2: Defining the Practice of Medical Technology

• Science & Tech


  Concerned with the study of the natural world and the interrelationship among the biological, psychological and even the social world.
• Medical Technology


  also known as clinical laboratory technologists, perform, and analyze the results from complex scientific tests on blood and bodily fluids.
• Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969


  An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination of various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical laboratory procedures or techniques which will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of disease and in the promotion of health in general.rep act of 5527
• Anna P. Fagelson


  "MT is a branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and the maintenance of health.
• Ruth I. Heinemann


  "MT is the application of principles of natural, physical and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
• Jeanne M. Clerc


  "MT is a profession concerned with providing information based on the performance of analytical tests on human body substances to detect evidence of or prevent disease or impairment and to promote and monitor good health.
• Norma J. Walters


  "MT is a health profession concerned with performing lab analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases as well as in the maintenance of good health."
• R.A 5527


  Known as ' Medical Technology Act of 1969'Embodies the definition of the profession, as well as its registration,functions, responsibilities, coverage, and limitations.President Ferdinand Marcos• Approved on June 21, 1969
• Clinical Research


  involving patients or human beings requiring the use of and/or application of medical technology knowledge and procedures
• MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGYMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCECLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCEBIOMEDICAL SCIENCE


  SYNONYMS OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY


  India (3 year degree)
• MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE


  Philippines - CHED memorandum Order No. 14 Australia
• CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE


  United States (state of California)
• BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE


  European countries (such as UK, Germany, Italy and Belgium)
• Basic


  advance testing
• Accuracy


  the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct/true value or a standar
• Precision


  closeness of two or more measurements to each other.
• HONESTY


  Particularly in conveying or reporting the results of any laboratory procedure Should act accdg to MT profession's Code of Ethics and oath
• PROFESSIONALISM


  Must be able to perform his/her functions accdg to the professional Code of Ethics Should be aware of the laws and regulations governing the practice of MT and should not exploit its function beyond its boundaries'.
• UPHOLD CONFUDENTIALITY


  Requires a health care providers to keep a patient's personal health information private unless the patient consents to release the information.
• Collaboration


  act of working together in order to achieve a desired outcome.
• CONDUCT RESEARCH


  Must engage in research activities to update their skillsIt can greatly help in the further development of the field and may be used as future reference for patient care
• PATHOLOGIST

  A duly licensed 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 in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain cause of death, and advance medicine by means of research. Head of the clinical laboratory Clinical or Anatomic Verifies the accuracy by indicating his/her signature in all lab results released by all lab professionals
• MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS


  A person, who not being a graduate of BSMT/BSH but having passed the corresponding civil service examination, performs the work of medical technology under the supervision of a registered medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist. Conditions: He/she passed the civil service exam for laboratory technician given on March 21,1964; or Has finished a two-year college course & has at least 1 year experience as medical laboratory technician; or Has failed to pass the MTLE but had obtained a general rating of at least 70%
• PHLEBOTOMIST


  Trained to extract blood either for laboratory tests or for blood donations. Arterial collection can only be performed by a specially trained phlebotomist.
• Phlebotomy


  is a skill confined not only to medical technologists but to other health care practitioners as well, provided that they were given certification by a reputed certifying or training body.
• CYTOTECHNOLOGIST


  Laboratory personnel that works with the pathologist to detect changes in body cells which may be important in the early diagnosis of diseases. Selects and sections minute particles of human tissues for microscopic study, using microtomes and other equipment and employs stain techniques to make cell structures visible or to differentiate its parts.
• HISTOTECHNOLOGIST


  Also referred as HISTOTECHNICIAN Lab personnel responsible for the routine preparation, processing, and staining of biopsies and tissue specimens for microscopic examination by patho.
• NUCLEAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS


  Health care professionals who works alongside nuclear physicians 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 lab equipment that measure the quantity and distribution of radionuclides in the patient or in the patient's specimen.
• TOXICOLOGIST


  Studies the effects of toxic substances on the physiological functions of human beings, animals and plants to develop data for use in consumer protection and industrial safety programs. Designs and conducts studies to determine physiological effects of various substances on lab beings using biological and biochemical techniques.
• ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF RESULTS


  Urgency of delivering results on time especially in cases that requires urgent treatment
• RA 5527


  (Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969)
• RA 4688


  (Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966)
• RA 1517 and RA 7719


  (Blood Banking Acts of 1956 and 1995)
• Papanicolaou (Pap) test and H&E


  most commonly used staining techniques
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)


  accredits histotechs. Program for a 1 year to complete