Profession of Medical Laboratory Science in Sri Lanka

Ravi KumudeshPresident

Sri Lanka Association of Government Medical Laboratory

Technologists

Academic Strategy of the Medical Laboratory Science in

Sri Lanka Uplift the service in to gradate service. Equalization program for DMLT professionals. Create positions form MLS professions. Medical laboratory Technologists.

Quality ManagerTechnical ManagersDirector Laboratory serviceLaboratory ManagerResearch officerBiochemists

Profession of Medical Laboratory Science in Sri

Lanka

Medical Laboratory Technologists

(Degree qualified service)

Medical Laboratory Technologists

(Diploma qualified service)

DMLT Service

MLTGraduate Service

DMLT Service

DMLT Servic

e

DMLT Service

Parallel Entry

Lateral Entry

Distance Learning

PBT

Pathways for being a graduate service

DMLT

Gradua

te Service of MLT

MLS Degre

e

Parallel Entry MLS

Degree

Lateral Entry

Strategy 01

Pathways for being a graduate service contd….

Strategy 02Degree

Relevant/ Non MLS

DMLT

PBT & 10 years

experience

PBT & 5 years experience

DMLT

Equalization for the degree

Equalization for the degree

Post Basic Training Programme

PBT……. Curriculum fulfills the gap between

Diploma & MLS Degree (39%) Course contains 30 certificate courses. Completion of 20 certificates are

eligible for applying the PBT assessment.

Assessment consists of Written exam & viva.

DMLT with PBT & experience certificate as equalization certificate for the MLS degree at the ministry oh Health Sri Lanka

PBT Syllabus

1. Advancement in Biochemistry2. Advancement in Haematology3. Advancement in Histopathology4. Advancement in Parasitology & Entamology5.  Leukeamia & Blood picture reporting with

practical demonstrations6.  Cytology & PAP smear in preventive

diagnosis7.  Infection Control in hospital environment 8. Basic Management concepts & applications9. Bank serology & Transfusion Medicine 10.Molecular diagnostic technology

PBT Syllabus cotd… 11.Bio safety & waste Management in a Medical

Laboratory12.Advancement in Microbiology 13.Endocrinological Evidence in disease diagnosis14.Laboratory in Judicial Medicine15.Fertility Tests16.Electron Microscopy in diagnosis with

demonstrations 17.Laboratory diagnosis in immunological disorders18.Advancement in Cardiac disease diagnosis &

patient management19.Advancement in Liver disease diagnosis &

patient management 20.Advancement in Renal disease diagnosis &

patient Management 

PBT Syllabus cotd…

21.Coagulation studies in haematological disorders22.Advancement in virology & mycology 23.Basic statistics for life science 24.Importance of laboratory investigations in

preventive diagnosis25.Research Methodologies 26.Quality Control & Quality assurance  27.Preventive Healthcare & Public Health Laboratory

Science  28.Veterinary Disease Diagnosis in Medical

Laboratory.29.Special Biochemical Analysis  30.Management for Medical Laboratory Technologists 

Today’s Movement on Public Health Laboratory Science &

Preventive Health care

Certification for the post Basic Training on Public Health Laboratory Science & Preventive Health care

Awareness on prevention , surveillance in public health laboratory

Succeed the process of Amalgamation PHLT in to MLT Service through a Standard skilled professional movement

Preventive Healthcare & Public Health Laboratory

Science☺Public health Surveillance & Community medicine methodologies

☺Importance of enhanced surveillance in the elimination program

☺Disease control & Preventive healthcare program towards Malaria elimination

☺Advanced diagnostic methods in preventive laboratory

☺Practical aspects of the Public health surveillances

☺Professional communication methodologies and its importance for preventions

Society for Society for Medical Laboratory Medical Laboratory

ScienceScience• What is this?• Why does it form?• Aim and Objectives..• Affiliations • Future plans

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