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BMA2902
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
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Level | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
Organisational Unit | School of Biomedical Sciences |
Offered | Peninsula Second semester 2013 (Day) |
Coordinator(s) | Dr Ralph Arwas |
The unit involves a study of common communicable diseases with a focus on the prevention and management of infections encountered in a diversity of health care settings. Laboratory-based case studies are used to study hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections including wound infections, common infections in the oncology, transplant and maternity wards, vaccine-preventable infections in children, outbreaks of community-acquired infections, communicable infections in indigenous populations and in developing countries. Various public health control measures including disease surveillance, immunisation, antimicrobial therapies, and infection control practices are discussed.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
Written Exam (2 hours): 50%
Online quizzes (2) - 10% each - total 20%
Written case report: 30%.
4 hours on campus, 1 hour online