MEDICAL LABORATORY TEST.

What is a controlled act for

Medical laboratory assistants?

Phlebotomy

What is the Meaning of Hematology?

Cells in blood. Example: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, coagulation testing. How quickly you form a clot.

Meaning of CSMLS

Canadian society for medical laboratory science

Meaning of MLPAO

Medical laboratory professionals association of Ontario

Meaning of CMLTO

Colleges of medical laboratory technologist of Ontario

Meaning of WHMIS

Work place hazards materials information system

What is autonomy?

Making your own decisions.

what are different ways of consent?

Express consent, written consent, implied consent, oral consent,

What is truthfulness

Be honest and build trust

What is beneficence?

Do good for others. Prevent harm and remove harm.

what’s the meaning of CHA

Canadian health act

What are the Principles of ethics? (7)

Beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect, autonomy, truthfulness, fidelity, justice

what is Nonmalefiecence?

First do no harm. ‘Primcum non nocere’

What are the Duties of laboratory technicians/assistant

Blood procurement,

sample preparation for analysis,

quality controll preparation and loading reagent preparation

, stains of smears,

chemical urinalysis,

cover slipping of slide preparation,

routine equipment maintenance,

electrocardiograms(ECG),

inventory rotation and monitoring,

planting microbiology specimens of plates,

monitoring and recording equipment temperatures,

loading samples onto analyzers

What is values

Values are beliefs he or she makes.

Codes of ethics? (6)

Safe practices

Confidentiality

Professional development

Accountability

Behaviour and attitude

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Whats accredited? (EQUAL CANADA)

Making sure graduates are ready to give good care at entry practice.

PRE ANALYTICAL

Test orders

Patient identification

Sample collection

Sample accessioning

Sample preparation

Sample delivery

ANALYTICAL

Quality control

Sample analysis

Point - of care testing

Instrument maintenance

Post Analytical

Test results

Sample storage

Sample disposal

Document retention

What is a medical laboratory assistant/ technician?

A person who is under the supervision of a medical laboratory technologist. Performs laboratory tests which will need basic technical skill and knowledge

Who is under the supervision of LAB ASSISTANTS ?

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

What’s the meaning of Ethics?

Moral beliefs. Principles and values that guide right and wrong behaviour. conduct of an individual or member.

What samples are always the first

To deliver?

Microbiology samples.

What is the old Ontario regulations?

682 and 683

NEW Ontario regulations?

45 and 22

What’s microbiology?

Find and removing a germ that causes bacteria

What test includes PCR ?

Molecular

What’s PCR?

Polymerase chain reaction test for Covid-19

what lab department looks for tissues remove from the body for cancers or other pathogenic states

Histology and pathology

What department performs quantitative testing on plasma? Serum and other body fluids?

Chemistry

Stat MEANING

NOW

Express consent meaning

Can be both oral and written consent.

Oral consent meaning

Verbally consent

Written consent meaning

Documented agreement giving permission

Implied consent meaning

By showing ACTION.

meaning of Legislation

Provincial and federal laws and authority regulations that MTL must follow to ensure patient protection.

-acts of law

Forms of law

How laboratories make sure all staff are doing their lab work in the same Manner each time?

Supervision, collaboration, Standard Operating Procedure’s

Which criteria does CHA DEAL WITH OUT OF PROVINCE CARE ?

PORTABILITY.

WHAT CRITERIA DOES CHA DEAL WITH RUAL AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE v

ACCESSIBILITY

Which criteria has rights for everyone in health care ?

UNIVERSALITY

What government is responsible for health care funding?

Federal

What government is responsible for health promotion?

Provincial

What are the two conditions of CHA

Information and recognition

Does CHA COVER INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS

NO

WHAT DID CHA BECAME LAW?

1984

Is treatment for a heart attack medical necessary ?

YES/TRUE

SDS meaning

Safety data sheet

What are safety standards used by workers in the lab?

wearing the correct PPE, following SOP’S, confirming patients’ identity            

most important jobs of the phlebotomist/MLA/T during a patient blood collection.

