Transplantation and Tissue Banking (P01441)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P01441

To provide an understanding of the science, relevant diagnostic assays and clinical application of tissue and solid organ transplantation, and related aspects of donor selection.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Honours degree in relevant biological science and two years experience in a relevant health provision environment

Subject Areas

Home subject area

General Courses (Medicine), (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 35 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

? Additional Class Information : The course will be delivered as a series of lectures combined with tutorials, spot tests and assessment exercise as a one-week residential course in Edinburgh. Students will be assigned background-learning work prior to this week.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course the student should understand the principles and application of

-The physiology and pathophysiology of liver, kidney, pancreatic, bone and stem cell/marrow transplantation
-The methods used to collect tissues and organs suitable for these uses
-The methods used to process and assure quality of such donations
-The clinical uses of tissues and organ transplantation
-The relevant legislation underpinning the above

Assessment Information

Written assignment: 4,000 - 5,000 words (60%)
Participation in assessments during the week's course (spot tests, or multi-choice question (MCQ) assessment: 40%)