Care of a Patient Receiving a Stem Cell Transplant - 20 credits - Module
This module is designed for health care practitioners caring for patients receiving stem cell transplants for haematological malignancies who wish to expand their knowledge and care of patients undergoing this treatment.
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- Level CPD
- Study mode Distance Learning
- Location Online Learning
- Award Module
- Start date February 2022
- Fees View course fees
- School School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Faculty Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences
Course overview
This module is designed for health care practitioners caring for patients receiving stem cell transplants for haematological malignancies who wish to expand their knowledge and care of patients undergoing this treatment.
What's covered in this course?
The module is delivered using a fully online delivery incorporating variety of learning activities, such as online lectures, forums, quizzes, workbooks, simulation.
Course tutors have worked for many years within the specialist clinical setting from a variety of healthcare providers. Specialist current clinical healthcare staff also deliver lectures within this programme.
Why Choose Us?
- Patient and people focused courses
- Excellence in delivering high quality standards of flexible and bespoke academic provision for post qualifying practitioners
- Links with healthcare providers
- State-of-the-art facilities
Fees & How to Apply
- UK students
- International students
Award: Module
Starting: Feb 2022
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Distance Learning
- 6 weeks
- £720 per 20 credit module
Award: Module
Starting: Feb 2022
- Mode
- Duration
- Fees
- Distance Learning
- 6 weeks
- £720 per 20 credit module
If you're unable to use the online form for any reason, you can complete our PDF application form and equal opportunities PDF form instead. The University reserves the right to increase fees in line with inflation based on the Retail Prices Index or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament up to a maximum of five per cent.
How to apply
Complete the online application form via the link above, including the name of the module you are enrolling onto.
Course in Depth
Level 6
20 credits
This module is predominantly designed for graduate, experienced health care practitioners caring for patients receiving stem cell transplants for haematological malignancies, who wish to expand their knowledge and practice in leading service provision within stem cell transplantation.
This module provides you with the opportunity to learn about service provision for stem cell transplant patients and to foster innovative approaches to enhance care delivery within your service. Stem cell transplants are an integral part of the treatment of some patients with haematological and other disorders in both paediatric and adult settings. This is a very specialised and complex form of treatment which requires specialist expertise and knowledge to care for this group of patients.
The module provides you with the opportunity to learn about the innovation and leading practice in caring for patients receiving a stem cell transplant It is delivered completely online incorporating course teaching material and a variety of learning activities, that students are expected to participate and engage with.
This module aligns with the Professional Practice Programme philosophy and is designed to be flexible and practice-led. You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving. You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences with your fellow students, as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities. You will be an active partner in your own learning and development and in return you will receive regular feedback and feedforward aimed at developing your academic skills, and have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the module team.
Level 7
20 credits
This module is predominantly designed for graduate, experienced health care practitioners caring for patients receiving stem cell transplants for haematological malignancies, who wish to expand their knowledge and practice in leading service provision within stem cell transplantation.
This module provides you with the opportunity to learn about service provision for stem cell transplant patients and to foster innovative approaches to enhance care delivery within your service. Stem cell transplants are an integral part of the treatment of some patients with haematological and other disorders in both paediatric and adult settings. This is a very specialised and complex form of treatment which requires specialist expertise and knowledge to care for this group of patients.
The module provides you with the opportunity to learn about the innovation and leading practice in caring for patients receiving a stem cell transplant It is delivered completely online incorporating course teaching material and a variety of learning activities, that students are expected to participate and engage with.
This module aligns with the Professional Practice Programme philosophy and is designed to be flexible and practice-led. You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving. You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences with your fellow students, as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities. You will be an active partner in your own learning and development and in return you will receive regular feedback and feedforward aimed at developing your academic skills, and have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the module team.
You can choose to study this module as a standalone module or use the module within a complete pathway award or, dependent on your individual need and the needs of your organisation.
All programmes offer a convenient part-time format to fit around home and work commitments.
Level 6
This module will give you the opportunity to:
- Critically analyse the treatment protocols in the management of a patient undergoing stem cell transplantation
- Apply the essential knowledge and theory required to care for a patient undergoing stem cell transplant
- Interpret and evaluate the care and management of subsequent effects that occur as a result of high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation
Level 7
This module will give you the opportunity to:
- Critically appraise the essential knowledge and theory required to care for a patient undergoing high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation
- Evaluate current protocols within high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation and the research underpinning the existing treatment approaches
- Propose innovative evidenced based strategies and interventions for the management of a patient undergoing high dose therapy and stem cell transplantation
- Critically evaluate the implementation process associated with your recommended strategies and interventions into your clinical practice area
International Students
Birmingham City University is a vibrant and multicultural university in the heart of a modern and diverse city. We welcome many international students every year – there are currently students from more than 80 countries among our student community.
The University is conveniently placed, with Birmingham International Airport nearby and first-rate transport connections to London and the rest of the UK.
Our international pages contain a wealth of information for international students who are considering applying to study here, including:
- Explore some of the good reasons why you should study here.
