Introduction to Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

Not aplicable.

As aulas teóricas visam a apresentação dos conteúdos programáticos, recorrendo a metodologia expositiva-ativa, apelativa da intervenção direta dos alunos. Esta será realizada com recurso a meios audiovisuais e apresentações em PowerPoint.
Será distribuído suporte escrito da matéria lecionada em cada aula, no início de cada ano letivo será entregue uma lista de bibliografia recomendada para a unidade curricular.

• Identify the historical milestones of the development of CBL, critically analyzing their path;
• Recognize the context of the formation of CBL in the educational system and understand its insertion in the organic and functioning of the National Health System;
• Know the legislation related to professional practice;
• Define the concept of profession, dimensions and stages of the professionalization process;
• Understand the concept of biosafety by identifying the main risk factors and levels of laboratory containment;
• Classify biological agents based on risk groups;
• Properly sort laboratory waste;
• Know / be respecting good laboratory practices;
• Apply the concepts of ethics and deontology in CBL in a professional context, and the levels of responsibility underlying the confidential exercise;
• Characterize CBL in the national and international context;
• Conducting bibliographic research and using bibliographic referencing software;

1 – Origin and evolution of the BLS professional at national and international level;
2 – The BLS profession in Europe, Community Directive 36/2005, Recognition of Professional Qualifications;
3 – The training profile – BLS course;
4 – The professional profile of the Clinical Analysis and Public Health Technician (TACSP) and the Technician of Pathological, Cytological and Thanatological Anatomy (TAPCT);
5 – The Portuguese Health System, Normative-legal framework for the exercise of the profession;
6 – BLS – its framing in health in face of the sociological concept of professions;
7 – Professional Associations – Trade Unions, Associations and Professional Orders;
8 – Bioethics and professional behaviour;
9 – Biosafety; Professional risk – Concept; Risk groups for Biological Agents and pathways
streaming; Good laboratory practices; Laboratory containment levels; Risk assessment, Laboratory waste;
10 – Conduct bibliographic research at pubmed;
11 – Use of free bibliographic referencing software;

NAO

Lopes A. Implementação do Processo de Bolonha a nível nacional. Grupos por Área de Conhecimento: Tecnologias da Saúde. Lisboa, Portugal: MCTES; 2004;
Lourtie P, Pinto M. Adequação dos Cursos de Tecnologias da Saúde. Lisboa, Portugal: Ministério da Saúde; 2007;
Grupo de Trabalho de Terapia e Reabilitação e Tecnologias de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica. 1.o Relatório sobre propostas de “agregação/fusão” de 1.os ciclos de estudos. Lisboa, Portugal: A3ES; 2013 Dec p. 32;
European Association for Professions in Biomedical Science. Policy in Education for Biomedical Sciences. 2009;
IFBLS. Guidelines regarding Core Competence and Core Curriculum. 2012;
Code of ethics, Internacional Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences;
WHO. Laboratory Biosafety Manual. 4th Edition; 2020
Legislação Portuguesa Aplicável aos Técnicos Superiores das áreas de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica
www.pubmed.com
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