In the course of completing the Lankenau Medical Center Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship Program, residents will have the opportunity to gain competence or expertise in the performance and (where applicable) interpretation of the following:
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Measurement of the complete blood count
- Administration of chemotherapeutic agents and biological response modifiers
- Management and care if indwelling venous access catheters
- Therapeutic phlebotomy
- Therapeutic thoracentesis and paracentesis
- Serial measurement of palpable tumor masses
- Correlation of clinical information with cytology, histology and imaging techniques
Additionally, residents will have formal instruction, clinical experience or opportunities to acquire knowledge in the following:
- Morphology, physiology and biochemistry of blood, marrow, lymphatic tissue and the spleen
- Basic molecular and pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy of diseases of the blood
- Etiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, pathology, staging and management of neoplastic disorders
- Immune markers, immunphenotyping, cytochemical studies and ctyogenic and DNA analysis of neoplastic disorders
- Molecular mechanisms of neoplasia
- Chemotherapeutic drugs, biologic products and growth factors and their mechanisms of action
- Multiagent chemotherapy protocols and combined modality therapy in the treatment of neoplastic disorders
- Principles and application of surgery and radiation therapy in the treatment of neoplastic disorders
- Management of the neutropenic and/or immunocompromised patient
- Effects of systemic disorders, infections, solid tumors and drugs on the blood, blood-forming organs and lymphatic tissues
- Allogenic and autologous bone marrow transplantation and the nature and management of post transplant complications
- Indications and application of imaging techniques in patients with blood and neoplastic diseases
- Pathophysiology and patterns of solid tumor metastases
- Principles of gynecologic oncology
- Pain management in the cancer patient
- Rehabilitation and psychosocial management of patients
- Hospice and home care for the cancer patient
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