If a blood smear could talk…

• Review how to make a good blood smear
• Recognise the most common erythrocytes abnormalities and understand their significance
• Recognise the most common leukocyte and platelet morphologic abnormalities and understand their significance

When is it worth asking an expert?

• Understand the limitations of in-house haematology testing
• Recognize when to perform confirmatory/ secondary testing
• Understand what an expert can bring to the table