| Unit name | The Application of Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences (TTS-B) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PANMM0002 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Nicola Anderson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The TTS-B unit provides lectures on applied aspects of transfusion and transplantation. Within Bristol there is a large blood processing centre, the UK transplant service, a kidney transplant unit, an eye bank, a heart valve bank and a pancreatic cell transplant research unit. NHSBT also bank several tissues at other centres. Students therefore have a unique opportunity to meet some of the country&)s leading authorities in diverse fields of transplantation. This core unit will provide the essential knowledge needed to apply the basis science to contemporary clinical and laboratory practice both for service and research. The unit comprises approximately 60 hours of lectures, tutorials and two assignments. The unit is taught in modules comprising: Blood donation, blood components and plasma products, donation testing, tissue banking and engineering, stem cell transplants, solid organ transplants and hospital transfusion.
