PRINCIPLES IN MLS PRACTICE 1

Title of the lesson: Defining The Practice Of The Medical/Clinical Laboratory

Date: September 2019
Transcriber/s: Chang Chien & De Pedro
2. As an activity or a means to accomplish a
goal;
DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF THE MEDICAL/CLINICAL LABORATORY 3. As a Knowledge
OUTLINE
• Nature Of Medtech Example: Hematology Analyzer – CBC
• Science & Technology o Activity or Means: it has principle called
• Medtech Practice Defined electrical impedance
• Code Of Ethics • According to Rogers (1983), “Technology is a design
• Roles & Responsibilities Of Medtech Professionals for instrumental action that reduces the uncertainty in
• Other Laboratory Personnel Practice Definition the cause-effect relationships involved in achieving a
SCIENCE
Desired Outcome
MEDTECH PRACTICE DEFINED
NATURE IF MEDTECH • Republic Act 5527, also known as the Medical
Technology Act of 1969.
• Clinical’s eyes
• Approved on June 21, 1969
• Development of modern equipment and new
• Section 2 of the Republic act, as amended by R.A
procedures aimed at helping in the Diagnosis and
6132, P.D. 498 P.D. 1534, defines the practice of
Treatment of Diseases.
Medical Technology
• Medical Technology is designed to improve the
• A Person shall be deemed to be in the practice of
Detection, diagnosis, treatment and Monitoring of
medical technology within the meaning of this Act,
Diseases
who shall for a fee, salary or other compensation or
• Clinical Laboratory Scientists perform laboratory
reward pain or given directly or indirectly through
examination and analyzation of Body Fluids, tissues,
another, renders any of the following professional
and cells.
services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the
• It has a linkages with many other disciples for specific
diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (MedTech by
Evans et al, 2003) promotion of health in general:
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. Examination of tissues, secretions &
excretions of the human body and
Science body fluids by various electronic,
• Systematize body of Knowledge chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic,
• Study of Natural World and the interrelationship hematologic, serologic, immunologic,
among the biological, psychological and even social nuclear, and other laboratory
worlds procedures and techniques either
• Factual manual or automated
o Scientific Inquiry 2. Blood banking procedures
a. Blood typing
§ Experiment
b. Cross matching – identifying
§ Investigation the compatibility of the blood
§ Observation c. Blood letting
§ Conclusion d. Screening infectious diseases
§ Research 3. Parasitology, mycologic and
microbiologic procedures and
Technology techniques
4. Histopathologic (tissues & body
• Three-way definition of Technology (Howell 1996) fluids) and cytogenetic (cells)
1. As a physical artefact, machine, or
instrument
1 of 2
 5. Clinical research involving patients - Laboratory personnel who works with the pathologist
requiring the use of MedTech to detect changes in body cells which may be
knowledge and procedures important in the early diagnosis of disease
6. Preparation & standardization of - Ex: Papanicolaou test and the H&E
reagents, standards, stains, and 5. Histotechnologist
others - Laboratory personnel responsible for the routine
7. Clinical laboratory control – accuracy preparation, processing, and staining of biopsies and
8. Collection & preservation of tissue specimens for microscopic examination by a
specimens pathologist
CODE OF ETHICS 6. Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Health care professional who works alongside nuclear
- Original version by Dr. Nardito Moraleta physicians
- Revised by Prof. Rodolfo Rabor 7. Toxicologist
- Studies the effect of toxic substances on the
ROLES & RESPOSONSIBILITIES OF MEDTECH physiological functions of human beings, animals, and
PROFESSIONALS plants to develop data for use in consumer protection
1) Perform Clinical Laboratory Testing & industrial safety programs
2) Perform Special Procedures
3) Ensure Accuracy and Precision of Results
4) Be honest in Practice
5) Ensure Timely Delivery of Results
6) Demonstrate Professionalism
7) Uphold Confidentiality
8) Collaborate with Other Health Care Professionals
9) Conduct Research
10) Involvement in Health Promotion Programs

OTHER LABORATORY PERSONNEL PRACTICE

DEFINITION
1. Pathologist
- Conducts the autopsy
- Knows the cause of death
- Duly registered physician
- Counter checks the result
2. Medical Laboratory Technicians
- As defined in RA 5527:
- Medical lab technicians is a person certified by and
registered with the board of Medical Technology and
qualified to assist a medical technologist
o Failed to pass the licensure examination but
obtained at least 70% of the average rating –
can apply for lab tech
o Passed the civil service examination for
medical technicians given on March 21 1969
o Must passed the civil service examination for
medical technicians.
o Finished a two-year college course and has
at least one-year experience of working as a
medical laboratory technician.
3. Phlebotomist
- Trained to draw blood either for laboratory tests or for
blood donations
4. Cytotechnologist

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