Postgraduate Course: Commercialisation, Regulation and Governance (TRME11015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will complement others in the programme which are dealing with the scientific and medical contexts and will focus on strategic, policy and regulatory aspects. The first part of the course will focus on decision making strategies relevant to translational medicine in both commercial and public sectors. It will consider the requirements of a wide range of medical advances (from drugs to tissue engineering) in terms of innovative strategic approaches to deliver advances to patients, and the contrasting requirements for effective translation in commercial companies and health services. The second part of the course will cover policy and regulatory aspects - including the role of specific types of policy or regulation in stimulating or inhibiting the translation process. The third part of this course will consider the roles of patient groups and other stakeholders, how they can be accommodated effectively within translational processes, what pitfalls exist and how they can be avoided or at least minimised. Finally this course will demonstrate how the three aspects implied in the title interact to determine which medical innovations are successfully translated into application. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
50 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course is assessed by participation in online discussion, multiple choice questioning and a written assignment of 3,000 - 4,000 words. |
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Learning Outcomes
| The Certificate will provide participants with an in depth understanding of the rationale and impact of Translational Medicine and appreciation of its increasingly important role to medical research, the drug development industry and regulatory sectors. The multidisciplinary, integrative and interactive nature of Translational Medicine will be highlighted and understanding of its relevance and impact to scientific, medical and societal sectors will be gained. Participants will thereby gain a sound understanding of the essential elements of translational Medicine, equipping them to engage further in this rapidly evolving field. Consequently, the Certificate will have relevance to clinicians and scientists engaged in academic and industrial research as well as to those in allied healthcare and regulatory sectors.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
All courses will be delivered by distance learning, using WebCT as the delivery platform. Registered students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course web site. The website provides a variety of educational material and supports a range of approaches by the students to the material provided. Online delivery will be supported through the provision of video cassettes and interactive multimedia tutorials and discussions with peers and tutors. The website also houses a number of interactive tutorials that allow students to work with information in a self-paced manner to test their understanding of important concepts and principles.
Study guides with lecture notes are available, either to be read on screen or printed by the students for private use. Selected readings from relevant journals and textbooks are also provided. A CD ROM of the course readings is mailed to each student at the beginning of the year. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
Email: Douglas.Roy@ed.ac.uk |
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