| CODE | PAT5302 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Microbiology and Disease | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pathology | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on clinical aspects of microbiology and the relationship to disease as well as the epidemiology, prevention and control of communicable disease 鈥� both within the community as well as in healthcare institutions. This will include a focus on vaccination, public health as well as Hospital Infection Control. Learning Outcomes: The students will be able to: - Recognise common infectious diseases and understand the role of the microbiology laboratory in their diagnosis and treatment; - Appreciate the role of vaccination in the prevention of infectious disease including those infections occupationally related to working in a microbiology laboratory; - Understand fundamental concepts of the epidemiology of infectious disease and their prevention in both the community and within healthcare. Reading List: - Medical Microbiology: A Guide to Microbial Infections Pathogenesis, Immunity, Laboratory Diagnosis and Control (16th edition) by David Greenwood. ISBN-10: 0443070776 ISBN-13: 9780443070778 - IFIC Basic Concepts of Infection Control; available for free download www.theific.org. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | The Assignment component will focus on prevention of infection in hospital settings to be undertaken after the conclusion of the lectures on the subject. | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Rodianne Abela John Attard Kingswell Michael Angelo Borg Rebecca Antoinette Borg Charmaine Gauci Peter Zarb |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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