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 Postgraduate Course: Biopharmaceutical Transfusion, Clinical Trials & Clinical Blood Banking (GMED11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences | 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 | Taught in Gaelic? | No |  
| 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
| Additional Costs | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Learn enabled:  No | Quota:  None |  |  Web Timetable | Web Timetable | 
	| Class Delivery 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. |  | Course Start Date | 16/09/2013 |  
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |  
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods |  
| No Exam Information |  
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
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Assessment Information 
| Written assignment: 2500 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 
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Additional Information 
| Academic description | Not entered |  
| Syllabus | Not entered |  
| Transferable skills | Not entered |  
| Reading list | Not entered |  
| Study Abroad | Not entered |  
| Study Pattern | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Not entered |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Marc Turner Tel: (0131) 537 3079
 Email: Marc.Turner@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Ms Anne Thomson Tel: 0141 357 7700
 Email: anne.thomson2@nhs.net
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