1. BSc Healthcare Sciences

2. The biological basis of medicine Shapes the modern agenda. Studying healthcare science enables you to understand the scientific basis of health & disease issues.

3. Modernising scientific careers MSC introduced degree programme in response to workforce demand Degree combines academic learning consolidated by practice/experiential learning in work place Plymouth University expertise in providing degree programmes for allied health professions

4. Why study healthcare science?  You want to know how the human body works.  You want to study the scientific basis of altered health states. Why do cancers develop? How do we fight off infection?  You want experience of working within the NHS  You want a biomedical career.  You want to pursue a career in research (PhD)  You want to pursue post-graduate entry to medicine or dentistry.

5. NHS Laboratory based diagnostics. 5% of the NHS workforce. Provide diagnostic support to other healthcare professionals. Career structure and entry reviewed by the DoH in 2008. What do Human health scientists do?

6. Healthcare sciences Diagnostic practice, cutting edge research and career specific skills.

7. BSc Healthcare Sciences Physiological Sciences Life Sciences Cardiac Physiology Respiratory & sleep science Physiology Cell Science Blood Science Infection Science

8. Blood Sciences – consisting of biochemistry, haematology, transfusion and Immunology Cellular Sciences – consisting of histology, cytology and reproductive science (basic semen analysis and where possible, fertility and assisted conception services) Infection Sciences – bacteriology, virology serology and molecular methods. Life Scientists

9. Examination of samples Megaloblastic Anaemia Peripheral Blood Macrophage morphology Antibody screening Life Scientists Laboratory based clinical diagnostics Cellular basis of disease Modern techniques and technology Clinical and research setting

10. Full patient contact – diagnostic services Cardiac or respiratory and sleep physiology Understanding of the patient journey. Core physiological measurements and procedures of either Cardiac Physiology or Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Wide range of clinical diagnostics techniques Additional roles, consultations in pacemaking clinics, outpatient/inpatient environments, data analysis processes, surgical support Physiological Scientists

11. Exercise stress test Echocardiography Catheter ablation surgery Lung function test Sleep studies CPAP treatment

12. Within NHS and private care Sophisticated analytical and diagnostic procedures relating to human health and in the monitoring and treatment of physiological conditions. Clinical respiratory physiologists perform highly skilled tests to assess all aspects of lung function. In particular sleep apnoea and intermittent hypoxia are associated with vascular dysfunction and demand for services is likely to increase. Cardiac physiologists multidisciplinary team providing care to heart patients from babies to the elderly, working with GPs, working in operating theatres working in critical care units Roles of Physiological Scientists

13. Other career destinations of Healthcare science graduates Longer term career options may include research science and teaching Openings in fields such as clinical research, bio-analysis, bio-informatics Scientific communications and media Medicine/dentistry MSc/ PhD Further accreditation Industry Other

14. Integrated work placement during programme Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Sleep Science (CVRS) Rotate: Cardiovascular Respiratory and Sleep Specialist: Cardiac Respiratory Sleep Specialist: Cardiac Respiratory Sleep Life Sciences Rotate: Blood Cellular Infection Specialist Blood Cellular Infection Specialist Blood Cellular Infection Year1 10 week placement Year2 15 week placement Year3 25 week placement 1 st year placement – rotational - experience of different specialisms Identify specialism at end of first year 2 nd & 3 rd year placement – in one specialist area Final year project carried out during placement

15. NHS Placements in the South West Peninsula Derriford – Plymouth North Devon – Barnstaple South Devon – Torbay Royal Cornwall – Truro Musgrove Park – Taunton Yeovil District – Yeovil Royal Devon and Exeter – Exeter Bournemouth Poole

16. Course content  Transferable skills  Experimental methodology, design and analysis  Professional modules  Work placement  Research project

17. Teaching modes

18. Degree structure- Stage one  Develops knowledge and skills in key scientific areas.  Graduate skills modules and assessments.  Healthcare sciences have 10 weeks of placement in NHS labs  Assessment modes: lab reports, essays, oral presentations, practical skills, in-class tests, on-line tests, end of module exams.

19. Stage one module structure BIOM1001 Foundations of Healthcare science practice 20 credits BIOM1002 Biomolecular Sciences 10 credits BIOM1003 Genetics & Development 10 credits BIOM1004 Physiology & Patho- Physiology 20 credits BIOM1006 Infection & Immunity 10 credits BIOM1008 Pharmacology & Therapeutics 10 credits BIOM1009 Cellular & Molecular Biomedicine 20 credits BIOM1010 Healthcare Life Sciences Contexts 20 credits

20. Stage two HCS (Life sciences) BIOM2001 Evidence based practice in healthcare science Infection sciences in health and disease (Immunology and microbiology) Cellular sciences in health and disease (Molecular biology, histopathology and cytopathology) Blood Sciences in health and disease (clinical biochemistry, haematology and transfusion medicine) BIOM2003 Partners in investigation BIOM2020 Workplace training in healthcare science BIOM2005 Diagnostic and clinical biomedicine BIOM2006 Methods in infection and immunity BIOM2007 Techniques in microscopy and molecular biology

21. Stage two HCS (physiological sciences) BIOM2001 Evidence based practice in healthcare science Techniques in respiratory gas analysis Methods in the monitoring of pulmonary function Electrocardiography BIOM2003 Partners in investigation BIOM2020 Workplace training in healthcare science BIOM2011 Clinical physiology instrumentation and techniques BIOM2014 Disorders of cardiovascular, respiratory and sleep physiology BIOM2015 Principles of cardiovascular, respiratory and sleep analysis

22.  Professional practice.  Specialist knowledge relevant to route.  Personal research project in work placement area.  Clinically based – real patient data.  Allows you to put the skills you have learnt in the previous 2 years into practice. Final year

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