School of Medicine, University of St Andrews: Molecular Diagnostics from Bench to Practice

The course seeks to equip the practitioner with the knowledge and skills of molecular-based health technologies development and implementation.

It demystifies molecular technologies and highlights utility in clinical decision making and public health interventions. The role of interprofessional collaboration is emphasised as an effective way to implement molecular diagnostic in practice.

Duration
4 days

CPD
23 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for learners who will be working in a professional role in a healthcare context, including public health and epidemiology. Prior knowledge of biology is desirable.

Location
Fully online, hosted via Microsoft Teams.

Course Organiser and Speaker
Dr Wilber Sabiiti and colleagues.

Learning Objectives for the course

• Contextualise the emergence and re-emergence of diseases.
• Define a molecular diagnostic and outline application in clinical practice and public health including quality assurance.
• Interpret PCR and genome sequencing results and contextualise them to clinical practice and public heath interventions.
• Define Lateral flow tests (protein-based) and how they complement PCR assays.
• Map the pathway diagnostics from bench to practice and highlight the role of healthcare practitioners in this role.
• Describe the clinical decision-making process in relation to the laboratory results.

For further information and booking visit https://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/short-courses/molecular-diagnostics/ .