Roles and Structures in Clinical Lab Sciences: Fundamentals, Lab Reports of Chemistry

Download Roles and Structures in Clinical Lab Sciences: Fundamentals and more Lab Reports Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Clinical Laboratory Sciences 1113 Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Practices UNIT 8: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES FOR UNIT 8 A. THE CLINICAL LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT: PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION, REGULATION AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES. 1. Define the roles of and level of training required for the following personnel associated with clinical laboratory practice. a. pathologist/medical director b. administrative technologist/scientist c. medical technologist/clinical laboratory scientist d. medical laboratory technician/clinical laboratory technologist e. phlebotomist f. cytotechnologist g. histotechnologist 2. Outline the typical organizational structure of a hospital-based clinical laboratory. B. THE DISCIPLINE OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 3. Define the purpose(s) of the following major disciplines of clinical laboratory science to include their approaches to the diagnostic, therapeutic, and health maintenance roles of the clinical laboratory. a. phlebotomy b. clinical hematology c. clinical immunology (serology) d. clinical chemistry e. clinical microbiology f. clinical immunohematology g. hemostasis h. urinalysis 4. Define and compare the following terminology associated with health care delivery and give at least one example of each that affects the delivery of clinical laboratory services. a. certification b. accreditation c. licensure d. governmental regulatory mechanisms (CLIA) 5. Identify the primary roles of the following organizations dedicated to clinical laboratory science with respect to: certification/licensure, education and professional governance. a. American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) b. National Certifying Agency (NCA) c. American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) d. College of American Pathologists (CAP)