BIOB2200 Medical Microbiology and Immunology Course description

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Grade scale A-F

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe the important properties of some of the most prevalent forms of human pathogenic microorganisms
• can give examples of how microorganisms can cause disease
• can describe the main principles of antibiotics’ mechanisms of action
• can describe some of the resistance mechanisms of bacteria and explain how bacteria can develop resistance to an antibiotic
• can explain how microorganisms can be determined with the help of microscopy, cultivation, bio-chemical, immunological and gene technology methods and mass spectrometry, and describe the methods’ areas of use, possibilities and limitations
• can assess the importance that findings of different microorganisms can have in different types of sample material
• can explain the principles behind different immunological methods for detection of antibodies against microorganisms and describe the methods’ areas of use, possibilities and limitations
• can explain quality assurance for relevant methods and analyses
• has knowledge of sample collection and the correct treatment of different types of sample material for microbiological investigations, and how analytical, pre- and postanalytical conditions influence analysis results
• can explain principles for sterilisation and disinfection
• is familiar with how social conditions affect the extent of various infectious diseases and the development of resistance at a national and global scale

Skills

The student

• can detect, isolate and identify important human pathogenic microorganisms and carry out resistance testing on antibiotics, quality assuring methods used and assess sources of error
• can carry out and quality assure different methods for detecting antibodies in patients in connection with infection or vaccination and assess possible sources of error related to these
• can perform work in a responsible manner that safeguards infection control
• can follow procedures for responsible waste management both with regards to the danger of infection and the environment

General competence

The student

• is familiar with the laws and regulations relating to infection control in society and the health services
• can reflect on his/her own practice, keeping up with the latest academic research, seeking and receiving supervision
• can interpret an order containing clinical information and provide the correct test result

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

• Microbiology, 7 credits
• Infection immunology, 3 credits

The student must have been admitted to the programme.

Se punkt om arbeids- og undervisningsformer i programplanen.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:  

Knowledge 

The student can

• reflect on how digital technology impacts society and individuals
• explain the significance of technological innovation and development for equitable healthcare services and sustainable development
• explain the general principles for CT optimisation with respect to image quality and radiation dose
• explain the clinical application of the different protocols
• explain optimisation of contrast agent examinations using new technology
• explain principles of user-centered design/approaches to optimize the use of new technology in radiology
• explain advanced image processing methods in CT examinations
• assess and explain advanced CT post-processing techniques to improve image quality and diagnostic information

Skills 

• The student canidentify and discuss key sustainability challenges related to digital health technologies
• provide examples of local and global technological differences, both in general and within their own field

General competence

The student can

• critically evaluate digital information flow and understand the algorithms that govern it
• discuss the role of CT in diagnostic imaging today and in the future
• assess the role of innovation within CT

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Letter grade A–F.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

The assessment arrangement is regularly evaluated. An external program examiner/supervisory examiner participates in the evaluation and provides advice for further quality development of the study program.