Course syllabus for Applied Biomedical Laboratory Science 2 - Clinical Immunology

Tillämpad biomedicinsk laboratorievetenskap 2 - klinisk immunologi

Specific entry requirements

Passed courses about at least 105 credits from semester 1-4 at Biomedical laboratory science programme Specialization Laboratory Medicine including the course Immunology - methodology and diagnostics, and passed in Applied biomedical laboratory science 1 from semester 5 in biomedical the laboratory science education or the equivalent knowledge.

Outcomes

The aim of the course is that the student on a laboratory should obtain occasion to test / apply theoretical and practical knowledge by in laboratory environment study and use methods that occur. The aim is also that the course should contribute to development of occupational identity to reflecting profession exercise and to an understanding of the profession.

Knowledge and understanding On completion of the course should be able to:
- show knowledge about relevant methods in the area and about relevant ordinances.
- acquire knowledge via different sources, evaluate this critically and use existing knowledge to describe new relations in a professional context.

Skills and abilities On completion of the course should be able to:
– show ability to collect, process and interpret analysis critically- and research results, notice and handle deviations and orally and in writing account for and discuss the results with concerned parties and in accordance with relevant ordinances document these.
– show ability to teamwork and cooperation with other professional groups.
– show ability to critically review assess and use relevant information and to discuss new facts, phenomena and issues with different groups and thereby contribute to development of the profession and the activities.
– show ability to identify his need of additional knowledge and that continuous develop his skills.
– show ability to independently identify formulate and solve problems and to implement assignments within given time frames.
– handle technology to collect data and document these data systematic in a professional context.
– analyse and process collected data a professional context.

Judgement and approach On completion of the course should be able to:
– show ability to within the main field of study for the education make assessments considering relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects.
– demonstrate an understanding of the role and importance for the health care of the own profession.

Content

Students must attend the entire course of practical work under supervision on a laboratory and where may apply different methods and technologies that occur. The student should identify the parts in the laboratory process that can influence the analytical result. It implies that the student through practical work and theoretical studies deepen his knowledge of analysis principles, the technical carrying-out and result assessment from both technical and medical point of view. The student should also describe the quality assurance that the laboratory carries out.

Literature studies are included as an integrated part during the whole course. The student documents his/her work in a workbook that should be approved by the responsible supervisor in the laboratory. The workbook and the laboratory report also constitute basis for the final examination.

The course is divided into two modules.

Integration of theory and practical training, 3.0 credits

Grading scale: GU
The student should be able to show ability to collect, process and interpret analysis critically - and research results, notice and handle deviations and orally and in writing account for and discuss the results with concerned parties and in accordance with relevant ordinances document these. The student should be able to account orally and in writing and understand the analyses that are made in the laboratory.

Methods in laboratory, practical training & theoretically, 4.5 credits

Grading scale: GU
Students must attend the entire course of practical work under supervision on a laboratory and where may apply different methods and technologies that occur. The student should acquire knowledge of the steps in the laboratory process that may influence the result of the analysis. It implies that the student through practical work and theoretical studies acquires knowledge of analysis principles, the technical carrying-out and result assessment.

Teaching methods

The student carries out laboratory work on a laboratory and has during that period access to external expert supervisor in the laboratory and teachers from Karolinska Institutet. The documentation of the work takes place continuously in the form of a workbook and a laboratory report and literature studies are carried out integrated according to instruction of supervisor / teachers.

Examination

The examination includes two parts: Part 1 is examined, by the student's practical ability assessing continuously under all clinic-based duty (of responsible supervisor) Grade: Fail/Pass Part 2 is examined in writing through workbook and laboratory report and orally through report of the analyses that are made in the laboratory. Grade: Fail/Pass

For the grade Pass in the whole course, pass in all parts is required.

Attendance is compulsory during the whole course. In case of absence, the supervisor in consultation with the teacher/director of studies at Karolinska Institutet determine how compensation should be done.

A student who has failed the whole course has the opportunity to take the course once more. Student who has failed the final examination has the opportunity to take the course once more. A student who has failed the final examination has the opportunity to further examination in connection with the course and during an examination period in August.

The examiner may, with immediate effect, interrupt a student's clinical placement (or equivalent) if the student demonstrates such serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitude that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk. If a clinical placement is interrupted in this way the student is deemed to have failed that element and to have used up one clinical placement opportunity. In such cases, an individual action plan should be set up stating which activities and tests are required before the student is qualified for a new clinical placement on the course.

Transitional provisions

Examination according to this syllabus will be provided during one year after decision to abolish the course or revision of the syllabus.

Other directives

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Higher Education.

Literature and other teaching aids

• Klinisk immunologi, Truedsson, Lennart, 1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2012 - 251 s. ISBN: 978-91-44-07426-9, LIBRIS-ID: 12767140, *
• Turgeon, Mary Louise; Linné, Jean Jorgenson.; Ringsrud, Karen Munson., Linné & Ringsrud's clinical laboratory science: the basics and routine techniques., 6. ed. : Maryland Heights, MO : Elsevier/Mosby, [2011], cop. 2012 - xv, 659 p. ISBN: 978-0-323-06782-9 (pbk.), LIBRIS-ID: 12298230, *