CONGRESS 2023 - HSD in Immunology – A case study (Multiple Myeloma)
This presentation will cover a case study completed as part of the IBMS Specialist Diploma in Immunology in 2022. It will be of interest to anyone considering completing the Higher Specialist Diploma in Immunology, or anyone who would like to learn more about the case study element. It will also be of interest to anyone who would like to learn more about the protocols used for reading and reporting methods including immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, serum protein electrophoresis and immunotyping, serum free light chains and Bence Jones protein analysis at Greater Manchester Immunology Service (GMIS). The case is one of an elderly gentleman with who, like roughly a third of new myeloma cases in the UK, presented through A&E. The presentation will cover pre-analysis, analysis and post-analysis, considering how the tests performed in the Immunology laboratory assist in the differential diagnosis and where they fit in with the other tests ordered, both tests within and outside of the Immunology discipline. The presentation will cover the methods performed at GMIS and some of the reporting protocols, as well as discussing some of the relevant associated guidelines.
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Learning outcomes
This case study on Multiple Myeloma will demonstrate how the testing perform in the Immunology laboratory supports the clinical diagnosis, alongside the testing performed in other Biomedical Science specialities. It will provide an oversight of how Immunology testing can impact the patient’s outcome.
The talk will be helpful for other prospective HSD students or those interested in what the HSD in Immunology involves; as well as demonstrating the testing pathway for electrophoresis at the Greater Manchester Immunology Service.