PgC/PgD/MSc Courses in the School of Healthcare Science
Indicative Student Learning Resources
For all units, Students will be directed to selected journal articles and websites.
6ABM7101 Analytical Science:
 Wilson K, Walker J, Principles and Techniques of Practical Biochemistry, Cambridge
University Press, 2005
 Reed R, Holmes D, Weyers J, Jones A, Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences, Pearson,
2007.
 Ormerod MG, Flow Cytometry: A Practical Approach, American Chemical Society, 2000.
 Strachan T and Read, AP, Human Molecular Genetics 3, Bios Scientific Publishers, 2003.
 Davis JM, Basic Cell Culture: A Practical Approach, Oxford University Press, 2002.
 Gosling JP, Immunoassays: A Practical Approach, Oxford University Press, 2000.
 Wild D, The Immunoasay Handbook, Elsevier, 2005.
6ABM7102 Biological Aspects of Disease:
 Ahmed, N et al. Biology of disease 2007 Taylor & Francis.
 King R.J.B. Cancer Biology 3rd ed. 2006 Prentice-Hall.
 Weinberg R. The Biology of Cancer, Garland Press 2007.
 Strachan T. and Read A. 2004 BIOS Human Molecular Genetics 3rd Edition.
 Mims, Playfar, Revitt, Wakelin & Williams, 2004 Medical Microbiology 3rd Ed. Moseby.
 Rich, R. MD, Thomas A. Fleisher, MD, William T. Shearer, MD, PhD, Harry W. Schroeder,
II, MD, PhD, Anthony J. Frew and Cornelia M. Weyand Clinical Immunology: Principles
and Practice, 2008 3rd Edition.
 Chapel, H. Heaney, M. Misbah, S. & Snowden, N. Essentials of Clinical Immunology 2006
(5th ed) Oxford Blackwell Science
6ABM7104 Cellular Pathology B:
 Hames, BD and Higgins, SJ. (1995) Gene probes, IRL Press
 Ormerod, M. (2000) Flow cytometry, 3rd ed. IRL Press
 Chaplin, MF and Kennedy, JF. (1994) Carbohydrate analysis, 2nd ed. IRL Press
 Darzynkiewicz, Z. and Crissman, HA. (1994)Methods in Cell Biology Vol.33. Flow
cytometry Academic press
 Innis, MA, Gelfand, DH, Sninsky, JJ and White, TJ. (1990) PCR protocols, Academic press
 Chayen, J and Bitensky, L. (1991) Practical histochemistry, 2nd ed. Wiley
 Bancroft, JD and Gamble, M. (2008) Theory and practice of histological techniques, 6th ed.
Churchill Livingstone
 Stevens, A and Lowe, J. (2000) Pathology, 2nd ed. Mosby
 A range of journals to include: Cancer Research, Cell, Trends in Biochemical Sciences,
Trends in Genetics, Trends in Neurosciences
6ABM7105 Clinical Chemistry A:
 Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Bruns D, Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry, Saunders,
2007
 Marshall WJ, Bangert SK, Clinical Biochemistry: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects, Churchill
Livingstone, 2008
 A range of journals to include: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry, British
Journal of Biomedical Science
6ABM7108 Scientific Communication: Students will be encouraged to search and analyse current
journal articles.
6ABM7109 Current Issues in Biomedical Science: Students will be encouraged to search and
analyse current journal articles.
6ABM7110 Disorder Case Study: Students will be encouraged to search and analyse current
journal articles.
6ABM7111 Ethics in Healthcare Science:
 Bryant, J., Baggot la Velle, L. and Searle, J.(Eds) 2002. Bioethics for Scientists. John Wiley
& Sons Ltd.
 Dhanda, R. Guiding Icarus. 2002. Wiley-Liss.
 Mepham, B. Bioethics: an introduction for the biosciences. 2005. Oxford University Press.
 Seedhouse, D. Ethics, the Heart of Health Care. 2000, 2nd edition. John Wiley, Chichester.
