Sarah J Pitt, Jim Cunningham

An Introduction to Biomedical Science in Professional and Clinical Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Großbritannien müssen sämtliche Studienangebote im Bereich Biomedizin von dem britischen Institut für Biomedizin IBMS akkreditiert werden. Erstmals werden sämtliche Aspekte des Berufsbilds unter Berücksichtigung aktueller Entwicklungen detailliert erörtert.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 173mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780470057148
• ISBN-10: 0470057149
• Artikelnr.: 27790536

Autorenporträt

Dr Sarah Jane Pitt, Sussex Pathology Network Training Facilitator, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK; Also based at: Department of Pathology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. Dr Jim Cunningham, Applied Biomedical Sciences Course Leader, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction to a career as a biomedical
scientist. 1.1 What is a biomedical scientist? 1.2 Early development of
clinical laboratory sciences. 1.3 Development of the biomedical science
profession. 1.4 Role of the IBMS as the professional body for biomedical
scientists in the 21st Century. 1.5 Health Professions Council. 1.6
Education and training for biomedical scientists. 1.7 Codes of conduct. 1.8
Conclusion. 2 Organization of pathology departments and the role of
pathology in healthcare. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Organization of pathology
departments. 2.3 Staff groups within pathology. 2.4 Role of pathology in
healthcare. 2.5 Users of the service. 2.6 Evidence-based laboratory
medicine. 2.7 Improving the pathology service. 2.8 Point of care testing
(POCT). 2.9 Role of POCT in patient care. 2.10 Conclusion. 3 Communication
for biomedical scientists. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Communicating as a
scientist. 3.3 Communicating as a healthcare professional. 3.4 Delivering
the message: applying principles of effective communication. 3.5
Communication techniques 3.6 Conclusion. 4 Quality management in the
clinical laboratory. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Quality in pathology. 4.3
Quality Control. 4.4 Quality Assurance. 4.5 Quality assessment. 4.6 Quality
audit. 4.7 Clinical governance. 4.8 Quality management system (QMS). 4.9
Accreditation. 4.10 Factors affecting the quality of work in a pathology
laboratory. 5 Basic principles of working in a clinical pathology
laboratory. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Working as a professional biomedical
scientist in the laboratory. 5.3 Flow of work in a clinical laboratory. 5.4
Health and safety in the clinical laboratory. 5.5 Confidentiality, the Data
Protection Act 1998 and the Caldicott Principles. 6 Introduction to the
biomedical science disciplines. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Haematology and
transfusion science. 6.3 Clinical biochemistry. 6.4 Histopathology and
cytopathology. 6.5 Medical microbiology. 6.6 Liaison between pathology
disciplines. 6.7 Evaluation of a new diagnostic test. 6.8 Sensitivity and
specificity of an assay. 7 Biomedical science laboratory techniques. 7.1
Introduction. 7.2 Haematology. 7.3 Clinical chemistry. 7.4 Medical
microbiology. 7.5 Histopathology. 8 Development of knowledge and competency
for biomedical scientists. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Gathering evidence of
knowledge and competency for HPC registration. 8.3 Continuing professional
development. 8.4 Professional body support for CPD. 8.5 Reflective practice
for biomedical scientists. 8.6 Approaches to reflective practice. 8.7
Critical incident analysis. 8.8 Learning styles. 8.9 Planning a career as a
biomedical scientist; generic skills and employability. 8.10 Conclusion.
Index.