What is Medical Technology?
21 JUNE 1969
R.A. 5527 was approved and signed by
-is an inter-disciplinary science devoted to
Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos
diagnostic testing of human samples.
-Samples may be blood, urine, feces, body
Amendments
secretions serous fluid, spinal fluid, seminal
Republic ACT 6138
fluid, stone, nail, hair, bone or tissue.
-August 31, 1970
-Testing may be quantitative, semi-
-Sections 16, 21 and 22
quantitative, qualitative or descriptive physical
Presidential Decree 498
or chemical analyses.
-June 28, 1974
-Sec. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21, and 29
Synonyms
Presidential Decree 1534
Medical Laboratory Technology
-June 11, 1978
Medical Laboratory Science
-Sec. 3, 8, and 13
Clinical Laboratory Science
Biomedical Science
Sectional 2: Definition of Terms
-Practice of Medical Technology
Republic Act 5527: Philippine Medical -Examination of tissues, secretion &
Technology act of 1969 excretions of the human body & body
An act requiring the registration of Medical fluids.
Technologist, defining their practice, and for -Blood banking procedures
-Parsitologic, mycologic & microbiologic
purpose.
techniques
-Histopathologic & cytotechnology
History of R.A. 5527 -Clinical research
10 MAY 1965 -Preparations & standardization pf reagents
Charlemagne T. Tamondong worked -Clinical laboratory qualify control
-Collection & preservation of specimen
for House Bill No. 7682 thru the help of Cong.
Jose Moreno and Cong. Magnolia Antonino
CODE OF ETHICS OF THE MEDICAL
27 JAN. 1969 TECHNOLOGISTS
Nardito D. Moreleta worked for Senate
Bill No. 996 CODE OF ETHICS
22 MAY 1969 First released in August 6, 1968
Revised on March 7, 1997 under the
Republic Act No. 5527 was finally signed
leadership of former PAMET President
and passed in the Senate and House of
Norma Chang
Representatives under the headships of Current Code of Ethics is version of PRC
Sen. Gil J. Puyat and Cong. Jose B. Laurel Jr. Board of Medical Technology
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICAL MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS -PRC registered Medical Laboratory Technician
-Graduate of B.S. Medical Technology
Perform Clinical Laboratory Testing
-With average of 74.9 or below
Perform Special Procedures
PHLEBOTOMIST
Ensure Accuracy and Precision of Results -With Phlebotomy training/certification
-In the Philippines, Medical technologist act as
Be Honest in Practice
Phlebotomists
Ensure Timely Delivery of Results -In other countries, Phlebotomists need not
get a degree
Demonstrate Professionalism
CYTOTECHNOLOGIST
Uphold Confidentiality -Registered Medical Technologist
-With specialty training in Cytotechnology
Collaborate with Other Healthcare
Professionals HISTOTECHNOLOGIST
-Registered Medical Technologist
Conduct Research -With specialty training in Histopathlogy
Involvement in Health Promotion
Nuclear Medical Technologist
Programs -Registered Medical Technologist
-With certification of training in Nuclear
DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF OTHER Medicine under Philippine Nuclear Research
Institute (PNRI)
LABORATORY PERSONNEL
TOXICOLOGIST
PATHOLOGIST
-Registered Medical Technologist
-PRC registered Physician -With specialty training in Toxicology
-With specialty in Anatomic and/or Clinical
Pathology
-Member of Philippine Society of Pathologists
(PSP)
ETHICS MORALITY
-Based on principles practiced by a particular
-MORAL CODE
community
-Guide on how individual should behave
Fundamental convictions of human agent
-Branch of knowledge
Character of the moral agent
-Deals with moral principles
Use of norms
Individuals search for meaning while Situation analysis
dealing with problems.
SCHOOL OF ETHICS
Problems may be: ETHICAL RELATIVISM
Also known as Moral Relativism
Logical- Problems of reasoning Morality is relative to the norms of a
Epistemology- Problems of truth particular culture
Cosmological- Problems of the universe Some cultures accept certain acts that are
Ethical- Problems of morality unacceptable to other cultures
Aesthetical- Problems of art and beauty
Scientific- Problems of morality ETHICAL PRAGMATISM
Term coined by Charles Sanders Peirce
HUMAN EXISTENCE Developed by William James
Human beings are logical beings Considered as America’s most distinctive
However, human existence is contribution to field of Philosophy
INEXPLICABLE More on theory on knowledge, truth and
meaning rather than morality
Start to Continue ETHICAL UTILITARIANISM
Born Death
suffer to suffer Founded by Jeremy Bentham and John
Stuart Mill
-Human life is TRAGIC Rightness or wrongness of actions is
-Perpetual process of making sense of the determined by their consequences
absurdity of one’s existence “Actions are good insofar as they tend to
-Making sense of human existence caused the promote happiness, base as they tend to
development of the study of ETHICS promote unhappiness”
ETHICS MORAL ISSUES
-Theoretical prescriptions/critiques ABORTION
Nature of the good Direct, induced, or natural killing of unborn
Nature of the human person child
Criteria of judgement Illegal in the Philippines
Stipulated in Article 2 Section 12 of the
Philippine Constitution
EUTHANASIA
Also known as Mercy Killing
Practice ending a life intentionally, usually
in situations when the individual is
terminally ill to relive him/her of pain and
suffering
Voluntary - with consent
Non-voluntary - permission is not available
(in deep comatose)
GENETIC ENGINEERING
- Genetic manipulation of the genetic make-up
of organisms
Genetic screening - screen, choose and
select genes
Genetic interventions - control, therapy,
and surgery
Stem cell therapy - treat and prevent
disease
IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
IVF
Laboratory fertilization
PROFESSIONALS ETHICS
Covers the morally accepted
behaviors of individuals in the
workplace
Code of Ethics of a particular
profession
Professionalism
