Unit information: Assisted Reproductive Technologies in 2016/17

Unit name	Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Unit code	MEDIM4004
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Dr. Gordon
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Bristol Medical School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Unit aims:

• To give a comprehensive understanding of assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

• To describe routine laboratory techniques carried out in ART

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module students will:

• have an understanding of the clinical aspects of Assisted Reproduction Treatment at tertiary level

• be able to describe and be familiar with routine laboratory techniques in assisted reproductive technologies applicable to human reproduction and development.

Teaching Information

• Lectures (12)

• On line tutorials (5)

• Seminars (1)

• Practicals (5)

• Conferencing (5)

Assessment Information

• Essay (1 x 1500 words) 20%

• Practical Log Book (5x practicals) 15%

• Interactive tutorials (5 x MCQ's) online 25%

• Written exam (1 x 3hrs) 40 %

Reading and References

• World Health Organisation WHO (2010). WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen , 5th Edition

• Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques Laboratory and Clinical

• respectives (2008). Eds: DK Gardner, A Weissman, C Howles, Z Shoham, Informa Healthcare

• Male Infertility 2nd Edition (2011). AM Jequier Blackwell Science Ltd

• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology; Future trends in laboratory and clinical practice (2011). Edited by D. Gardner, BRMB Rizk, T Falcone, Cambridge University Press

• Assisted Reproductive Technology: Accomplishments and New Horizons (2002). Christopher J De Jonge, Christopher LR Barratt, Cambridge University Press

• Towards Reproductive Certainty: Fertility and Genetics Beyond 1999 (2000).

• R Jansen & D Mortimer, Parthenon Publishing