Haematology
Area of medical practice that treats blood-related health conditions
Procedures:
Services:
A follow-up appointment with a consultant physician to review ongoing care for a complex disorder. The appointment is 20 minutes or longer.
A follow-up appointment with a consultant physician. The consultant physician will look at a specific condition and/or provide a course of treatment. The appointment is at their rooms.
The first appointment with a consultant physician to assess and plan care for a complex disorder. The appointment is 45 minutes or longer.
The first appointment with a consultant physician. The consultant physician will look at a specific condition and/or provide a course of treatment. The appointment is at their rooms.
A follow up appointment (minor) with a specialist at their rooms, in-hospital or a nursing home. This item does not include the specialty of psychiatry.
A meeting with a GP or specialist and at least 3 other medical professionals and allied health providers. The meeting is to develop a treatment plan for a patient with cancer, The meeting is 10 minutes or longer.
A meeting with a GP or specialist and at least 4 medical professionals and allied health providers. The meeting is to develop a treatment plan for a person with cancer, and is 10 minutes or longer.
The first appointment with a consultant physician for a specific condition and/or course of treatment (who is not a psychiatrist). The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist). The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment (minor) with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist). The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes
The first appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist) using telehealth. This is to assess a patient with at least two long-term health conditions. The appointment is 45 minutes or longer.
An appointment with a consultant physician (who is not a psychiatrist) using telehealth. This is to follow up on a patient with at least two long-term health conditions. The appointment is 20 minutes or longer.
A procedure to take bone marrow from either the donor or the patient (harvesting of homologous/allogenic or autologous bone marrow). This is to transplant back into the patient.
A transfusion of blood or bone marrow.
A procedure to remove blood cells or the fluid around blood (therapeutic haemapheresis). This is to look at the shape (morphology) and number of cells to check for disease. The person is monitored by a nurse during the procedure.
A procedure to collect parts of blood and replacing them with parts of blood from a donor (donor haemapheresis).
A procedure to remove blood from the body (venesection) to help manage certain medical conditions.
A procedure to process and freeze bone marrow or blood (in vitro processing and cryopreservation). This is to take stem cells from and transplant back into the same person to treat a certain type of cancer (non Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, acute myelogenous leukaemia, multiple myeloma, small round cell sarcoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumour, germ cell tumours). This is in addition to chemotherapy and is supervised by a specialist.
A procedure to insert a hormone or tissue into the body through vein using a thin tube (cannula).
A procedure to access a device which has been implanted in the body as a way to deliver medication to a patient.
An infusion into a vein (intravenous, IV) of a medication which helps the immune system (immunomodulating agent).
A procedure using a specialised saw (trephine) to take a sample of marrow from the bone for testing (biopsy).
A procedure using a specialised needle to take a sample of marrow from the bone (aspiration) or some tissue from inside a joint for testing (punch biopsy).
A procedure of taking fluid from the lower spinal cord using a needle (lumbar puncture).