CURRICULUM - STUDIES
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Undergraduate: lecture and demonstration. |
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Postgraduate: lecture for residency training programme and other medical personnel. |
RESEARCH AND SERVICES
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Inactivation of HIV and other viruses by pasteurization at 57 °C for 4 hours. |
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Human bone hydroxyapatite occular implant for Ophthalomological surgeries. |
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Clinical research on the utilization of tissue Allograft by the supply of tissue Allograft (bone, cartilage,dura mater, fascia lata and amniotic membrane) to 69 hospitals, 276 surgeons and follow up the result of these clinical applications of Allografts. |
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Retransplantation of loose bone fragments from open fractures. |
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Research study on BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF tracheal graft. |
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Application of preserved amniotic membrane for Ophthalmology surgery. |
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ON-HAND ONE WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMME
This programme was started in 1998 and is intended to impart a short rapid capsule course to Residents and surgeons who wish to get accustomed to the diverse activities of the Tissue Bank, Tissue harvesting & processing, Tissue donation and follow-up of patients with allografts. Any candidate can register in this programme which is open to all expecially Thai students from Bangkok and other provinces of Thailand. Candidates from outside Thailand are also welcome. For registration, please contact us via our email address as indicated at the end of this page. The curriculum for the course is as below:
Curriculum for 1 week on-hand training programme:
Monday: Study, working & protocol of Bone & Tissue Bank, study of Laboratory equipments and set-up.
Tuesday: Theory and practical application of Bone & Tissue Allograft.
Wednesday: Harvesting and procurement of Donor tissue (if available) and freeze drying of harvested tissue.
Thursday: Deep Freeze processing technique and other laboratory processing study.
Friday: Follow-up study of allograft implantation and Audio-Visual case study preview.
MASTER DEGREE IN BONE AND TISSUE BANKING
This is the course of dream for Tissue Bank Operators, or aspiring students who want to make a carrier in Tissue Banking. It is the first course of its kind in the world and offers an indepth study in the field of Tissue Banking. Master of Science Degree in Biomaterial in Association with the INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (I.A.E.A) and MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, THAILAND was started on the 31st March 1999. The first batch consists of 6 students from the South Asian Region. The second batch started with three students on the 1st April 2000. Registration for enrolment in the course of third batch for the session 2001 is open. Aspiring students are welcome to submit their application in writing to the following address:
The Director
Bangkok Biomaterial Center
3rd, Floor, Lottery Building, Faculty of Medicine
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok - 10700, Thailand
Tel/Fax : 0066-2-4112506, Email: siyvj@mahidol.ac.th
The proud team of Prof Yongyudh Vajaradul - Course Director sitting in the center and other officers of the Bangkok Biomaterial Center in the front row with the first batch of master degree students in the back row.
Master Degree students undergoing training in a 3-way communication model of study, where the user (right) doing a pre-operative case study along with the tissue bank staffs (hidden) at the Bangkok Biomaterial Center. A model concept and approach for interactive studies employed at the Center.
For further details on current programmes, Please contact the INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CO-ORDINATOR at : siyvj@mahidol.ac.th