Laboratory and Study Skills for Clinical Sciences/Medicine

Module code: CLS4006-B

Module Aims       

To introduce students to essential laboratory and study skills for Clinical Sciences and related healthcare professions. To develop processes in logical thinking and reflective analysis. To facilitate the development of the basic numeracy skills required by health care professionals.

Outline Syllabus  

Laboratory skills: health and safety aspects, record keeping and report writing, observation and analysis, concepts of accuracy and precision, sample preparation and dilutions, pH titrations and simple buffers, use of calibration curves for analytical spectroscopy, measurement of timed reactions and enzyme kinetics. Anatomical skills. problem-based learning and case studies. SI Units, standard expressions of medication strength and conversion between them. Calculation of ideal body weight and body surface area. Calculation of individualised dosages and drug infusion rates.

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