical Abbreviations List NSW Health (pdf)
– RACGP Position Statement on Responding to Pathology Requests (pdf)
Module 3: Managing our Patients’ Pathology Results
– Managing our Patients’ Pathology Results Video (18mins)
– RAN Patient Pathology Manager Introduction Video (24mins)
– RAN Patient Pathology Manager Tutorial Video (1hr)
– RAN Patient Pathology Manager Template (Excel)
– RAN Best Free Online Resources (pdf)
Module 4: Reflecting Healthy; Narrowing the Goals
– Reflecting Healthy; Narrowing the Goals Video (7.5mins)
– RAN Reference Range Cheat Sheet (pdf)
– MBS Online contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), a listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian Government. (link)
– The Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACB) Laboratory Test Database (link)
– The Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACB) Pathology Tests Explained – A Blood Sample (link)
Module 5: Making the Most Meaning of Results
– Making the Most Meaning of Results Video (12mins)
– 10 Top Tips for More Accurate Blood Test Result Interpretation Audio (30 mins)
– RAN Patient Pathology Testing Questionnaire (pdf)
Module 6: Bad Bloods
– Bad Bloods Video (17mins)
– Beware of Bad Bloods Audio (30mins)
– RAN Spotting ‘Bad Bloods’ & Ideal Collection Times for Major Parameters (pdf)
– Pathology Parameters Affected By Biotin Supplements – Comprehensive List (pdf)
Module 7: Introduction to Iron Interpretation
– Introduction to Iron Interpretation Video (22.5mins)
– RAN Iron Cheat Sheet (pdf)
– RAN Knowing Your Iron Numbers (pdf)
– RCPA The Use of Iron Studies, Ferritin and Other Tests of Iron Status (pdf)
Module 8: Ironing Out Our Iron Expectations
– Ironing Out Our Iron Expectations Video (27mins)
– RAN Iron Non-Responders (pdf)
– Fisher et al., 2017 Iron homeostasis in pregnancy Paper (pdf)
– Daru et al 2017 S Ferritin thresholds in pregnancy systematic review Paper (pdf)
– CDC Iron Status Indicators incl 5th to 95th for ferritin etc (pdf)
Module 9: Solving B12 and Blood Mysteries
– Solving B12 and Blood Mysteries Video (22mins)
– RAN Anaemia Algorithm (pdf)
– RAN B12 Assessment Decision Tree (pdf)
– No One Does Nutrition Like We do, Article by Rachel Arthur (link)
– Harrington 2017 Laboratory assessment of B12 Status Paper (pdf)
Module 10: Finding and Following the Information Trail
– Finding and Following the Information Trail Video (30mins)
– RAN Finding Footprints (pdf)
– RAN Following Footprints (pdf)
– RAN CRP V ESR V Alb (pdf)
Module 11: Real-world Renal Marker Relevance
– Real-world Renal Marker Relevance Video (17.5mins)
– RAN Urea : Creatinine Ratio (pdf)
– RAN GFR by Age and Urine Colour Chart (pdf)
Module 12: Closing the Gap on Coeliac
– Closing the Gap on Coeliac Video (23mins)
– MCL Coeliac Disease Algorithms for Assessment (pdf)
– Harnett et al., 2018 The diagnostic and clinical management of individuals recommended GF diets by complementary medicine practitioners Paper (pdf)
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