 Cases from HEA Bioscience SIG for Ethics
 www.nres.nhs.uk/
6ABM7112 Evidence Based Practice: Students will be encouraged to search and analyse current
journal articles.
6ABM7114 Haematology B:
 Lewis, SM, Bain, B, Bates, E (eds) Dacie & Lewis Practical Haematology, 10th ed, 2006,
Elsevier
 Hoffbrand, AV, Catovsky, D and Tuddenham, EGD, Postgraduate Haematology, 5th ed, 2005,
Blackwell
 Bowers D House A and Owens D 2006 Understanding Clinical Papers 2ed Wiley Chichester
 A range of journals to include: British Journal of Haematology; International Journal of
Laboratory Hematology , Laboratory Haematology, Blood Reviews, Blood, Balliere’s Best
Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology
6ABM7117 Medical Microbiology A:
 Topley & Wilson's Microbiology & microbial infections. 10th ed. 2006. Hodder Education
 Mandell, GL., Douglas, RG., & Bennett, JE Principles and Practices of Infectious Disease. 2
vols. 5th ed. 2000. Churchill Livingstone
 Manual of Clinical Microbiology - 6th ed. 1995. ASM Press
 White, David O & Fenner, Frank J. Medical virology. 4th ed. 1994. Academic Press
 Goering, RV., Dockrell, HM., Zuckerman, Wakelin, D., Roitt, IM., Mims, CA., Chiodini, PL.
Mims’ Medical Microbiology, 4th ed. 2008. Mosby
 Wilson,B., McNab,R and Henderson, B Bacterial Disease Mechanisms: an Introduction to
cellular microbiology 1st ed 2002. Cambridge
 A range of journals to include: J Clinical Microbiology, J Medical Microbiology, J Infectious
Diseases, J Hospital Infection, J Virology, J Clinical pathology.
6ABM7120 Method Review:
 Sackett, DL et al (1996) Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't. BMJ 312:7172 (13 January) (can be accessed here: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/312/7023/71)
 Dawes et al (2005) Sicily statement on evidence-based practice. BMC Medical Education
2005, 5:1 (can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/5/1)
6ABM7121 Research Methods:
 Bland, J.M. et al. Statistics Guide for Research Grant Applicants
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Bland, M. 2000. Introduction to Medical Statistics, 3rd Edition. OUP
Bowers, D, House, a, Owens. D. (2006) Understanding Clinical Papers. Wiley & Sons.
Rowntree, D. 2003. Statistics without tears : a primer for non-mathematicians. Allyn and
Bacon, London.
Wardlaw, A.C. 2000. Practical Statistics for Experimental Biologists, 2nd edition. Wiley
Zar, H. 1998. Biostatistical Analysis, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall.
Statistical packages ,e.g Minitab, ANALYZ-IT, MEDCALC
Scientific review writing guidelines from the:
The Cochrane Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/)
HEA Centre for Biosciences http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/hosted/gsp/
6ABM7123 Transfusion Science B:
 Daniels G. 2002. Human Blood Groups Oxford, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford.
 Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the United Kingdom, 6th edition, 2002,
D.O.H. HMSO Publications.
 Hillyer et al, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, 2003, Churchill Livingstone.
 Klein and Anstee, 2006. Mollinson’s Blood transfusion in Clinical Medicine. 11th Edition,
Oxford, Blackwell Publishing.
 Lawrence, D., Petz, Scott, N. Clinical Practice of Transfusion Medicine, 3rd edition 2001,
Churchill Livingstone.
 McClelland, D.B. Handbook of Transfusion Medicine, 4th edition 2007. HMSO London.
 Murphy & Pamphilon, Practical Transfusion Medicine. 2nd ed. Blackwell Publishing. 2005.
 Overfield, J.A, Dawson MM, Hamer D. Transfusion Science, 2nd ed, 2008 Scion Publishing.
 Thomas D et al A Manual for Blood Conservation, 2005 Tfm publishing Ltd.
 A range of journals to include: Transfusion Medicine, Transfusion, Vox Sanguinis, Blood.