Frontiers in Medical Laboratory Sciences

SCI 8022SEF

Course Guide

SCI 8022SEF

Course Guide

Frontiers in Medical Laboratory Sciences

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Cheung Ka Tik, BSc (ENU), MMedSc (HKU), PhD (PolyU)

Lectures will be scheduled on weekday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays.

SCI 8022SEF is a course designed by the School of Science and Technology for the Postgraduate programme.

Aims

The course will provide the students with in-depth knowledge of the emerging diagnostics methods in modern healthcare.

Contents

Topics will change from year to year, reflecting advances in the field and topical issues, but examples are as follows:

1. Emerging diagnostics methods in clinical chemistry

a. Point of care technology

b. Modern chromatography and mass spectrometry

c. Pharmacogenomics study

d. Molecular application in clinical chemistry

2. Emerging diagnostics methods in haematology and transfusion science

a. Cytogenetic techniques

b. Molecular application in haematology and transfusion science

3. Emerging diagnostics methods in medical microbiology

a. MALDITOF MS

b. Digital PCR

c. Molecular application in medical microbiology

4. Emerging diagnostics methods in cellular pathology

a. Microarray

b. Digital pathology

Assessment

Course assessment includes continuous assessment (50%) and a final examination (50%).

Continuous assessment (weighting 50%)

Written assignment(s) (weighting 20%)
Students are required to submit written assignment(s). Written assignment(s) are used to assess students' learning on theoretical knowledge, allowing them to reflect and identify areas for improvement in studying this course.

Project (weighting 30%)
A poster/PowerPoint presentation is used to assess students' ability to apply the knowledge of pathophysiology to understand the cause, the clinical manifestations, the development/progress, diagnosis, prevention/therapeutic measures relevant to diseases or disorders in selected organ systems. Language proficiency and presentation skills are assessed in the project presentation as well.

Examination (weighting 50%)

The final written examination for this course will be a closed book 2-hour examination and will account for 50% of the total course grade. The examination covers all topics in the course.

Set book(s)

There are no set books for this course. The following publications will be the main references of study:

Laposata, M., & Mcgraw-Hill Education. (2019). Laposata's laboratory medicine: The diagnosis of disease in the clinical laboratory. Mcgraw-Hill Education.
‌Wanger, A. (2017). Microbiology and molecular diagnosis in pathology: A comprehensive review for board preparation, certification and clinical practice. Elsevier.
Rifai, N. (2022). Tietz textbook of laboratory medicine. Saunders.