MLT 5015 Medical Laboratory Management Techniques Practical Syllabus PDF

**Manipal College of Health Professions**  **Name of the Department**  Medical Laboratory Technology  **Name of the Program**  Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology  **Course Title**  **Medical Laboratory Management Techniques** **Course Code**  **MLT 5015** **Academic Year** ...

**Manipal College of Health Professions**  **Name of the Department**  Medical Laboratory Technology  **Name of the Program**  Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology  **Course Title**  **Medical Laboratory Management Techniques** **Course Code**  **MLT 5015** **Academic Year**  First **Semester**  I **Number of Credits**  2 **Course Prerequisite**  Basic knowledge of medical laboratory instruments, techniques and safety. **Course Synopsis**  This course helps to:   - Equips students with knowledge of clinical laboratory management, automation, and analysers. - Provides practical skills in clinical laboratory workflow, safety, database management, and inventory management. **Course Outcomes (COs)**  At the end of the course, students shall be able to**: **  **CO1**  Explain the organisation and management of medical laboratories. (C5) **CO2**  Demonstrate the operation of instruments, analysers, workflow and safety in a Clinical Laboratory: Specimen/reagents-- receiving, processing and entry, laboratory information system, database management and inventory management. (C5,P4) **CO3**  Demonstrate the Safe Work Practices for Infection Control Governing Agencies, Biomedical waste management, Universal precaution, and Safety measures specific to the clinical laboratory. (P4) **CO4**  Explain database management and the use of laboratory information systems and other tools.  **NOTE: maintain a 200 pages Long book as log book.** **Course Content and Outcomes:** +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Content**  | **Competencies**  | **Number of Hours**  | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Unit 1** | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Quality Systems | Laboratory | Observe and enter in | | Management | organization, | log book | | | management, and | | | | maintenance of | | | | records.(C5) | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Unit 2 | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Instrumentation | Demonstrate the | Observe and enter in | | | principles and | log book | | | operation of | | | | Instrumentation- | | | | centrifuge, pH meter, | | | | water bath, | | | | spectrometer. (C5, | | | | P4) | | | | | | | | Explain the working | | | | of laboratory | | | | automations in | | | | various laboratories. | | | | (C5, P4) | | | | | | | | Explain the | | | | application of | | | | point-of-care | | | | testing. (C5) | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Unit 3 | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Optimising Laboratory | Demonstrate the | Observe , perform and | | Workflow and | streamlining of input | enter in log book | | Performance | and output of lab | | | | investigations - | | | | specimen collection | | | | to dispatch of report | | | | (P5) | | | | | | | | Prepare standard | | | | operating procedures | | | | (SOP) and work | | | | instructions for any | | | | given test (P2) | | | | | | | | Identify the test | | | | request forms and | | | | prepare the patient | | | | for sample collection | | | | by providing proper | | | | instructions (P2) | | | | | | | | Demonstrate specimen | | | | collection methods, | | | | labelling of clinical | | | | specimens, | | | | documentation and | | | | specimen transport | | | | methods (P5) | | | | | | | | Identify the sources | | | | of errors in the | | | | pre-examination | | | | process and | | | | demonstrate the | | | | control measures (P5) | | | | | | | | Identify the sample | | | | rejection criteria | | | | and explain the | | | | proper action to be | | | | taken (P2) | | | | | | | | Identify the test | | | | methods, reagents, | | | | equipment and quality | | | | control procedures | | | | for the test | | | | mentioned in the test | | | | request forms (P2) | | | | | | | | Identify the sources | | | | of errors in the | | | | examination process | | | | and demonstrate the | | | | control measures (P5) | | | | | | | | Demonstrate the | | | | quality assurance | | | | method, calibration, | | | | use of LJ chart and | | | | applying Westgard\'s | | | | rules (P5) | | | | | | | | Explain the | | | | verification and | | | | release of the result | | | | (P2) | | | | | | | | Identify the sources | | | | of errors in | | | | post-examination | | | | process and | | | | demonstrate the | | | | control measures (P5) | | | | | | | | Demonstrate handling | | | | of hazards with | | | | proper precautions | | | | and safety measures | | | | (P5) | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Unit 4 | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Laboratory safety | Demonstrate safe work | Observe , perform and | | | practices for | enter in log book | | | Infection Control | | | | (P5) | | | | | | | | Identify the | | | | biosafety levels and | | | | their associated | | | | safety measures (P1) | | | | | | | | Perform proper | | | | disinfection and | | | | sterilisation | | | | techniques on work | | | | surfaces and | | | | equipment (P4) | | | | | | | | Identify appropriate | | | | waste disposal | | | | containers (P1) | | | | | | | | Demonstrate the | | | | procedure for | | | | segregating and | | | | disposing of | | | | different types of | | | | laboratory waste (P4) | | | | | | | | \- Chemical, | | | | Biological, Sharps | | | | waste | | | | | | | | Explain the | | | | environmental impact | | | | of improper waste | | | | disposal (P2) | | | | | | | | Perform the | | | | procedures for | | | | cleaning of spills | | | | (P4) | | | | | | | | Identify the | | | | different types of | | | | injuries and | | | | demonstrate the | | | | appropriate first aid | | | | measures (P4) | | | | | | | | Identify the | | | | immediate steps taken | | | | following a needle | | | | stick injury (P1) | | | | | | | | Perform the | | | | procedures for | | | | reporting needle | | | | stick injuries (P4) | | | | | | | | Explain the Aspect | | | | and Impact of | | | | biomedical waste on | | | | the environment. (C2) | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Unit 5 | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Clinical Laboratory | Prepare clinical | Observe and enter in | | Informatics/ | samples for a | log book | | Information System | laboratory | | | | information system | | | | (P2) | | | | | | | | Perform quality | | | | control testing (P4) | | | | | | | | Demonstrate | | | | laboratory and | | | | hospital information | | | | systems and software | | | | (P5) | | | | | | | | Perform documentation | | | | and maintenance of | | | | departmental records | | | | (P4) | | | | | | | | Perform use of | | | | computer in | | | | laboratory for | | | | quality control (P4) | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | 90 | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | - Clinical Laboratory | | | Management- Lynne Shore | | | Garcia | | | | | | - Henry\'s Clinical Diagnosis | | | and Management by Laboratory | | | Methods: Richard A McPherson, | | | Matthew R. Pincus | | | | | | - Henry\'s Clinical Diagnosis | | | and Management by Laboratory | | | Methods | +===================================+===================================+ | | - Linne & Ringsrud's Clinical | | | Laboratory Science Concepts | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ Co Ordinator- Dr Asha Patil