Biomedical Laboratory Science and Biomedical Laboratory Science Work (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- know the Finnish health care service structure and significance of biomedical laboratory scientist's work in the service system
- know how the biomedical laboratory scientist’s profession and clinical laboratory science have developed
- know components of laboratory and patient examination processes
- know international collaboration and its significance in development of the biomedical laboratory scientist's profession
- understand significance of the economical viewpoint in health care and biomedical laboratory science
- know ethical bases of health care and key norms and responsibilities in the field
- know basic ethical values of biomedical laboratory scientists and can assess their own basic values
- know different operational environments of clinical laboratory work

Content (course unit)

Social and health care system
Social and health care legislation
Biomedical laboratory scientist’s profession
Ethical code of biomedical laboratory scientists
Laboratory and patient examination process
Clinical laboratory science
International collaboration, IFBLS etc.
Health economics
Ethical bases and norms in health care
Study visits to different clinical laboratories

Assessment scale

0-5

Further information

seAMK toteutus vastuu oepptaja Marika Toivonen