Advanced Biomedical Laboratory Science

The teaching methodology in the module will be web-based lectures, with a detailed presentation of the program contents. Use an expository active methodology, appealing the direct intervention of the students, favouring openly an abundant iconography instead of the detriment of a theoretical-descriptive teaching. The evaluation will include a written assessment and the presentation of a review paper on a topic covered in the program contents.

The student must acquire knowledge about:
New diagnostic approaches in the main areas of laboratory biomedical sciences;The state of the art of laboratory diagnostic methods;
Research projects in laboratory biomedical sciences;
Quality control in the laboratory;
The student must acquire skills that allow him to:
Select the appropriate laboratory diagnostic methods and techniques;
Interpret and autonomously discuss the results of a research project applied to laboratory biomedical sciences;
Perform quality control procedures in the laboratory;
The student must acquire skills that lead to:
Understand and discuss the most appropriate diagnostic methods in different areas of the biomedical sciences;
Critical understanding of laboratory procedures;
Competence in the interpretation and transmission of laboratory results.

This module aim to explore advanced topics in the main areas of biomedical laboratory sciences (e.g microbiology, haematology, immunology, clinical chemistry, cytopathology, histotechnology):
Myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders
Red cell structure and metabolism
Haemostasis
Metabolic and endocrine disorders
Immunohematology and transfusion Science
Immunology and transplantation Cellular pathology and clinical cytology Microbial pathogenesis
Antimicrobial resistance
Microbial genetic variability in hospital environment
Trends in laboratory diagnostics
Laboratory quality control

NAO

Literature search performed by the students in databases like Pubmed or Web of Science for the topics covered in the syllabus.