This course is delivered online in a Problem-Based Learning format and will require that students have a computer with at least a 56K modem to connect to the Internet, a CD-ROM drive, and an Email address.
Prerequisite: instructor permission required.
Course Duration
This course is 20 weeks in length (January through May) and extends beyond the regular UBC semester. If this is a concern for graduation, financial loans, or other deadlines you should not take the course. No exceptions or provisions will be made for early completion of the course.
Course Description
Pathology 467 introduces students to pathogenic organisms and the diseases they produce. Information from this course should provide a basis for improving patient care and infection control practices.
Course topics include microbial classification and structure, principles of disinfection and sterilization, laboratory identification of gram negative cocci, classification and identification of gram negative bacilli, infection control aspects of parasitic infestations and fungal infestations.
Intended Student
This course will be of interest to nurses, laboratory technologists, infection control practitioners, upper-level undergraduate science majors, or physicians who want or need further background in this area.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students will have gained knowledge in:
- Common microbial pathogens and the infections they cause;
- Basic principles of sterilization and disinfection;
- Common microbial pathogens causing hospital acquired infections.
Course Outline
- Introductory Microbiology & Infection Control
- Antibiotics and Disinfection
- Gram-Positive Cocci, Skin and Wound Infections, Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Endocarditis
- Gram-Negative Cocci, STD, and Meningitis
- Anaerobes, Gram-Positive Bacilli, and Mycobacteria
- Gram-Negative Bacilli, Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections, and Zoonoses
- Bacteremia, Nosocomial, and Fungal Infections
- Parasites, HIV, and Infections in the Compromised Host
- Virology
Course Evaluation
Students will be assessed on their participation in the interactive learning process, as well as their performance on the midterm and final exams. Assessment breakdown is as follows:
- Participation = 20%
- Paper = 20%
- Final exam = 60%
Textbooks
Mims et al, Medical Microbiology 4th edition.
Students must also have access to:
- Red Book 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases 27th Edition by the American Academy of Pediatrics; and
- Control of Communicable Disease Manual 19th Edition Editor David Heymann 2008.
Instructor:
Dr. Frederick Roberts: Dr. Roberts is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and holds BA and MD degrees.
