Introduction To Medical Technology.docx

INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

MT in USA

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Univ of Cambridge – part time clinicians teach lab methods

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Is the application of procedures to develop solutions to medical problems for preventing disease and promoting good health. Refers to diagnostic application of science to improve health conditions. Combines the challenges of basic and clinical sciences and medicine to a career; study of diagnostic medicine.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/CLS    

Are medical investigators, performing analyses using instrumentations to generate test reults. Direct and supervise lab operations; collaboration in diagnosis Perform chemical, biological, etc. tests Microscopically examine blood and other fluids. Determine concentration of compounds such as blood glucose and cholesterol levels.

HISTORY OF MT PROFESSION Early Beginnings Hippocrates – scientific medicine; correlation bet. anatomical and chem lab findings Vivian Herrick – parasitic infection; Ascaris Lumbricoides and Taenia Species Anenzona – Arabian physician; scabies Williams – Urinalysis; An introduction to the profession of MT Falgelson – Italian Physician; University of Bologna Gillani – died of lab acquired infection Leewenhoek – invented the microscope; described the RBC and bacterial classification North Africa and Southern Europe received medical education. Virchow – father of microscopic pathology Ellis – first to use microscope in examining specimens Occam – used lab findings Humbeldt – formulated Apothecaries Act of 1815 Apothecaries Act of 1815 – England and Wales; treatment of diseases. Anatomy, Botany, Chem, Material Med, and ‘Physic’. 6 mos exp work in hospital

Harvard Univ – learning by doing John Hopkins (JH) – 2 years of instructions in basic sciences Univ in Michigan – first lab opened Univ of Pennsylvania – clin lab opened; William Pepper Laboratory Welch and Prudden – first in clin patho to diagnosis Welch – established lab in Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Welch – first prof of patho in JH Dr. Douglas – first to give lab instructions in Univ. Michigan Douglas, Osler and Dock – Univ Hosp. in Philadelphia was established by them JH Hospital (12x12 – $50) first clin lab by Osler Todd – Manual of Chemical Diagnosis Stanford – Clinical Diagnosis by Lab Methods – reference for labs State Legislature of Pennsylvania – law for all health institutions to have complete lab facilities PHILIPPINES First clin lab in Phils – 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army at Quiricada Street Sta. Cruz Manila 26th ML of the 6th US Army – provided 1 year training to high school grads De Roda – Filipino bacteriologist, preserve the laboratory Icasiano – first city health officer in manila Public Health Laboratory re-established by De Roda and Sta. Ana 1947 – free training as medical technicians De Roda instructed Sta. for syllabus for training; 6 mos training was required Briones – joined the 2 doctors 1954 – 4-year BSMT course was offered by Philippines Union College of Baesa

Umali – first student who graduated. Pursued OBGynecologist and owner of Omega Lab. Hedrick – founder of MT Edu in Phil. Also Adventist McKelvey – prepared course curriculum for BSMT Gabriel and Reyes – offered pharma graduates to MT course in UST Pharmacy Centro Escolar Univ – BSMT course FEU – BSMT course as well NATURE AND SCOPE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MULTIFACETED NATURE OF MT     

Substantial Procedural Investigative Complicity Intermedical Procedural Interference Assiduous Partner Circumstantial Medical Evidences