MedTech Laws and Bioethics Flashcards

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Republic Act No. 5527

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Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

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Pathologist

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A duly registered physician who is specially trained in methods of laboratory medicine.

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Republic Act No. 5527

Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

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Pathologist

A duly registered physician who is specially trained in methods of laboratory medicine.

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Medical Technologist

A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or licensed physician.

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Medical Laboratory Technicians

A person certified and registered with the Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist.

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Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory

A clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital or sanitarium duly approved by the Department of Health or its authorized agency.

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Recognized School of Medical Technology

Any school, college, or university which offers a course in Medical Technology approved by the Department of Education.

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Council

The council of medical technology education established under this Act.

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Board

The Board of Examiners for Medical Technology established under this Act

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Chairman of the Council of Medical Technology Education

Director of Higher Education

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Function of the Council of Medical Technology Education

Determine and prescribe the number of students to be allowed to take up the medical technology course.

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Medical Technology Board

Medical Technology Board is under the PRC

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Control of the PRC

The power to alter, revise, modify or change the decisions of the Board

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Supervision of the PRC

To see to it that the Board is functioning within the bounds of law

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Executive Officer of the Board

The Commissioner of Civil Service

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Functions and Duties of the Board

Administer the provisions of this Act

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Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016

Republic Act No. 10912

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CPD Council

body created to promote and ensure the continuous improvement of professionals

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CPD credit unit

value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting

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Undertake the overall implementation of the CPD Programs

PRC and the Professional Regulatory Boards

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Philippine Qualifications Framework or PQF

The quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications at defined levels

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shall include the CPD as part of their human resource development plan and program

All concerned government agencies and private firms and organizations employing professionals

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A.O. NO. 2007-0027

Current implementing rule of RA 4688

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RA 4688 The Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966

A law that regulates how clinical lab work and requires them to be registered with the DOH, through the HFSRB.

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Government Clinical Laboratory

operated and maintained, partially or wholly, by the national government, a local government unit.

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Private Clinical Laboratory

owned, established and operated by any individual, corporation, association or organization

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Clinical Pathology

includes Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, lmmunohematology, etc.

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Anatomic Pathology

includes Surgical Pathology, lmmunohistopathology, Cytology, etc.

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Institution-Based Clinical Laboratory

a laboratory that operates within the premises and as part of an institution

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Freestanding Clinical Laboratory

a laboratory that does not form any part of any other institution

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National Reference Laboratory (NRL)

laboratory in a government hospital which had been designated by DOH to provide special functions and services

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Responsible for assuring strict compliance with this Act's provisions

Secretary of Health

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For a clinical laboratory to function

DOH issues a license to operate

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Pathologist

Head of the clinical laboratory which has a direct supervision and control over laboratory professionals

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RA 11166 “Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act”

An Act Strengthening the Philippine Comprehensive Policy on (HIV) and (AIDS) Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Deficiency of immune system that stems from infection with HIV

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Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART)

treatment that stops or suppresses viral replication

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Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

groups of nongovernmental and noncommercial individuals or legal entities that are engaged in non-coerced collective action around shared interests, purpose and values

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Discrimination

unfair or unjust treatment

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Opportunistic infections

illnesses caused by various organism

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Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

DOH shall establish a program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission that shall be integrated in its maternal and child health services

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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Use of prescription drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV infection

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Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

Republic Act No. 9165

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RA 9165

Created the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)

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Accreditation

formal authorization issued by the DOH to an Individual, partnership, corporation or association which has complied with all licensing requirements

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Chain of Custody

Procedures to account for each specimen by tracking its handling and storage from point of collection to final disposal

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Confirmatory Test

analytical procedure to identify and quantity the presence of a specific drug or metabolite