Postgraduate Course: Transplantation and Tissue Banking (GMED11006)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To provide an understanding of the science, relevant diagnostic assays and clinical application of tissue and solid organ transplantation, and related aspects of donor selection. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course the student should understand the principles and application of
-The physiology and pathophysiology of liver, kidney, pancreatic, bone and stem cell/marrow transplantation
-The methods used to collect tissues and organs suitable for these uses
-The methods used to process and assure quality of such donations
-The clinical uses of tissues and organ transplantation
-The relevant legislation underpinning the above |
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
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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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