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CODE OF CONDUCT & DRESS CODE OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL

CODE OF CONDUCT & DRESS CODE OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL. Dr Maliha Sumbul. Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS).

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CODE OF CONDUCT & DRESS CODE OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL

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  1. CODE OF CONDUCT & DRESS CODE OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL Dr Maliha Sumbul

  2. Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) • A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is a healthcare professional who performs chemical, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriologicaldiagnostic analyses on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial fluid, as well as other specimens. Medical Laboratory Scientists work in clinical laboratories at hospitals, doctor's offices, reference labs, and biotechnology labs

  3. Definition: “Those attitudes and practices which characterize a responsible laboratory worker and which are necessary to ensure that a person works to a recognized standard which those using the laboratory service can expect to receive”

  4. Benefits of Code of Professional Conduct ? • Can keep alive motivation • Constant reminder that Medical Laboratory Profession is a dedicated service for the sick • Promotes good health care

  5. CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR MEDICAL LAB PERSONNEL • Place the well-being of the patients above your own interest • Be loyal to your profession by improving your skills and knowledge • Work scientifically and with complete honesty

  6. Do not misuse your skills and knowledge for personal gain • Never take anything from your place of work that does not belong to you • Do not disclose the results of your investigations to any unauthorized person • Strict confidentiality • Respect and work in harmony with your teams

  7. Be at all times courteous, patient and considerate to the patients and their relatives • Promote health care and the prevention and control of disease • Follow safety procedures and learn First Aid • Do not drink alcohol (West) and Pan (East) during working hours. • Do not smoke inside the lab

  8. Use equipment and laboratory ware correctly and with care • Do not waste reagents or other laboratory supplies • Fulfill reliably and completely the terms and conditions of your employment

  9. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN THE LABORATORY • Communication: “Effective passing on or sharing of information” Three main ways: • Writing • Speaking • Actions

  10. Written communication: • Legible/neat • Clear/simple • Spoken communication: • Clarity of speech • Tone of voice • Ability to speak informatively Action communication: • Body language • Friendly manner • Neat and clean appearance

  11. Lab tech in his work environment.

  12. Med tech examining a slide

  13. QUESTIONS ?

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