Additional Information
Level of instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Lillian Mundt, EdD, MLS(ASCP)SH, is currently employed by AMITA Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in the Molecular Pathology Department. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Medical Technology from Aurora College, Aurora, Illinois. Her graduate work was completed at Governor's State University, University Park, Illinois, from which she received her Master of Health Science in Allied Health Professions Education; her doctorate in Educational Leadership was earned from the University of Phoenix. Her work experience includes a position as a medical technologist in hematology for 30-plus years at Hinsdale Hospital, Department of Pathology. Lillian also taught at Hinsdale Hospital School of Medical Technology from 1981 until 1994 and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences from 1994 until the program closed in 2009.
The author has no conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information:
Catherine Hart, MLS(ASCP), received her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology at Marquette University. She has been a Medical Technologist at Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois for twenty years. She is currently a senior technologist responsible for Blood Bank, Hematology, and the laboratory's competency and proficiency testing program. Ms. Hart has been the adjunct Blood Bank instructor for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program at Rosalind Franklin University since 2001 and is the Blood Bank clinical instructor at Lake Forest Hospital. As of May 2007, she joined the RFUMS CLS-appointed faculty and teaches the Hematology and Blood Bank courses.
Joshua J. Cannon, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM received his Bachelor
of Science and Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from Thomas
Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He holds Medical Laboratory Scientist
and Specialist in Hematology certifications through the ASCP Board of
Certification. He was a professor at Thomas Jefferson University for seven
years before transitioning into his current role as Education Developer at
MediaLab by Vastian. His areas of expertise and professional passions include
clinical hematology and interprofessional education.
Course Description: This course defines and deeply discusses beta thalassemia, a disorder. Topics include clinical manifestations, the genetics of beta thalassemia, and laboratory findings.
