PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PASSING THE FRCPATH PART 1, A

This book will help registrars develop their learning for the FRCP part 1 exam which all haematology trainees are required to pass during training. The exam is a two-paper exam with multiple choice questions as well as essays. There are over 100+ guidelines for registrars to learn and this book has all of them in one place described in a succinct manner.

There are also multiple gaps and other areas of learning which the guidelines do not cover. Each page of this book accurately summarises a topic in the style of how you would approach an essay. The tips within the book on good ways to approach the exam from the author's own personal experience.

Contents:

• About the Author
• Editors and Reviewers
• Foreword
• Introduction
• List of Abbreviations
• How to Use This Book
• Exam Tips
• Red Cell Haematology
• Haematological Oncology
• Transfusion
• Haemostasis and Thrombosis
• Essay Writing Technique
• Acknowledgments
• References
• Index

Readership: As well as a revision aid this book would be useful for new registrars on the ward as a pocket guide and those aspiring to enter a career in haematology who want to gain knowledge on subjects without being overwhelmed.

'This is a 'short' summary style revision aid, which Trainees in Haematology undertaking the FRCPath examination, will find especially useful. The outline is comprehensive and demonstrates that the author has thought at length about this and has a plan for writing and for updating later editions.' - Professor John G Gribben MD DSc FMedSciHamilton Fairley Chair of Medical OncologyCentre Lead: Centre for Haemato-OncologyBarts Cancer Institute - a CR-UK Centre of ExcellenceQueen Mary University of London, UK

'There is a gap in the market for books such as this one, thus would definitely be well received by haematology trainees.' - Dr Mamta SohalConsultant HaematologistTraining Programme Director for North West London Haematology ClinicalHaematology, Division of Surgery, Cancer & Cardiovascular MedicineHammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

Key Features:

• More compact than the current Oxford handbook by someway but with largely the same content
• The only revision guide based on the British Society of Haematology and Pan London haematology guidelines which are essential for passing the exam
• Written by a registrar who has passed the exam recently and understands what trainees need and the gaps in knowledge/approaches to the exam