The course is delivered via a 12 month structured online curriculum of distance learning through the BBTS website. The timetable is as follows:
Online Induction
This will be made available one week prior to the programme start.
Online Examination
The final examination marks the end of the programme. This takes place online on Moodle during the 2nd or 3rd weekend in the exam month. Exact dates will be provided in approach to the exams.
The examination takes place over a weekend running from 9am on the Saturday to 9pm on the Sunday. All papers will automatically close and save on Sunday at 9pm.
Please note that the assessment for this programme is a 2-part process.
As well as the endpoint examination you will be required to produce and submit a professional poster for assessment during the programme.
Programme running order:
Learning materials are normally released on the second or third Wednesday of each month. All materials will remain available to review, once published, until the examination date.
Month 1 | Patient Blood Management (PBM) / Basic Clinical Practice |
Month 2 | Supply Chain & Component Management |
Month 3 | Leadership & Transfusion Liaison |
Month 4 | Education and Competence |
Month 5 | Quality Management |
Month 6 | Haemovigilance |
Month 7 | All Supplementary Modules are released (students begin studying from the 3 supplementary modules selected at application - these selections cannot be changed later in the programme) Poster Assessment topics released, student can use these topics alongside guidance available on the website to begin their posters. |
Month 8 | Continue with supplementary modules |
Month 9 | Continue with supplementary modules |
Month 10 | Continue with supplementary modules & Poster Assessment submission deadline. |
Month 11 | Continue with supplementary modules & Revision |
Month 12 | Revision period |
End of Programme - Online Closed Book Examination held
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