Postgraduate Course: Biopharmaceutical Transfusion, Clinical Trials & Clinical Blood Banking (GMED11005)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
To provide an understanding of scientific basis, and application , of large scale pharmaceutical preparation of prescription medicines (plasma products ) from blood plasma as well as the approach to regulation and licensing of these products.
To provide an understanding of scientific basis of adverse immunological reactions to transfusion and the interpretation of these reactions in clinical practice. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
The course will be delivered as a series of lectures combined with tutorials, spot tests and assessment exercise as a one-week residential course in Edinburgh. Students will be assigned background-learning work prior to this week. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the student should understand the principles and practice of:
-Plasma Fractionation
-The range of plasma products and their clinical uses
-Clinical trials and regulation of plasma products
At the completion of the course the student should also be aware of the scientific basis and application in clinical practice of:
-haemolytic disease of the newborn.
-ante-natal serological techniques
-the investigation of transfusion reactions
-the laboratory investigation of immune haemolysis
-the adverse immunological effects of transfusion |
Assessment Information
Written assignment: 4,000-5,000 words (60%)
Participation in assessments during the week's course (spot tests, or multi-choice question (MCQ) assessment: 40%)
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Marc Turner
Tel: (0131) 537 3079
Email: Marc.Turner@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Dr Chris Prowse
Tel: (0131) 536 6768
Email: cprowse@nhs.net |
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