Postgraduate Course: Blood Donation Processing and Testing (including Governance/Ethics/Risks of Transfusion) (TTTB11001)
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 promote an understanding of the scientific basis underlying the the processing and testing of blood donations and other tissues, as well as the risks, ethics and governance issues surrounding these. |
| Course description |
The course will help the student to understand the basis, and application, of serological and nucleic acid test for the detection of transfusion transmitted infection, including the role of confirmatory tests and reference microbiology laboratories. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the steps taken to reduce risk of its transmission are included. This will involve understanding testing blood donations for blood groups, and the approach to preparation and assessment of reagents for these tests, the preparation and quality control of components from blood donations and the principles of risk management and hazard reporting, European and UK regulations relevant to these fields and the approaches used to ensure appropriate and effective use of blood and its components in patients.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2,
External Visit Hours 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 % |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the basis, and application, of serological and nucleic acid test for the detection of transfusion transmitted infection, including the role of confirmatory tests and reference microbiology laboratories. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the steps taken to reduce risk of its transmission are included.
- Understand the basis, and application, of testing blood donations for blood groups, and the approach to preparation and assessment of reagents for these tests
- Understand the basis, and application, for the preparation and quality control of components from blood donations
- Understand the principles of risk management and hazard reporting, European and UK regulations relevant to these fields and the approaches used to ensure appropriate and effective use of blood and its components in patients.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Diane Anderson
Tel:
Email: diane.anderson3@nhs.net |
Course secretary | Mrs Lisa Bell
Tel:
Email: lisaj.bell@nhs.net |
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