Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Laboratory Work in a Multiprofile Hospital Laboratory
Course Code
RKM_026
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
8.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aigars Reinis
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Clinical microbiologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Aigars Reinis
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To understand the role of the microbiology laboratory in a multiprofile hospital and the concept of sample turnaround time and its importance in patient recovery.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.To define the role of the microbiology laboratory in a multiprofile hospital, organise sample flow, describe sample collection and transport, define rejection criteria, organise quality control according to ISO standards and the institution’s quality policy.
Skills
1.To handle samples, assess their compliance with the requirements of the test method, work with the laboratory and hospital information system.
Competences
1.In organising the quality control of laboratory work, forming the flow of samples, taking the right samples, transporting, storing, recovering, accepting and rejecting them.
Assessment
Individual work
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Literature analysis, independent preparation for lectures/classes, presentations on laboratory quality systems and control.
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Examination
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Participation in seminars and practical work, assessed on a 10-point scale, which accounts for 50% of the total score, exam - 50%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Topics
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The role of the laboratory in a multiprofile hospital. The concept of sample turnaround time and its importance in the patient recovery process. Ensuring occupational safety in the laboratory. Selection of testing methods and methodologies according to the profile of the hospital.
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Collection, storage and transportation of samples. Sample quality assessment and rejection criteria. Evaluating the priority of samples. Sample testing process, interpretation of intermediate and final testing results, reporting procedure. Quality assurance in the laboratory.
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The role of laboratory and hospital information systems in the interpretation of clinical results.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
8.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
6
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Stratton, Charles, and Michael Laposata. Clinical Microbiology: Quality In Laboratory Diagnosis. Demos Medical Publishing, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central
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Manual of Commercial Methods in Clinical Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central
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Pre-Examination Procedures in Laboratory Diagnostics: Preanalytical Aspects and Their Impact on the Quality of Medical Laboratory Results. edited by Walter G. Guder, De Gruyter, Inc., 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central
Additional Reading
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Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence. ISO 15189:2012
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Evidence-Based Infectious Diseases. edited by Dominik Mertz, et al. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central
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Blasco, Álvaro, et al. Laboratory Test Requesting Appropriateness and Patient Safety. De Gruyter, Inc., 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central