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Unit of Study MEDC2002 - Transfusion Science (2021)

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    Please be advised that this unit includes professional experience learning which has pre-placement provisions and associated placement expenses as detailed on the Faculty of Health Professional Experience page. Failure to comply with these pre-placement requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Professional Experience Learning. The laboratory activities within this unit require students to fulfil certain vaccination compliance requirements prior to attending laboratory classes. As some vaccination protocols can take up to 5 months to complete, we encourage you to prepare now. Compliance requirements include SCU Vaccination requirements in accordance with state Health policies. Full details of vaccination compliance requirements for this unit are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/school-of-health-and-human-sciences/course-options/professional-experience/

Unit description

Provides students with knowledge and practical skills required for blood banking and the discipline of blood transfusion. Laboratory sessions focus on skills in blood grouping, compatibility testing, and antibody investigations for autoimmune haemolytic anaemias, antenatal and postnatal screening, and transfusion reactions. Students will consolidate and further develop professional behaviours and competencies, as well as integrate theory and practical skills.

Unit content

•    Foundations of blood banking and transfusion practices

•    Major blood group systems and their clinical significance in blood transfusions

•    Physiological factors that influence blood transfusions and tissue transplants

•    Transfusion reactions, haemolytic disease of the newborn, and autoimmune haemolytic anaemias

•    Management, quality control and assurance required for blood banking and transfusion practices

Students will apply the skills and knowledge acquired throughout their degree thus far whilst undertaking professional experience placements in urban, regional, rural or remote settings. Students complete a 40 hour introductory fieldwork placement under the supervision of one or more laboratory scientists.

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

compare and contrast the major blood group systems

explain donor screening, preparation and safety procedures

explain the factors that influence blood transfusions and tissue transplants

perform blood grouping, antibody screening, and cross matching procedures, interpret the results, and select blood products for safe transfusion

investigate autoimmune haemolytic anaemias, haemolytic disease of the newborn, and transfusion reactions

discuss and apply quality and compliance procedures required in blood banking and safe transfusion practices and management

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