CLS 435
Advanced Placement Immunohematology
Online Course Materials
I. Introduction
The Advanced Standing Program is designed to allow a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT or CLT)
to receive credit for previous educational experience and to earn a
baccalaureate degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
II. Eligibility
The program is available to all students who meet the
following requirements:
1) Associate degree in Medical
Laboratory Technology from an accredited institution of higher learning;
2) Current Certification as an MLT(ASCP) or CLT;
3) Have a minimum of 59 semester hours of academic credit
(exclusive of physical education, military science, dogmatic religion and
vocational courses) from an accredited institution of higher learning;
4) Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0
scale; and,
5) Complete specified minimum
prerequisite requirements.
III. Further
Information
Contact the CLS Department Chairman for further
details concerning application, prerequisites, and requirements.
The following is the
file list for CLS 435. The files are
listed in the order in which they are used in the course. Click on a link to either view a file or save
it to your local machine. All files
are in either Microsoft Wordฎ or Powerpointฎ format. All course materials are ฉ2008 by Renee
Wilkins, unless otherwise noted.
Course Requirements and Procedures
COURSE
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS: Admission to CLS Advanced Standing program, CLT or MLT(ASCP)
certification, currently practicing in a clinical laboratory as a clinical
laboratory technician.
1)
Review the handout materials and reading assignments
listed in the table below.
2)
The On-Line Examinations on the dates indicated.
3)
A comprehensive examination will be given at the
conclusion of the course covering the information presented in the on-line
course materials.
4)
Class meetings will be for the purpose of discussing
information presented in the on-line materials, and for presentations of guest
lecturers.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Basic and Applied Concepts of Immunohematology (2000). Kathy
D. Blaney and Paula R. Howard. (ISBN:
0-323-00165-3)
Notice to non-UMMC faculty: These
materials are protected by copyright, and the author retains all rights to the
works contained on these pages. Should
you wish to use anything in your courses, please e-mail me and simply let me
know you are using it.
I would be very interested in engaging other faculty in a cooperative
effort to improve these pages. If you
would like to participate with me in an information exchange, please contact
me. Finally, please give me proper credit
for any handout materials you may produce from this information. Should you see any errors contained within
this information, let me know and I will immediately correct them.
Faculty
Contacts:
to E-Mail Mrs. Wilkins, click here
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Weekly Schedule |
Course Topics |
Assignments* |
Due Date** |
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Week 1 January 7-13 |
Week 1 Objectives Immunology (Ch. 1) Immunogenetics
(Ch. 3) |
Take Pre-Test via
Blackboardฎ Visit http://www.bloodbook.com/facts.html
and read the information on Blood Facts Complete assignments 1a
and 1b |
January 13 |
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Week 2 January 14-20 |
Week 2 Objectives Blood
Banking Reagents ( |
Complete assignment 2 |
January 20 |
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Week 3 January 21-27 |
ABO Blood Group System ( (Ch. 5, pages 107-111) |
Complete assignment
3 QUIZ 1 via Blackboardฎ (time limit, 20 min.) click here for Wiener & Fisher-Race
table |
January 27 |
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Week 4 January 22-February 3 |
Week 4 Objectives
continued from previous week (Ch. 5, pages 111-118) |
Complete assignment
4 Take EXAM 1 (material from weeks 1-4) via
Blackboardฎ |
February 3 |
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Week 5 February 4-10 |
Week 5 Objectives ABO discrepancies (Ch. 4) |
Complete assignment 5 click here
for ABO discrepancy table |
February 10 |
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Week 6 February 11-17 |
Week 6 Objectives Other Blood Group Systems ( |
Complete assignment 6 QUIZ 2 |
February 17 |
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Week 7 February 18-24 |
Week 7 Objectives (Ch. 7, pages 157-161) |
Complete assignment 7 |
February 24 |
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Week 8 February 25-March 2 |
Antibody Detection continued |
Take EXAM 2 (material from weeks 5-8) |
March 2 |
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Week 9 March 3-9 |
Week 9 Objectives (Ch. 7, pages 161-177) |
Complete assignment 8 |
March 9 |
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Week 10 March 10-16 |
Week 10 Objectives Compatibility Testing ( |
Complete assignment 9 QUIZ 3 Play the Blood
Typing Game ~click
here for instructions ~click here to answer questions
(turn in) |
March 16 |
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Week 11 March 17-23 |
NO CLASS ~ SPRING
BREAK |
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Week 12 March 24-30 |
Week 12 Objectives Donor
Blood Selection ( |
Complete assignment 10 Take EXAM 3
(material from weeks 9-10) |
March 30 |
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Week 13 March 31- April 6 |
Week 13 Objectives Donor
Blood Testing ( |
Complete assignment 11 |
April 6 |
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Week 14 April 7-13 |
Week 14 Objectives Component Preparation ( ( |
Complete assignment 12 QUIZ 4 |
April 13 |
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Week 15 April 14-20 |
Week
15 Objectives Transfusion Therapy (Ch.
14) |
Complete assignment 13 |
April 20 |
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Week 16 April 21-27 |
Week 16 Objectives |
Take EXAM 4
(material from weeks 12-14) |
April 27 |
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Week 17 April 28-May 4 |
Week 17 Objectives |
Complete assignment 14 |
May 4 |
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Week 18 May 5-9 |
FINALS WEEK |
PROCTORED FINAL EXAM |
TBA |
* The majority of these assignments are from
the required textbook.
** ATTENTION: All assignments are due by 6:00
p.m. on the last day of each week (Sunday).
If you fail to meet this deadline, you will receive a 0. Refer to syllabus for more information
regarding deadlines.