LSC-40053 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

In this module you will meet practicing health professionals from local NHS Trusts. They will talk to you about their role in the delivery of modern-day health care and provide critical insights into the patient pathway.
Lectures will guide you through a complex understanding of how pathobiology can adversely affect metabolism and physiology. You will learn how health practitioners working in Haematology and Transfusion Science can use this knowledge to assess, investigate and evaluate patient needs. Typical areas covered include the role of Haematology and Transfusion Science in the investigation of: coagulopathies; immunodeficiency; transfusion; tissue typing; haemoglobinopathies; anemia; leukaemia and lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders.
Lectures are supported by a number of patient cases that will be delivered in small group tutorials.The aim is to consolidate your learning by providing an opportunity to apply knowledge and understanding to actual patient cases. Each case is designed to include staged-release of information. This better reflects real-world problems and provides you with an opportunity to tackle real issues and decisions faced by healthcare professionals today.
This case-based approach will provide you an insight into modern-day diagnostic problems, including the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to solving those problems, while developing key communication, leadership and independent problem solving skills.

This module aims to enhance student's understanding of both the clinical and technical role of diagnostic Haematology and Transfusion Science. They will develop key analytical skills used to assess, investigate and evaluate pathobiology and patient pathways as well as develop evidence-based arguments to support clinical decision making.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Make evidence-based decisions using current research and technical trends in diagnostic Haematology and Transfusion Science: 2
Use detailed knowledge of metabolism, pathology and clinical findings to assess, investigate and evaluate pathobiology related to patient pathways and current problems faced by health professionals: 2
Critically discuss current issues within the role of practicing health care scientists in Blood Sciences, particularly Haematology and Transfusion Science: 1,2
Critically appraise scientific publications: 1,2
Critically appraise test methodologies principally within Haematology and Transfusion Science: 1,2
Analyse complex scientific data to accurately interpret and validate clinical findings in Haematology and Transfusion Science: 2
Discuss the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to assessing patient health and clinical need: 1,2

Study hours

1 x 2 introduction to the module and ICA assessment tutorial
1 x 3hr CBL tutorials
4 x 2hr CBL tutorials
8 x 2hr live seminars/workshops
4x 6 hr preparation for CBL tutorials
10 x 8 hr engagement with asynchronous material
1 x 2hr revision session
Independent study hours
2 hours examination
30 hours completion of critique
68 hours preparation for the final exam
65 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment