Postgraduate Course: Information Technology & Donation (GMED11002)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | To instruct the student on modern IT systems used in the Transfusion, Transplantation & Tissue Banking environment (and elsewhere) to a level that allows them to understand and use the range of systems used, to understand the options that are available and their strengths and weaknesses.
To provide an in depth understanding of the recruitment and motivations of donors, and of the standard and alternative methods for donating blood and other tissues, as well of the demography of blood usage and the interactions between blood transfusion and hospital blood banks |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written assignment of 2.500 words (60%)
Participation in assessments during the week's course (spot tests, or multi-choice question (MCQ) assessment: 40%)
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Learning Outcomes
To be aware of and understand the use, technical options and assessment of information technology hardware and software used in transfusion, transplantation and tissue banking, including the related topics of donation and sample coding, Data Protection, confidentiality and Clinical Governance.
To understand and be able to apply the management techniques and technologies applied in collecting donations of blood and other tissues and the demography of blood use, together with the interface between blood providers and hospital users and its influence on blood demand.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Anne Thomson
Tel: 0141 357 7700
Email: anne.thomson2@nhs.net |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: s.jones@rcsed.ac.uk |
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