Medical Laboratory Sciences: Role, Education, and Career Prospects - Prof. Esther Peters, Study notes of Biotechnology

Download Medical Laboratory Sciences: Role, Education, and Career Prospects - Prof. Esther Peters and more Study notes Biotechnology in PDF only on Docsity! MTCH 200 History of MT - when people started studying diseases MT was born - organic chemistry was developed in the 1800s Education... - need to know why machine can do what its supposed to do - BS or BA with bio/chem background, certified, 12 month training.., pass the MLS exam 9/14/11 Cyndee Lowe... Rockingham Memorial Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Sciences -a highly skilled team of people provides information to physicians for: -aid in the diagnosis of disease -provide feedback for managing treatment -evaluating the effectiveness and safety of therapy The Lab Team: -Pathologists -Medical Lab scientists: formerly known as medical technologists or clinical lab scientists -medical lab technicians -lab assistanst and phlebotomists Med Lab scientists: like solving problems, accept challenges and responsibility, are accurate and reliable, work well under pressure, communicate well, fascinated by science and the human body (also doesn't hurt to have a sense of humor) Lab Departments: 1. Chemistry -testing is performed on patient samples to determine levels of many analytes: electrolytes, glucose, lipids, enzymes, pharmacologic substances -more tests are automated -technologists perform instrument maintenance, troubleshooting quality controls, calibrations and analyze patient reslts for potential problems 2. Hematology -complete blood count -enumeration of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets -identification of abnormal cell types -coagulation testing -used to diagnose clotting disorders and to follow anti-coagulant therapy 3. Immunohematology (Blood Bank) -the study of antigens and antibodies related to red blood cells -collection, processing, storage and preparation of blood products 4. Microbiology -technologists identify microscopic organisms which cause infectious disease inhumans -also determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the pathogenic organisms -manual reading of culture plates and slides, automated biochemical testin, immunologic methods, molecular methods *current average salary for MLS is $26.26 per hour *salaries are consistenly increasing by 3-7% per year *vacancy rates at 10.4% *number 16 on best job list *major shortage coming up... 14%growth within the next few years *average age is >50 so people are going to retire What is required? -solid background in bio, chem, math and cs 9/21/11 Amy McCarthy... Washington hospital Center... MLS/MT Training Program Medical Laboratory Scientist? an MLS/MT is a member of the healthcare delivery team who contributes to patient care by performing the diagnostic tests that physicians use to diagnose the patients What do they do? · full range of laboratory tests, from simple pre-marital blood tests to complex tests to uncover diseases such as AIDS, diabestes, and cancer. · MTs are responsible for confirming the accuracy of test results and reporting laboratory findings to the pathologists and clinicians. · The MTs hold life and death in their hands because the information they give to the physician influences the medical treatment a patient recieves. · 80% of physicians decisions are based off med tech results. · responsible for quality control · NAACLS accredited programs provide training in management and education · **KNOW NAACLS AND ASCP DEFINITION** Washington Hospital Center: not-for-profit, tertiary care hospital in DC, 907 beds, 8,000 medical and dental staff, medstar health MT trainee program: must have at least 90 hours in biological sciences at a college or hold a bachelors degree in one of the biological sciences within the last 7 years... paid for going to school in return you work within medstar health for 3 years. $12.50 per hour for 40 hours a week, health and dental insurance, paid time off, tuition waved. - 6 months of lecture, 6 months of clinical training... 6 courses running at one time - at least one outside WHC at a different medstar health hospital Work study Program: outside the weekly 40 hour training, must maintain a minimum C average, basic formula + modifiers(geography, teaching hospitals, etc.) -increases in technology MIDTERM TILL HERE.... 10/19/11 Ellie Coggins-- Augusta Health School of CLS Fishersville Virginia US News and world report best careers... #3 on the list 6 student class Reasons why its a good career: · median salary is pretty good · cost of education · moderate activity and stress level · job availiblity 75% of people don't know about the program until after graduating high school Microbiology -deals with identification of microorganisms that cause diseas Organisms include..bacteria, fungus, viruses Clinical Chemistry -most automated -test body fluids for several hundred different chemical substances -fluids usually blood serum, urine, or CSF -dept using most instrumentation Immunohematology Blood bank -type the blood -test the blood Hematology -screen bid for abnormalities Hemostasis/Coagulation -clotting Immonology/Serology -study of the immune system Molecular Diagnosis -common tests:electrophoresis, blots and probes, PCR tests -detects microorganisms, viruses, inherited diseases Urinalysis/Body fluids -urinalysis...does alot of urine testing -blood..painful -spinal fluid--should not have any cells..if does-probable meningitis -lymphocytes..viral meningitis -bacteria..bacterial meningitis... very severe Phelobotomy -draw blood from a patient Other places to work besides hospitals... Forensic biological sciences...not the same thing Quality assurance -quality control..make sure results are correct -management type of position Techinical Support -travel -tech support hotline Sales -things used in the clinical lab -meet with management at differnt labs and see what they need Education -program director in university -teaching CLS 10/26/11 Quest Diagnostics not in a hospital... lab testing of different type of tests routine and not routine Nichols testing anatomic pathology testing, gene based testing hospitals, physicians, other commerical reference labs, quest diagnostics, nichols institute refer to them multiple myeloma more commen in men and black people cancer of the plasma cell