For the course of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology, knowledge of traditional and innovative methodologies used in the laboratory for the determination of different proteins in the clinical biochemistry laboratory are essential objectives. These objectives will be achieved through lectures and with interactive teaching activities, associated with facilitating learning and improving the ability to face and solve the main diagnostic questions of the clinical biochemistry laboratory. The course aims to provide the student with the skills necessary to understand the role played by information systems and database management systems, illustrating the development process. It is an essential goal of the Statistics course for Experimental research to learn the knowledge of the essential elements for the interpretation of the accuracy and predictive values ​​of a diagnostic test. This course will also deal with issues relating to the comparison of tests and the fundamental aspects of study designs for biomedical research for diagnostics. These objectives will be achieved through lectures and practical examples illustrating the methodology of some scientific studies published in the medical literature. The purpose of the Laboratory Technical Sciences module is to provide students with the main knowledge on the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phase of the diagnostic processes of laboratory medicine, with a particular focus on clinical biochemistry examinations, including neonatal diagnosis.
The main educational objectives of the clinical biochemistry course are acquired by the student of basic knowledge on the clinical-diagnostic significance of some of the laboratory tests that control the "chemical-clinical profile". These objectives will be achieved through lectures and with interactive teaching activities, associated with facilitating learning and improving the ability to face and solve the main diagnostic questions of the clinical biochemistry laboratory.
At the end of the course, students will know the fundamental concepts of the application of the scientific method to the study of biomedical phenomena, the scientific bases of medical procedures and the principles of operation of the equipment used for diagnostics and therapy, as well as supplying the student with the skills provided understanding the key role that Information Technology (IT) plays for today's society and, in particular, required by the technical-health professions.