Advanced Clinical Practice A

Course aim

To clinically evaluate operations and functions of diagnostic pathology and biomedical research laboratories.

Course content

Supervised clinical work in which students will apply knowledge to, gain experience in, and develop a broad appreciation of, professional practice in diagnostic medical laboratory science. Students will extend their awareness of: current analytical equipment and biomedical procedures; occupational health and safety issues; professional ethics, competencies and responsibility; the role of information technology; the collection, handling and reporting of clinical material; legislation, regulation and accreditation; personal development in terms of communication skills, problem solving, decision making, initiative and teamwork.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

All first, second and third year courses in the Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Directed Study	40 hours a week x 7 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Presentation, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.