- Find out how to improve your language skills before starting your studies.
- Find all the information relevant to applicants from your country.
- Learn where to find financial support for your studies.
Facilities and Staff
Our Facilities
We are constantly investing in our estate and are currently in the process of spending £340 million on new learning facilities.
We boast up-to-date, innovative facilities that simulate the real situations that medical staff may come across.
These resources are essential in offering students a hands-on introduction to health and social care practice. Much of our teaching is carried out within our state-of-the-art, £30m Seacole Building, which houses cutting-edge facilities.
Take a virtual tour of our skills suites at Seacole
In a sector where new techniques are constantly being discovered, we work hard to ensure that students learn using the most up-to-date equipment available. These include the only mock operating theatre in an English university and a cutting-edge radiography virtual clinical training facility, virtual ward and virtual case creator.
Virtual Case Creator
For pre-registration nurses and midwives, Virtual Case Creator software contains a range of scenarios to let you experience birthing situations and decide on appropriate interventions in a safe environment.
Hospital Ward
Our mock wards enable you to get a feel of what a ward is really like before you head out for your first placement. They contain ‘Sim Men’, which are demonstration dummies that develop ailments, allowing you to treat them as you would a real patient and build your confidence in reacting to the changing needs of patients.
The Hospital Ward can be adapted from a low care to high dependency care environment with the necessary monitoring equipment.
Part of the package is our SIM baby, SIM man and Mega code kid. There are also nursing manikins for fundamental skills teaching and various equipment to support essential skills teaching, such as blood pressure monitoring venepuncture and cannulation equipment.
Skills Practice and Care Enhancement facility
The SPACE (Skills Practice And Care Enhancement) learning facility lets you further practice the skills taught in class, at your own pace and convenience.
It is fully stocked with the specialist items and equipment needed for procedures such as taking blood pressure, giving an injection, abdominal examination of a pregnant woman and caring for ill babies in an incubator.
Biomedical Laboratories
We have recently installed new laboratory facilities to help you explore understand the scientific principles underpinning many of our courses. The physiology laboratory is equipped to help you learn about the way the human body works by performing investigative experiments. The biomedical science laboratory is undergoing an upgrade over the summer and will allow you to learn about anatomy, cellular processes, immunology and enzymology in a hands-on way that links directly to day-to-day health care.
Simulation Manikins
We have several Simulation men (SIM men) and Simulation babies (SIM babies) which are leading edge, anatomically correct manikins used for teaching specific techniques such as advanced adult and paediatric life support skills, acute and high dependency clinical skills, first aid and communication skills.
The SIM men and SIM baby manikins are complete with software, which is used to replicate real symptoms, and are enhanced by the manipulation of for example blood pressure, pulse and heart rate for extra realism. SIM Man can also “talk” to the students which adds another dimension to their use in teaching clinical skills and in simulation exercises.
Mary Seacole Library
The Seacole library, based at City South Campus, is one of the UK's largest specialist health education libraries. The state-of-the art facility offers an extensive range of range of information and reference materials set out in a relaxing environment, conducive to studying. There are comfortable seating areas, group study areas, a silent study area and private study rooms.
The Seacole building houses a large open access IT Suite which comprises of 96 PCs, full colour printers, photocopiers and scanners. Our PCs utilise the latest Intel i5 core technology, all with:
- Fast (unrestricted) internet connectivity
- Ability to save files to USB, DVD & CD
- Microsoft Office software
- Research and statistical software
- Storage space which can be accessed from any PC across the University and from home
Our PCs are also designed to support students who may have difficulties with reading and writing, featuring specialised software with zooming/magnification and screen reading capabilities, which may also be customised for individual student needs.
The IT Suite offers extended opening hours and is supported by a specialist Open Access Assistant during term time. In addition to the open access PCs within the IT Suite, there are 12 networked student PCs available within Seacole library.
Our staff
Samantha Toland
Senior Lecturer in Haematology
Sam has been a cancer / haemato-oncology nurse for 18 years, having worked initially in Haemato-oncology and stem cell transplant, she then went on to become a Chemotherapy nurse trainer, responsible for the chemotherapy training and education of all nursing staff in a large teaching hospital trust.
More about SamanthaAlison Simons
Senior Lecturer
Alison was a cancer nurse for 18 years looking after patients with a variety of cancer and receiving a variety of treatments. She was the junior sister of a mixed oncology ward within a large teaching hospital. Alison then went on to become a professional development sister responsible for the educational needs of 200 oncology and haematology nurses.
More about AlisonEnquiries
Module Leader
If you have any queries about this course please contact the Module Leader, Samantha Toland on:
- Tel: 0121 331 7012
- Email: Samantha.Toland@bcu.ac.uk
Professional Navigators
Our Professional Navigators, Adele Millington and Nicola Clarke, are also on hand to offer guidance and will help you to choose which modules are best for you, taking into account your aims, professional or clinical experience, KSF requirements and your academic achievements.
Call Adele and Nicola on +44 (0)121 331 6162.