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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Transfusion, Transplantation and Tissue Banking

Postgraduate Course: Biopharmaceutical Transfusion, Clinical Trials and Clinical Blood Banking (TTTB11006)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryTo provide an understanding of scientific basis, and application , of large scale pharmaceutical preparation of prescription medicines (plasma products ) from blood plasma as well as the approach to regulation and licensing of these products.
To provide an understanding of scientific basis of adverse immunological reactions to transfusion and the interpretation of these reactions in clinical practice.
Course description At the completion of this course the student should understand the principles and practice of:
-Plasma Fractionation
-The range of plasma products and their clinical uses
-Clinical trials and regulation of plasma products

At the completion of the course the student should also be aware of the scientific basis and application in clinical practice of:
-haemolytic disease of the newborn.
-ante-natal serological techniques
-the investigation of transfusion reactions
-the laboratory investigation of immune haemolysis
-the adverse immunological effects of transfusion
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Plasma Fractionation
  2. The range of plasma products and their clinical uses
  3. Clinical trials and regulation of plasma products
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Diane Anderson
Tel:
Email: diane.anderson3@nhs.net
Course secretaryMrs Lisa Bell
Tel:
Email: lisaj.bell@nhs.net
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