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PCOL5103: Therapeutics and Device Innovations (Project)
2022 unit information
This unit of study will provide students with the knowledge and skills to identify and evaluate complex technical problems and develop an implementation plan to address a problem. The unit will involve case studies from both pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, industry experts and application of international standards. Students will be given a problem from real life case studies and work through the steps to develop an implementation plan. In addition to submitting written reports, students will present their final implementation plan through recorded presentations.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Pharmacy
| Code | PCOL5103 |
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| Academic unit | Pharmacy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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PCOL5101 or PCOL5102 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand the importance of intellectual property protection in the commercialisation process of medical technologies and the different regulations that governs its protections
- LO2. Summarise the processes in the application of a new invention and patent
- LO3. Apply the principals of good clinical practice and good record keeping during the early phases of medical technology development
- LO4. Design first in human clinical trials for therapeutics and medical devices
- LO5. Evaluate and defend the scientific designs and claims of a new medical technology invention
- LO6. Define the processes, documentations and regulatory requirements during the different phases of medical technology development.
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