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Defining the Practice of the Medical Technology
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Defining the Practice of
the Medical
Technology/Clinical
Laboratory Science
Profession
Science
- is primarily concerned with the
study of the natural world and the
interrelationship
among
the
biological, psychological, and
even the social world.
Technology
- Is the application of science in
ways
that
are
considered
beneficial to society.
- Is an avenue for humans to alter
or modify the environment in
order to extend their abilities to
create, invent, discover, or
innovate to make the world a
better place to live in.
Medical technology
- designed
to
improve
the
detection, diagnosis, treatment,
and monitoring of diseases.
Clinical Laboratories
- Facilities that perform chemical
and
microscopic
examinations of various body
fluids.
- found in variety of settings both in
government and private hospitals
or free-standing (non-hospital
based).
Types of Clinical Laboratory:
1. small size hospital (<100 beds)
- perform only routine procedures
and that more complicated or
infrequently requested tests are
sent to reference laboratory.
2.) medium hospital (100-300
beds)
- laboratory that can perform all
routine tests including more
complicated procedures. Only the
most recently developed tests
with high level of complexity need
to
be
sent
to
reference
laboratories.
3.) large-size hospital (over 300
beds)
- Can handle large volumes of
work and perform complex tests.
In the Philippines, the medical
technology profession and its practice is
governed and defined in section two (2)
of R.A. 5527, also known as the
Medical Technology Act of 1969.
Practice of Medical Technology
A person shall be deemed to be
in the practice of medical technology
within the meaning of this Act, who shall
for a fee, salary or other compensation
or reward paid or given directly or
indirectly through another, renders any
of the following professional services for
the purpose of aiding the physician in
the diagnosis, study and treatment of
diseases and in the promotion of health
in general:
1. Examination of tissues, secretions
and excretions of the human body and
body
fluids by various electronic, chemical,
microscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic,
serologic, immunologic, nuclear, and
other
laboratory
procedures
and
techniques either manual or automated;
2. Blood banking procedures and
techniques;
3.
Parasitologic,
mycologic
and
microbiologic
procedures
and
techniques;
4. Histopathologic and cytotechnology;
provided that nothing in this paragraph
shall inhibit a duly registered medical
laboratory technician from performing
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histopathologic
techniques
and
procedures;
5. Clinical research involving patients or
human beings requiring the use of
and/or
application of medical technology
knowledge and procedures;
6. Preparations and standardization of
reagents, standards, stains and others,
provided such reagents, standards,
stains and others are exclusively for the
use of their laboratory;
7. Clinical laboratory quality control;
8. Collection and preservation of
specimens;
A medical technologist must first
become licensed before he or she is
permitted to practice the profession.
Roles and Responsibilities of Medical
Technology Professionals
Perform Clinical Laboratory Testing
- A medical technologist must be
capable of performing the most
basic to the most advanced
laboratory tests.
- He or she should be capable of
performing
hematologic,
microbiologic,
serologic,
chemical, and other procedures
in the different areas of laboratory
science.
Perform Special Procedures
- Medical technologists are also
expected to perform special
procedures
in
diagnosing
diseases. These may include the
operation of advanced diagnostic
equipment.
Ensure Accuracy and Precision of
Results
- In
performing
different
procedures to diagnose diseases,
a medical technologist should
always be conscious of the
accuracy and precision of both
the testing process and its
results.
Be Honest in Practice
- It is important that a medical
technologist
values
honesty,
particularly in conveying or
reporting the results of any
laboratory procedure.
Ensure Timely Delivery of Results
- In collaborating with other health
care practitioners, a medical
technologist must be aware of the
urgency of delivering results on
time especially in cases that
require urgent treatment.
Demonstrate Professionalism
- A medical technologist must be
able to perform his or her
functions according to the
professional Code of Ethics for
medical technology professionals.
Uphold Confidentiality
- Confidentiality requires health
care providers to keep
- a patient's personal health
information private unless the
patient consents to release the
information. Patient records are
expected to be kept in confidence
by the medical technologist.
Collaborate with Other Health Care
Professionals
- A
medical
technology
professional is required to
collaborate with other health care
practitioners in order to build a
well-functioning team.
Conduct Research
- Practicing medical technologists
must also be engaged in
research activities to update their
skills.
Involvement in Health Promotion
Programs
- A
medical
technology
professional
must be actively involved in
reaching out. to the community.
Defining
the
Practice
Laboratory Personnel
of
Other
Pathologist
- A duly registered physician who is
specially trained in methods of
laboratory medicine, or the gross
and microscopic study and
interpretation
of
tissues,
secretions and excretions of the
human body and its functions.
- A
pathologist
is
always
considered to head a clinical
laboratory
and
monitor
all
laboratory results.
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A laboratory result without the
signature of a pathologist may not
be considered valid.
beings, animals, and plants to
develop data for use in consumer
protection and industrial safety
programs.
Medical Laboratory Technicians
- person certified by and registered
with the Board of Medical
Technology and qualified to assist
a medical technologist and/or
qualified pathologist in the
practice of medical technology.
- Failed to pass the medical
technology licensure examination
but obtained a general rating of at
least 70%;
- Passed
the
civil
service
examination
for
medical
technicians given/
Phlebotomist
- an individual trained to draw
blood either for laboratory tests or
for blood donations.
Cytotechnologist ·
- is a laboratory personnel who
works with the pathologist to
detect changes in body cells
which may be important in the
early diagnosis of diseases.
Histotechnologist
- a
laboratory
personnel
responsible for the routine
preparation, processing, and.
staining of biopsies and tissue
specimens
for
microscopic
examination by a pathologist.
Nuclear Medical Technologist
- a health care professional who
works
alongside
nuclear
physicians.
- Nuclear medical technologists
apply their knowledge of radiation
physics and safety regulations to
limit radiation exposure, prepare
and
administer
radiopharmaceuticals, and use
radiation ·detection devices and
other
kinds
of
laboratory
equipment that measure the
quantity and distribution of
radionuclides deposited in the
patient or in the patient's
specimen.
Toxicologist
- A toxicologist studies the effects
of toxic substances on the
physiological functions of human
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