Work Placement at Health Care Laboratories 2Laajuus (15 ECTS)

Objective

The work placement aims to promote professional skills and forms a key part of the Laboratory Testing Process module within the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science. Work placements are completed in pathology, clinical microbiology, molecular biology, clinical physiology, clinical neurophysiology or nuclear medicine laboratories in at least three of the above-mentioned areas of laboratory work, depending on the opportunities available. Work placements provide competencies in provision of laboratory services as a whole. The key aspect is to understand the significance of tests to treatment of patients and to be able to provide patients and clients with counselling and guidance. The objective is for students to gain practice in taking, handling and analysing laboratory samples and/or performing patient examinations and to familiarise themselves with the principles of equipment and techniques and with quality control.

Content

Counselling patients and clients; sampling and handling samples; analyses relating to pathology, clinical microbiology, molecular biology, clinical physiology, clinical neurophysiology or nuclear medicine laboratory activities; techniques, equipment and quality control

Qualifications

Clinical Physiology and Neurophysiology, Clinical Histology and Cytology, Clinical Microbiology and Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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