Overview
This unit enables you to develop an understanding of the principles of transfusion and transplantation medicine. You will gain vital knowledge on topics such as safe blood storage and handling, blood and tissue typing and the detection and identification of antibodies significant in transfusion and solid tissue transplantation. You will also perform compatibility testing and discuss the potential adverse outcomes of blood transfusions plus pre-natal, antenatal and postnatal screening. You will be required to attend a compulsory residential school in Rockhampton. The residential school may be scheduled outside of the term of offering of the unit. The theoretical and practical sessions will allow you to develop skills in critical steps necessary in ensuring safe tissue transplantations and appropriate blood products and components for transfusion in both routine and emergency situations.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: Enrolment in Master of Laboratory Medicine.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE and self reflection
Students had issues accessing some lecture videos.
It is recommended to continue to improve new video recording by both internal and external lecture and tutorial sources. It is also recommended to continue to review all existing videos to ensure all contents are accessible.
Feedback from SUTE
Some students struggled to meet the unit's English language learning standards.
It is recommended that the university reviews pre-enrollment procedures to ensure that students are clear on the expected learning standards and outcomes for an AQF9 level unit. It is also recommended that the students are fully aware that this course is delivered in English to support employment in an English speaking nation.
Feedback from Student feedback via email
Some students found the unit content a pleasurable learning experience.
It is recommended to continue to deliver this unit in its current structure with additional supporting tutorials and interactive quizzes such as Kahoot.
- Critically discuss the production, labelling, storage and transportation of human blood products and their medical uses
- Accurately interpret and report test results in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Critique the importance of quality control in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Demonstrate advanced testing skills in transfusion science including pre-transfusion, compatibility testing, antenatal / postnatal / neonatal screening and the testing for autoantibodies
- Examine the factors contributing to adverse outcomes and their effects in transfusion and transplantation medicine.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Laboratory/Practical - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Laboratory/Practical - 25% | |||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices
Edition: 7th (2018)
Authors: Denise M Harmening
F.A. Davis Company
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania , PA , USA
ISBN: 9780803668881
Binding: Hardcover
Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices
Edition: 4th (2016)
Authors: Paula R Howard
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 9780323697392
Binding: Paperback
Immunohaematology: Principles and Practice
Edition: 3rd (2011)
Authors: Eva D. Quinley
Jones & Bartlett ( now BPS )
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 978-0781782043
Binding: Hardcover
Transfusion and Transplantation Science
Edition: 2nd edn (2017)
Authors: Avent, Neil
Oxford University Press UK
Oxford Oxford , United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780198735731
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop at: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
eBook version of the prescribed textbook can be purchased at: https://www.fadavis.com/product/modern-blood-banking-transfusion-practices-harmening-7
Electronic access to prescribed and supplementary textbooks are available via the eReading Lists on the Moodle page.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
- Introduction to Advanced Transfusion Science
- Genetics
- Immunological Principles
Chapter
Part I – Chapter 1, pages 1-4; Chapters 2 and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - introduction and overview of unit
Module/Topic
Blood and Blood Components
Chapter
Part 1 - Chapter 1, pages 4-11
Part III – Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - Week 1 quiz
Module/Topic
ABO and Rh Blood Group Systems
Chapter
Part II – Chapters 6 and 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 2 content
Module/Topic
- Other Common Blood Groups
- Uncommon Blood Groups
- Atypical Antibodies and the Coombs Test
Chapter
Part II - chapters 8, 9, 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 3 content
Module/Topic
Principles of Serologic and Pretransfusion Compatibility Testing
Chapter
Part II – Chapters 10, 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: week 4 content
Module/Topic
Independent study week - an opportunity for self-directed learning and mid-unit revision.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
No lectures or tutorials
Module/Topic
Clinical and Non-clinical Conditions Associated with Transfusion Science
Chapter
Part III – Chapters 17 and 21
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial- Week 5 content
Laboratory Based Case Study Assessment Due: Week 6 Friday (23 Aug 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Haemolytic Disease of the Fetus and the Newborn (HDFN)
Chapter
Part III – Chapter 20
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - Week 6 content
Module/Topic
- The HLA System
- Cellular Therapy in Haemopoietic and Organ Transplant Setting
Chapter
Part IV - Chapters 23 and 24
Part III - Chapter 19
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 7 content
Module/Topic
Transfusion of Specific Blood Factions
Chapter
Part I - Chapter 1 - pages 11-19
Part III - Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 8 content
Module/Topic
Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory and Compliance Issues
Chapter
Part V – Chapters 25, 26, 28, 29
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 9 content
Module/Topic
- Automation in Transfusion Science
- Transfusion Science in Summary
Chapter
Part II – Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - week 10 content
Laboratory /Practical Workbook Due: Week 11 Friday (27 Sept 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
Laboratory /Practical Assessment (Pass/Fail) Due: Week 11 Wednesday (25 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Unit revision and exam preparation.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
On-line Q&A session
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The End-of-unit exam will be scheduled in the CQUniversity examination period between 10/10/24 - 18/10/24. The exact date will be advised on the unit Moodle page.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Unit Coordinators:
Ms Roxzina Sharma: r.r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
A/P Genia Burchall: g.burchall@cqu.edu.au
Lecturer / Tutor / Assessor:
Ms Roxzina (Roxina) Sharma: r.r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
Pre-recorded lectures will be used throughout the term and will be available to students on the Friday before each lecture week.
