MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
cod. 22063

Academic year 2010/11
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica (MED/07)
Field
Diagnostica di laboratorio biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

AIMSAbility to identify the more relevant moments and procedures for the organization of the biomedical laboratory performing welfare activity since the acceptation of samples to the medical report.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Clinical Microbiology.

- General aspects of the organization of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology;
- The personnel of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: type, tasks, staff equipment, distribution, specialization;
- The product of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: objectives, organization in sectors, sub-sectors and sections, nomenclator, evaluation of the numerousness and complexity of the examinations, phases of the production, workload;
- The spaces of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: type, routes, conditioning, crowding, luminosity, acoustic pollution, safety;
- Timetable of the activities of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: activities timetable (full-time employ, part-time employ, guard and/or promptavailability on request), extraordinary time, leave, permission;
- The costs of the activities of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: fixed costs, variable costs, tariffs;
- The quality in the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: internal controls, external evaluation, evaluation of the performance, accreditation, certification;
- The request for the examinations to the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: evaluation of the completeness of the request, evaluation of the suitability of the sample, production of the medical report;
- Other organizational aspects of the biomedical laboratory of microbiology: automation, robotization, waste disposal, storage of the reagents and dangerous materials, storage of the samples; the updating and the continue training, the professional secret, errors and damages, responsibilities, internal and external relations.

Full programme

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Bibliography

M.Bendinelli, C.Chezzi, G. Dettori, N. Manca, G. Morace, L. Polonelli, M.A. Tufano-MICROBIOLOGIA MEDICA: Batteriologia, Micologia, Virologia. Gli agenti infettivi dell'uomo: biologia, azione patogena, laboratorio. MONDUZZI EDITORE.

Teaching methods

Oral Lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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