Patient identification and Consent

 

When did Nova Scotia regulate MEDICAL LAB ASSISTANT

May 3rd, 2025

Provide examples of tests considered a type of Point of Care test.

strep test

finger prick(glucose test ),

urinalysis,

pregnancy test

Best way to protect public and lab workers?

Safety measures

What’s is the biohazards materials

TDG

Where is safety information in lab ?

On safety Boards on the wall

What is Morality?

Beliefs that’s created by the system.

Morals

Your own beliefs from right or wrong.

In health care these values are placed on

Truthfulness

Respect for others

Competency

The right to proper medical care

What are duties?

Obligations a person has in response to someone else’s claims about him or her

Standard of practice 3 - CSMLS (2024 All)

Competence and proficiency

Standard of practice 3 - MLPAO

Competent practice

Standard of practice 4 - CSMLS

Communication and collaboration

Standard of practice 4 - MLPAO

Communication & collaboration

Standard of practice 2 - CSMLS

Competent application of knowledge

Standard of practice 2 - MLPAO

Knowledge and skill

Who can give consent?

People who are mentally capable

If not power of attorney or legal people

Circle of care confidentiality

Doctors

Nurses

Social workers

Other healthcare members

Laboratory personnel

Administrative personnel

Psychotherapist

Meaning of Fidelity ?

Faithfulness and loyalty

Meaning of Justice?

Equally access

Respect meaning

Patients rights to respect. Respect their beliefs

What happens if you violate codes of ethic?

Loss of job

Loss of licensure

Legal action

Code of ethics provides guidance for

Ethical decision making

Self - evaluation

Best practices policies

Professional conduct

Conflict of interests are

Gift and benefits

Outside employment - second job competing with your other job.

Family or personal relationships- performing lab work for friends and family.

Use of private information

Standard of practice 1 - CSMLS

Professional responsibility and accountability

Standard of practice 1 - MLPAO

Professional conduct and accountability

Who is fully responsible for lab ?

Lab director/ manager

Who watches lab assistant?

Medical laboratory technologist

Specimen procurement supervisor

List of professions in the laboratory

Laboratory director/ manager

Lab pathologist

Microbiology supervisor

Transfusion medicine supervisor

Hematology supervisor

Chemistry supervisor

Specimen procurement supervisor

Medical laboratory technologist

Medical laboratory assistant technician

Phlebotomist

Role of lab assistant . (Public face of the lab)

Procures specimens for testing

Prepares specimen for testing

Delivers to bench

Can run simple test under supervision

Histology/pathology meaning

Tissues removed from the body for cancer or other pathogenic states

Microbiology meaning

Finding and removing a germ that causes bacteria

Specimen and accessioning

Gets patient specimen, gets it ready for testing and sends out to labs

Transfusion medicine

Blood products for transfusion are tested and prepared.

Red cells

Plasma

Platelets

Chemistry

The study of chemicals in the body and how they react used to understand health and disease. DOES quantitative testing on plasma, serum, and other body fluids measuring analyses, glucose, electrolytes, cholesterol etc . DOES urinalysis, drug testing, toxicology, and other special chemistry testing. Automated lab department

Molecular another meaning

To determine disease state.

Testing PCR

Newest department in LAB. Changing way labs do test

PCR meaning

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TEST FOR COVID 19

INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE

Pre analytical maintenance

Analytical

RHPA MEANING

Regulated health professions act

PIPEDA MEANS

Personal health, information protection, and electronic documents act.

It’s a Canadian act for commercial laboratories

Meaning of PHIPA

Personal health information protection act

Meaning of CHA

Canadian Health act

Meaning of WHMIS

Workplace hazardous materials information system

Meaning of OHSA

Occupational health and safety act

Meaning of TDG

Transportation of dangerous goods act

Meaning of MOHLTC

Ministry of health and long-term care

Meaning of QCIPA

Quality care, information protection act

OLA means

Ontario laboratory accreditation

PHAC MEANS

Public health agency of Canada

What is category A:

Fatal disease

Category B:

Routine sample