In the article Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium, by Sox, the author’s focus was on the three fundamentals and ten professional responsibilities that are bestowed on medical professionals today. These are principles and guidelines that we, as medical professionals, should consider and adhere to daily while performing our duties. Although all the points made in the article are important there are a few that can be incorporated into the Medical Laboratory Scientist’s everyday performance. In my opinion, these principles are improving quality care, patient confidentiality, scientific knowledge, professional competence, and professional responsibilities. In addition, I would incorporate always having the patient’s best interest at …show more content…
Every laboratorian can do this by being accountable for everything they do in the laboratory. Starting from the front desk receptionsist ensuring that patient privacy is being maintained, customer service is prompt and courtesous, and patients are given all the information they need in order to have tests completed. Phlebotomists can also do this, as well as informing patients what they will be doing in order to obtain the samples needed to perform the lab tests the physician has ordered. The MLS can continue by ensuring that he/she is maintaining specimen integrity, performing tests accurately, as well as reporting accurate results in a timely manner. Doing so can ensure that resources are being used without being wasteful and the cost having to be passed down to the patient. Continuing with this professionalism, lab managers and directors can ensure the above listed responsibilities are being maintained by hiring and employing qualified professionals who are competent. While ensuring that competencies are being performed and update with the latest information
Consults with physicians, hospital personnel and independent and hospital laboratory personnel regarding common laboratory problems.
This essay will cover a definition of professionalism in general and in a health care setting, whilst also looking at what rights clients have in health care. We will be analysing how professionalism was used in the BBC Panorama documentary and how it should have been used to improve the service user’s experience. A key aspect is to identify and discuss what complex needs are and who had complex needs in the documentary. This essay will highlight how fundamental key policies are, like The Human Rights Act 1998 and The Care Quality Commission standards. Finally, we will be identifying how crucial it is to provide personal care to meet the needs of different individuals.
As part of the CLS clinical practicum site preparation, I was granted the opportunity to tour Henry Ford Health Systems Laboratory. Being a patient at Henry Ford Health Systems, it was intriguing to see how their laboratory operates behind the scenes. If my physician ever has to order any laboratory tests, it does not take more than two to three business days to receive my results and feedback from my physician. After touring Henry Ford’s laboratory, there was no longer any doubt as to how I could receive my results so quickly; Henry Ford is very driven and modern. Case in point, their main laboratory was in the middle of cleaning up after a major technological upgrade during the tour. I also observed that every employee seemed to be completely
1. In your own words, define professionalism and how it relates to you as a health care provider? The essay must be limited to 250 words.
From a historical point of view, The notion of "specialist professional" first was used for churchmen during the middle ages because they were considered as the most outstanding group in that era, and later by the twelfth and thirteen century, governors were joined to the group of specialist professional, and then the number of professions increased with the emergence of academic occupations such as specialist of medicine, lawyer, and it is worth to specify that these professions were called ''classical professions" (Gamble, 2010). However, nowadays, professionalism is not restricted to one field or a specific occupation, as it is stated by Evetts (2012), in current work and business settings, it is the expanded utilization of the discourse
Professionalism to me, is the trait of prioritizing the need of the patient over one's personal interest. As a healthcare specialist in the Army, I have realized the importance of many aspects of professionalism like confidentiality while providing patient care, having an empathetic approach and making a non-judgmental decision while making the treatment plan, and finally developing the required skills with discipline and commitment to meet the best possible outcome.
To be a medical professional is required very high level of professionalism in every diagnostic testing, as a future medical laboratory professional, I understood what it matters most is not the volume of testing I perform matters but the quality of the testing matters most. At this point know I fully understood the codes of ethics expected from medical laboratory professional from what we covered in
After reading the Sox article, I believe there are many important components of Medical Professionalism. The first component I consider the most significant is patient-physician trust. This component falls under the principles of primacy of patient welfare. This principle states that nothing should compromise a patient-physician relationship. Patient’s have to confide in and rely on their physicians for treatment. If the patient does not have any trust with their physician, then the patient will not receive the best care. The second component I consider essential is commitment of honesty to patients. There have been so many times I have been admitted to the hospital and the doctor comes into the room for only ten seconds, tells me what he is going
Undergraduate Medical Education: If the Behavioural concern or Mistreatment arises about the Learner and may require an intervention, it may be addressed through the Student Conduct Office, or AHS if the matter occurs in the clinical learning environment.
Health care professionals took an oath to provide each patient with the highest level of quality care at the most utmost ethical level. Providers have an obligation to treat patients with respect, dignity and advance directives. To provide proper care to patient’s providers must order the right test, screening, blood work, and procedure. However, providers must also be cautious not to be unethical by ordering excessive and unnecessary test, which can be a financial burden to patients and their families.
A medical professional has many legal responsibilities to uphold in the healthcare industry. A medical professional must always be “the best professional by providing the most professional, efficient, and effective service for the patients” (Flight & Pardew, 2018, 2011). A medical professional must understand basic knowledge of the laws and regulations of the state. The medical professional must also understand HIPAA and privacy laws. When a medical professional is working for an employer the most important legal obligation is the standard of care. Physician and nurses are held to a higher standard of care, but in each case regarding the standard of care can result in lawsuits, revocations, and criminal charges if not followed. The standard
Medical laboratory assistants (MLA’s) play a key role in pathology by aiding the biomedical scientist in the pre-analytical stage of sample processing. They are also responsible for starting up and maintaining equipment within the laboratories which are used by the biomedical scientists. In the case of the Flow Cytometry department, the MLA was responsible for preparing bone marrow aspirates and bone marrow smears when they arrived at the laboratory, allowing biomedical scientists to carry out diagnostic tests and at a much faster rate by mainly focusing on the analytical and post-analytical stages of the sample. The MLA was also responsible for maintaining the laboratory environment by keeping the equipment clean and making sure that consumable stocks were at a suitable level.
This essay is about why lab procedures and practice must be communicated in a lab.
Professionalism is an adherence to a set of values comprising both a formally agreed-upon code of conduct and the informal expectations of colleagues, clients and society. The key values include acting in a patient's interest, responsiveness to the health needs of society, maintaining the highest standards of excellence in the practice of medicine and in the generation and dissemination of knowledge. In addition to medical knowledge and skills, medical professionals should present psychosocial and humanistic qualities such as caring, empathy, humility and compassion, as well as social responsibility and sensitivity to people's culture and beliefs. All these qualities are expected of members of highly trained professions.
As a Laboratory Technician, I was responsible fr the collection, coding, labeling, shipping and receiving laboratory specimens. I provided each patient with emotional support and a pristine, comfortable environment. I maintained, set-up and sterilized medical instruments, kept laboratory supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders and accounting for and verifying receipt. I was responsible for ensuring that all laboratory equipment remained operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance and calling for repairs. I was also responsible for documenting information, maintaining daily logs and equipment record books. I would Resolve problems by examining