Postgraduate Course: Information Technology and Donation (TTTB11005)
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 |
| Course description |
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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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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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| 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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