Intro to MedTech

• Medical Technology


  Application of the principles of natural, physical, and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
• Medical Technology (Anne Fagelson)


  Branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health
• Medical Technology (RA 5527)


  Auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination of tissues, secretion, and excretion of the human body and body fluids by various electronic, chemical, microscopic, and other medical laboratory procedures or techniques
• Clinical Laboratory
• Roles of a Medical Technologist


  • Observe, identify, and analyze organisms and cells causing infection and disease
  • Perform blood tests
  • Measure substance in blood and other body fluids
  • Operate complex apparatus, instruments, and machines
  • Use standards and controls to improve reliability of results
  • Work under pressure with accuracy and precision
  • Adhere to high ethical standards of performance
• Practice of Medical Technology

  1. Examination of tissues, secretions and excretions

  2. Blood banking procedures

  3. Parasitologic, Mycologic and Microbiologic procedures

  4. Histopathologic and Cytotechnology

  5. Clinical research involving patients

  6. Preparations and standardization of reagents

  7. Clinical laboratory quality control

  8. Collection and preservation of specimens
• Board of Medical Technology Code of Ethics
• Responsibilities of being a professional

  Uphold the law<|>Avoid illegal work<|>Avoid questionable enterprises
• Professional conduct


  • Work in fairness
  • Act with helpfulness
  • Use honorable means of competition
  • Refrain from injuring reputation
  • Avoid conflicts of interest
• Professional work


  Must merit full confidence and trust<|>Carried out with reliability, accuracy, fairness, and honesty
• Reviewing work of others


  • Must be done fairly and in confidence
  • Includes subordinates, employees, authors of proposals, technical papers, or litigation
• Advancing the profession

  By exchanging information and experience<|>Contributing to professional organizations
• Constructive limits


  • Restrict praises, criticisms, views, and opinions
  • Avoid selfish use of knowledge
• Confidential information


  Treated as strictly confidential<|>Divulged only to authorized persons or with consent
• Reporting infractions

  1. Report to authorities

  2. Report to Ethics Committee
• Subscribe and pledge to conduct oneself in a manner befitting the dignity of the profession
• What is the primary document discussed in the study material?

  Board of Medical Technology Code of Ethics
• What responsibilities does a medical technologist accept upon entering the profession?

  Responsibilities inherent to being a professional
• What must a medical technologist uphold according to the Code of Ethics?

  The law
• If a medical technologist is offered a job that involves illegal work, what should they do?

  Refuse to engage in illegal work
• How should a medical technologist treat their relationships with employers and clients?

  With fairness and helpfulness
• What type of competition should a medical technologist engage in?

  Honorable means of competition
• What is the consequence of unfairly injuring a fellow medical technologist's reputation?

  It violates the ethical standards of the profession
• Under what condition can a medical technologist accept employment from multiple employers?

  When there is no conflict of interest
• What qualities should a medical technologist's professional work exhibit?

  Reliability, accuracy, fairness, and honesty
• When reviewing the work of other medical technologists, how should it be done?

  Fairly and in confidence
• How can a medical technologist advance their profession?

  By exchanging information and contributing to professional organizations
• What should a medical technologist restrict their praises and criticisms to?

  Constructive limits
• How should a medical technologist handle confidential information about individuals?

  Keep it strictly confidential and disclose only to authorized persons
• If a medical technologist witnesses a violation of ethical principles, what should they do?

  Report it to the appropriate authorities
• To whom should infractions of professional conduct be reported?

  Authorities responsible for enforcement or the Ethics Committee
• What does a medical technologist pledge to do regarding their professional conduct?

  Conduct themselves in a manner befitting the dignity of their profession
• What are the responsibilities of a medical technologist as outlined in the Code of Ethics?

  To accept the responsibilities inherent to being a professional
• Why is confidentiality important in the practice of medical technology?


  It protects individuals' private information
• How do ethical standards influence professional relationships in medical technology?

  They ensure fairness and trust among professionals
• What is the role of the Ethics Committee of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists?

  To address infractions of professional conduct