{"id":33,"date":"2021-08-31T12:23:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:28:58","slug":"haematologists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/haematologists\/","title":{"rendered":"Haematologists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Haematologists are specialists who not only play a part in the investigation techniques used to identify diseases but also play an active role in the treatment and care of patients, making this speciality quite like no other. A haematologist will have a particular interest in diseases of the blood and organs. Diseases they would typically research and treat include leukaemia, bone marrow transplants and polycythemia. A haematologist will need to work in a laboratory alongside other pathologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Haematologists.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Haematologists.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Haematologists-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Haematologists-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Haematologists-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>They will also work on the ward with other medical professionals, including doctors and nurses. This is a speciality in which advances are nearly always occurring. This requires haematologists to continue studying throughout their career in order to keep up-to-date with such advances. A haematologist will usually be given the chance, once their career has developed, to specialise in one specific area such as transfusions, malignant haematology and viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typical activities a haematologist would need to conduct on a daily basis include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Carry out medical research of the blood and organs.<\/li><li>Examine patient cells for any irregularities or diseases.<\/li><li>Work as part of a team of pathologists in order to come to a diagnosis when studying patient samples.<\/li><li>Offer your clinical opinion to other medical professionals and be welcoming of their input.<\/li><li>Work in laboratories.<\/li><li>Treat patients one-on-one.<\/li><li>Play a part in nearly every stage of the treatment of a patient.<\/li><li>Work to tight or sometimes relaxed deadlines, dependent on patient illness.<\/li><li>Use computers and other equipment to conduct research.<\/li><li>Use your educated knowledge of pathology to diagnose, treat and care for patients.<\/li><li>Continue to study throughout your career in order to learn of any new research techniques and patient treatments.<\/li><li>Work under sometimes stressful conditions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Extensive knowledge of diseases and other areas of pathology.<\/li><li>Excellent levels of dexterity and practical skills to ensure samples are not ruined through mishandling.<\/li><li>Ability to communicate with a variety of medical professionals and scientists.<\/li><li>Able to work as an individual and as part of a team.<\/li><li>Accepting of other peoples\u2019 opinions, and able to offer your own input to others.<\/li><li>Organised and professional manner.<\/li><li>IT competent.<\/li><li>Attention to detail, in order to identify any discrepancies with patient samples.<\/li><li>Able to concentrate for a long period of time.<\/li><li>Theoretical and systemic approach.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haematologists are specialists who not only play a part in the investigation techniques used to identify diseases but also play\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}