Short courses for healthcare scientistsShort courses for healthcare scientists

Biomed Courses are managed by a Consortium

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust   King's College Hospital NHS Trust  

Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust  

St Mary's NHS Trust  

Barts and the London NHS Trust  

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust  

Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust  

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust  

Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust  

Queen Mary Hospital, Sidcup NHS Trust

Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust  

Medway NHS Trust   

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust  

The Health Protection Agency  

Cambridge Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Addenbrooke’s Hospital  

South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust

Central Manchester & Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust

The University of Greenwich

North East London Strategic Health Authority

M Level Courses for CPD 1. Quality systems management

2. Point of care testing

3. Management of healthcare associated infection

4. Lung disease

5. Renal disease

6. Diagnosis of breast cancer

7. Analysis of nucleic acids

8. Train the trainer

9. Implementing advanced quality management

10. Gene structure and function

11. Robotics and automation

Internet access

Courses Courses are are

accesseaccessed using d using

the the InternetInternet

Course Security

Internet access is Internet access is password password protected protected

Online Support

Students Students are are

supportesupported online d online with a with a tutortutor

Learning Resources

Learning is guided using a range of Learning is guided using a range of selected paper and electronic materialsselected paper and electronic materials

Activities

Course Course interaction interaction

is is maintained maintained

with with learning learning

activitiesactivities

A typical activity

The WHO web site is at http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/year/en/

Click on this site and look at the disease outbreaks year by year.

Compare the types of outbreaks and reports. Prepare your answers in the form of a short posting

to the Discussions area and, with your online discussion group, discuss what trends you notice and why you think they have occurred.

Make sure that in your posting, you incorporate or respond to any points already posted there by your colleagues.

Case Studies

Visit your local Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary meeting……

Your first task is to spend time shadowing the Infection Control Nurse (ICN)….

Locate a group in your hospital that is using a PCR based method of analysis…..

Learn collaboratively Learn collaboratively

Online communication

Course Mail

Online debate

Online brainstorms

In real-time with a chat room

Online explanations

In real-time with a white-board

Timetable

Learning activities are carried out according to a recommended timetable

Students expect to commit 40-60h over 12

weeks

Student Tracking

Tutors track & support student

progression

First Access

Last Access

Assessment

Quizzes · Presentations · Professional articles · reports

Certification

30 credits at Master’s level

100 CPD credits under the revised IBMS scheme

Successful completion of

a course provides

Course Updates

Page last updated: August 2005

What the reviewers said

Renal Disease

“….the Module is of a very high standard and fulfils completely the desired aims of the course. The text is clear and unambiguous with high

quality illustrations…”

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

“…high quality module set at an appropriate level of challenge…. technical quality of the course is good, as is the scientific quality...”

“I enjoyed my assessment of the course”

What the reviewers said

Healthcare Associated Infection

“…module addressed all aspects of this very important subject…”

“…time spent with the infection control nurse was invaluable in showing the theory of infection control in practice.”

What the reviewers said

Quality Systems Management

“…an up-to-date, comprehensive and well designed course, likely to be of value to many in the BMS field and possibly beyond.”

What the reviewers said

Analysis of Nucleic acids

“…course uses the full range of facilities available within the e-learning environment”

“…links to databases, which are so important in modern genetics.”

What the reviewers said

Point of Care Testing

“…a very innovative course that lends itself well to a ‘virtual campus’ learning experience…”

“…interactive and motivating and designed from the student’s perspective…”

“…a solid and relevant learning base for POCT…”

What the reviewers said

“I would recommend this course …”

“Having to learn new Web stuff is good”

“…a benefit to have the tutors working in the field..”

What the students said

“Hard work but worth it”

“I feel I can ask questions directly - I wouldn’t feel able in a class”

“I like the challenge of working in the written medium. I like the directness”

“I feel I’ve really got to know the students. I shall feel sad when the course is finished”

“I like getting the trust”

What the tutors said

Next steps…… Next steps……

Apply Register

Go to www.gre.ac.uk/biomed

Seek funds from your Trust Request a funded place -£650/£725

Seek written support from your training officer

Set aside 12 weeks Start dates: enquire 00-44-208-331-9978