Medical Microbiology for the Specialist Portfolio

• Part-time, distance learning

• A 30 credit, M Level Certificate in Continuous Professional Development

• Credited with 100 CPD points by the Institute of Biomedical Science

• Covers the knowledge required for the Record of Laboratory Training for the Specialist Diploma in Medical Microbiology
  

This 30 credit, M Level Certificate in Continuous Professional Development is designed for Band 5 Biomedical Scientists who are working towards the Specialist Diploma in Medical Microbiology.

This Certificate will provide you with an awareness of common bacterial pathogens and their role in the disease process.

It will cover, in depth, methods currently used in medical microbiology laboratories for isolating and identifying infectious agents. 

Delivery will be organised into discrete topics, each delivered in separate learning units.  There will be core reading and/or case studies and a task to be completed for inclusion in the portfolio.  A wide range of methods for the identification of infectious agents will be considered including microscopic examination, the use of selective media, biochemical and serological tests, the detection of toxins, automated and rapid detection techniques.  In addition topics will include the collection, transport, storage and the appropriate procedures for the safe handling of specimens.

Successful completion of the award will provide evidence for the theoretical elements required to complete the Record of Laboratory Training for the Specialist Diploma in Medical Microbiology.

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