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Course Description

Medical laboratory scientists working in medical microbiology laboratories interact with clinicians and other healthcare professionals to generate and interpret data from microbiological investigations of clinical specimens. These investigations assist clinicians in determining the presence and identity of an infectious organism such as a bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite as well… For more content click the Read More button below.

Topics

1. Detailed descriptions of the structure, life cycles, and control of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. 2. The multi-factorial causes and sequelae of infectious diseases in terms of microbial or parasitic pathogenesis, the principles of human immunity, and paradigms in virulence factors and pathogen/host immune response interactions. 3. Principles and… For more content click the Read More button below.

Availability

Toowoomba

Course Contacts

Prajwal Gyawali

Enrolment Rules

Course Pre-requisites

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Prerequisite

A prerequisite is a course you must complete before enrolling in another course. It ensures you have the necessary background knowledge and skills to succeed in the next course.

Corequisite

A corequisite is a course that you need to take at the same time as another course, or before it. These courses complement each other and are often required together in professionally accredited programs.

Anti-requisite

An anti-requisite is a course that has very similar content to another course. You can’t enrol in both because it wouldn’t benefit your learning to repeat the same material.

Course Requirements

Mandatory attendance

Assessments

Quiz

Essay

A1 of 2 Practical Quiz

A2 of 2 Practical Report

Invigilated examination

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Apply skills and knowledge to undertake, interpret and report on microbiological data acquired in laboratory exercises;
2.
Apply knowledge to determine and explain the nature and range of virulence factors present in microbial pathogens and parasites;
3.
Evaluate and analyse the nature of host humoral and cell mediated immune responses to infectious challenges;
4.
Employ critical thinking and investigative skills particularly in the use of literature search engines and data analysis programs;
5.
Evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of infection control measures and safe work practices relevant to a microbiology laboratory environment.

Learning Resources

Other

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