Live tutorial / discussion forum / quiz sessions will be available in all weeks except in residential school week. You are strongly encouraged to participate in tutorials, as studies have shown that students who attend the tutorials and participate in discussions have higher rates of success (Karnik et al., 2020). It is advisable to review the weekly lectures before each tutorial / discussion / quiz session.
Students have e-access to the prescribed textbook, additional reading resources and some of the supplementary textbooks via the eReading Lists on the Moodle page.
Attendance to the Residential School is compulsory for all students. This will be conducted at either the CQUniversity's Rockhampton campus or at Deakin University's Burwood Campus. Further details will be provided on your Moodle page during the term.
Students are encouraged to use the Moodle Q&A for all communication purposes.
As per Australian educational standards, you are expected to commit 150 hours of engagement to your study of this unit. This is broken down as:
2 - 3 hours per week attending or watching recorded lectures and revising the content through study notes
3 - 4 hours per week completing the weekly readings, case studies and weekly revision quizzes on the unit's Moodle site.
1 - 2 hours per week attending the weekly tutorial and contributing to discussions and revising the content provided.
3 - 4 hours per week preparing your assessments or studying for your exams
Karnik, A., Kishore, P., & Meraj, M. (2020). Examining the linkage between class attendance at university and academic performance in an International Branch Campus setting. Research in Comparative and International Education, 15(4), 371-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499920958855
1 Laboratory/Practical
You will be provided an authentic laboratory based clinical case study on the unit Moodle site. The following information regarding the case will be available to you: a pathology request form with patient information, tests requested and clinical notes for a potential blood transfusion. You are required to analyse the laboratory results provided to you and answer the related questions.
Week 6 Friday (23 Aug 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 9 Friday (13 Sept 2024)
Students will be assessed on the following criteria.
- Accuracy in the analysis of clinical data provided.
- Correct interpretation and explanation of results.
- A detailed explanation of how you derived your conclusions from the clinical information provided.
Please note that all late submissions will be penalised 5% per calendar day unless an application for an extension has been approved.
All extension requests must be made through the extension request system on Moodle with the appropriate documentation. Assessments that have been submitted more than 20 calendar days late without an approved extension will be marked with the maximum marks being zero of the total achievable marks.
- Critically discuss the production, labelling, storage and transportation of human blood products and their medical uses
- Critique the importance of quality control in transfusion and transplantation medicine
2 Laboratory/Practical
For Medical Scientists working in a Transfusion Laboratory, it is essential that laboratory techniques are performed and interpreted correctly each and every time. Failure to do so may lead to potentially fatal consequences. For this reason, demonstration of individual practical competence is vital.
During your residential schools you will complete the following.
Part (A) Compulsory Practical Workbook (Pass/Fail): Students are required to transcribe all results and interpretations of each practical task in the relevant sections of the workbook
Part (B) Laboratory Practical Online Test (25%): Students are required to answer a set of online questions related to the practical tasks performed during the course of the residential school.
Week 11 Friday (27 Sept 2024) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (4 Oct 2024)
Students will be assessed on the following criteria.
- Correct interpretation and explanation of results.
- Demonstrate critical thinking ability in how you derived your conclusions from the clinical information provided.
- Ability to define key concepts related to practical task performed during residential school.
Part (A) Compulsory Practical Workbook (Pass/Fail): will be marked in class during the course of the Residential School at completion of each task.
Part (B): Laboratory Practical Online Test (25%): This will consist of short and long answer analytical questions online and is to be submitted online by the due date.
- Accurately interpret and report test results in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Critique the importance of quality control in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Demonstrate advanced testing skills in transfusion science including pre-transfusion, compatibility testing, antenatal / postnatal / neonatal screening and the testing for autoantibodies
3 Practical Assessment
You will undertake an invigilated practical assessment in the last session of the residential school. You will be provided a patient sample with a number of donor units to determine compatibility preventing any adverse transfusion reaction. You will be required to accurately perform routine blood banking techniques in order to obtain valid results for a safe transfusion outcome.
Week 11 Wednesday (25 Sept 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
To be handed to the assessor on completion.
Week 11 Wednesday (25 Sept 2024)
On completion, this assessment must be handed to the assessor for marking before the end of the final day of residential school.
You will be assessed on accurately performing the following criteria.
Correct patient and sample identification.
Correct interpretation of testing techniques.
Obtain and correctly transcribe valid results.
Correctly analyse results using critical thinking.
Determine compatibility of the donor units with a patient sample.
Explain how to achieve safe transfusion outcomes based on your results.
Students who fail the 1st attempt will be granted a second attempt. The second attempt will be conducted prior to completion of the residential school session.
- Accurately interpret and report test results in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Demonstrate advanced testing skills in transfusion science including pre-transfusion, compatibility testing, antenatal / postnatal / neonatal screening and the testing for autoantibodies
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
