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Biomedical Scientist (intro) The study of the cause, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
human diseases
Provide clinical pathology laboratory services
Diagnosis, monitoring screening
Roles and responsibilities Pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical
Pre-analytical - Educate healthcare practitioners
- Ensure sample acquisition and transportation
- Check patient details
- Anonymize
- Process and store
Analytical - Preparation of samples
- Run tests
- Perform quality controls
- Read and record results
Post-analytical - Interpret results
- Validation
- Decide if further test are required
- Authorization
- Multidisciplinary team meeting
Other key roles Choose the most suitable testing method and carry out the
laboratory work accurately.
Scientific Disciplines - Clinical biochemistry
- Medical microbiology
- Immunology
- Histology/ histopathology
- Cytology/cytopathology
- Haematology
- Transfusion science
- Clinical genetics
- Molecular sciences
Biomedical Scientist (title) Protected by the Health & Care professions Council (HCPC)
HCPC - To safeguard the public from being harmed by the
actions or inactions of health care professionals
- Has legal powers to carry out its statutory roles
- Defines the “standards of proficiency” required to be
met in order to register as a Biomedical Scientist.
15 professions are regulated by the HCPC:
- Arts therapists
- Chiropodists/ podiatrists
- Dieticians
- Hearing aid dispensers
- Occupational therapists
- Operating department practitioners
- Orthoptists
- Paramedics
- Physiotherapists
- Practitioner psychologists
- Prosthetists and orthotists
, - Radiographers
- Speech and language therapists
- Biomedical scientists
- Clinical scientists
Standards of proficiency 1. Be able to practice safely and effectively within their
scope of practice
2. Be able to practice within the legal and ethical
boundaries of their profession
3. Be able to maintain fitness to practice
4. Be able to practice as an autonomous professional,
exercising their own professional judgement
5. Be aware of the impact of culture, equality and diversity
on practice
6. Be able to practice in a non-discriminatory manner
7. Understand the importance of and be able to maintain
confidentiality
8. Be able to communicate effectively
9. Be able to work appropriately with others
10. Be able to maintain records appropriately
11. Be able to reflect on and review practice
12. Be able to assure the quality of their practice
13. Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base
relevant to their profession
14. Be able to draw an appropriate knowledge and skills to
inform practice
15. Understand the need to establish and maintain a safe
practice environment
Biomedical Scientist - Bachelor’s degree in biomedical science
(requirements) - Complete the IBMS registration training portfolio and
obtain certificate of competence
Role of the IBMS - Sets standards of professional conduct appropriate to
individuals who practice biomedical science
- Administers and awards professional qualifications
- Maintains the knowledge and skills that define
biomedical science
- Consists of a number of individuals who have voluntarily
joined the institute to maintain the knowledge and skills
that define biomedical science
- Sets standards of professional conduct appropriate to
individuals who practice biomedical science
- It administers and award professional qualifications
appropriate to this knowledge and skills
IBMS membership A biomedical scientist does not need IBMS membership
5 grades of membership:
1. E-student
2. Associate
3. Licentiate
4. Member
5. Fellow
IBMS code of conduct Code of good professional practice for biomedical scientists
1. Professionalism
, 2. Competence
3. Behavior
Principles of effective - Choose the most appropriate means of communication
communication - Be care about the main message to be understood and
remembered
- Consider the audience
- Work within established protocols and guidelines
- Follow scientific convention
- Be accurate and honest
- Listen carefully
Fitness to practice - The ability of an appropriately trained and registered
individual to perform their professional tasks in a safe
manner
1. Promote and protect the interests of service users
and carers
2. Communicate appropriately and effectively
3. Work within the limits of their knowledge and skills
4. Delegate appropriately
5. Respect confidentiality
6. Manage risk
7. Report concerns about safety
8. Be open when things go wrong
9. Be honest and trustworthy
10. Keep records of their work
CPD To endure they retain capacity to practice safely, effectively and
legally within their evolving scope of practice.
UKAS - “United Kingdom accreditation service”
ISO - “international organization for standardization”
- ISO 15189 Accredits laboratories
Specimen reception
Pre-analytical Happens before conducting tests
Health and safety Full PPE (face mask, gloves, lab coats)
Facilitated by LIMS Laboratory information management system
SOP “standard operating procedures”; checking:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- NHS number/ In-patient number
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
Laboratory Automation
Key benefits - Improve efficiency.
- Improved effectiveness of testing
- Improved consistency of analysis
Efficiency benefits - Improved sample throughput
- Reduced sample splitting
- Reduced sample retrieval requirements
- Reduced staff time for manual sample handling
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