MEDS6009 (v.1) Emerging and Hospital Acquired Pathogens
| Area: | School of Biomedical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
310669 (v.3)
Emerging and Hospital Acquired Pathogens 631
or any previous version
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| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit is designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of microorganisms involved in current hospital and community acquired infectious diseases, the factors contributing to their emergence and re-emergence. There is a focus on understanding the contribution of the constantly emerging anti- microbial resistance of the causative gram - positive, gram - negative aerobic, and facultative and strict anaerobes. The identification and characteristics of the causative pathogens, modes of transmission, and mechanisms of pathogenesis, infection control and preventative strategies for bacterial, viral and protozoan infections transmitted by the respiratory, faecal - oral and sexual routes; and arthropod - mediated bacterial and viral pathogens are a focus of the unit. Unique to this unit is the opportunity to gain practical knowledge of the principals underpinning the identification of select hospital-associated nosocomial pathogens in the Australian context. |
| Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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