Medical Laboratory Technology Science Diploma program december 2009

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Medical Laboratory Technology ScienceDiploma
programdecember 2009
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INFORMATION SESSION

• Todays Topics
• CNC MLTS Program
• Entrance Requirements
• Application
• Courses
• Profession

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CNC Program Overview

• General Medical Laboratory Technology Diploma
• Program is 2.5 years long 37 Courses
• CNC three 17 week semesters lectures labs
• Jan - May, Aug Dec, Jan - May
• Hospitals 2 week practicum during the first
• semester break 37 week practicum after
  3 semesters at CNC
• Post-diploma may earn a Bachelor of MLT or
  Health Sciences (UBC, TRU, UNBC, UA) or ART

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Hospital Practicum Sites all placements include
at least one rotation

• Prince George Regional
• GR Baker, Quesnel
• Fort Saint John General
• Dawson Creek District
• Mills Memorial, Terrace
• Bulkley Valley, Smithers
• Prince Rupert Regional
• Vancouver General
• Royal Inland, Kamloops
• Kelowna General
• Cranbrook Trail
• Subject to change

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CMA Program Accreditation

• The College of New Caledonias Medical Laboratory
  Technology Science diploma program has been
  accreditation by the Canadian Medical Association
• Program accreditation is important to ensure
  quality of student education
• Program accreditation is required for our
  graduates to be eligible to write the national
  Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science
  (CSMLS) certification examination

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MLTS Entrance Requirements

• Grade 12 or ABE Advanced Certificate
• Grade of C or better in
• Biology 12
• English 12
• Chemistry 12
• Mathematics 12
• or equivalent coursework (Bio 050, Eng 050 or
  045, Chem 050, Math 050)
• (BC Provincial examinations not mandatory)
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Application Process

• Applications Accepted Sept 15 March 31 for
  Priority Consideration for the following January
  Intake
• Application Forms
• CNC Standard Application form
• CNC MLTS Career Investigation Report form
• completed after a hospital lab tour
• CNC MLTS Self Report on Suitability form.
• Application Scoring 18.00 maximum
• grade 12 GPA of prerequisite courses up
  to 4.00
• BC/Yukon resident 1.00
• Career Investigation Report
  up to 4.00
• Post-secondary 30 credits 2.00
• Persistence point once qualified 1.00
• Self-Report form 1.00
• 13.00 maximum possible? shortlisted for
  Interview Interview up to 5.00

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Application Process

• Short listed applicants are interviewed
• 40 people interviewed from March 31 to mid-June
• 24 acceptance letters sent
• practicum sites specified
• mailed late June
• Once accepted, College forms certifying current
  immunizations criminal records check are
  required
• If not offered a seat, interviewed applicants
  will be wait-listed according to their
  application score
• If application is received after March 31
  deadline, the applicant may be interviewed and
  placed on waitlist by date received

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CNC MLTS Courses
Medical Terminology Infection Control and
Safety Specimen Collection/Handling General
Laboratory Practice Anatomy and
Physiology Quality Management Analytical
Principles Histotechnology Histology Microbio
logy I, II, III Professional Practices Immunology
Hematology I, II, III Clinical
Chemistry Urinalysis Molecular
Diagnostics Transfusion Medicine I
II Fundamentals in Research PRACTICUM
COURSES Management Practices Blood Collection,
Practicum Transfusion Medicine,
Theory Transfusion M, Practicum Histotechnology,
Theory Histotechnology, Practicum Hematology,
Theory Hematology, Practicum Clinical
Chemistry, Theory Clinical Chemistry,
Practicum Microbiology, Theory Microbiology,
Practicum
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CNC MLTS Program Costs

• Total Tuition 16,000
• Semester One 2,912
• Intersession 481
• Semester Two 2,871
• Semester Three 2,467
• Practicum Year 7,207
• All textbooks Course Notes packs 2004 total
• Miscellaneous
• Total CNC Student Fees 450
• Total Gown glove fee 150
• Lab coat, Safety glasses 40
• CSMLS membership exam fee 500
• all fees are subject to change

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ProfessionHospital Medical Lab Departments

• Accessioning Specimen Collection (phlebotomy)
  Processing
• Hematology
• Chemistry
• Histology/Anatomic Pathology
• Microbiology
• Transfusion Medicine

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PHLEBOTOMY(BLOOD COLLECTION)

• Venous blood collected from veins using needles,
  syringes, specimen tubes
• Capillary finger/heel poke samples

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HEMATOLOGY

• Hematology the study of blood cells
• 5 types of White Blood Cells bodys defense
  against infections (bacterial/viral/fungal)
• Red Blood Cells carry Oxygen to tissues
• Platelets tiny cells essential for clotting

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Chemistry

• Blood, urine, cerebral spinal fluid, other body
  fluids are analyzed for chemical levels
• Thousands of chemical substances measured
  Glucose (blood sugar), electrolytes (Na, K, Cl,
  HCO3), hormones, enzymes (cardiac/liver/pancreas
  ), proteins, drugs of abuse

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Histology Anatomic Pathology

• Lumps, bumps, biopsies
• Tissue sent to lab to be processed, sliced one
  cell thick, stained by MLTs
• Tissue slides are analyzed for disease (i.e.
  cancer) by pathologists

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Microbiology

• Culture (grow) bacteria from infections urine,
  blood, cerebral spinal fluid (meningitis),
  wounds, sputum (pneumonia)
• Identify bacteria, fungi, parasites
• Test bacteria for sensitivity to antibiotics

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Transfusion Medicine

• Determine blood group (A, B, AB, O) type (Rh
  pos/neg)
• Crossmatch blood and blood products for patients
  requiring transfusions
• Products transfused blood, plasma, platelets,
  albumin, cryoprecipitate, blood clotting factors
  (VIII hemophilia)

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Where MLTs Work

• hospitals, private public medical laboratories,
  community health care clinics, research
  laboratories, forensic laboratories, veterinary
  clinics.
• Excellent job prospects projections of
  increasing job vacancies for MLTs in Canada.

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Professional Role of MLTs

• Key member of the diagnostic team, MLTs performs
  sophisticated laboratory testing that provides
  critical information used by physicians to
  diagnose treat illness, and to maintain their
  patients health.
• MLTs conduct laboratory tests on blood, body
  fluids and tissues, and interpret the results.

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MLT PROFESSION

• On top 20 list of best jobs
• 2.5 year program 26/hour to start (BC
  hospital wage)
• Interesting challenging work
• Work independently, but as part of the health
  care team
• Excellent job prospects
• National certification CSMLS National
  Exams are written after the program has been
  completed qualified to work across Canada

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MLT Profession

• If you enjoy
• independent, detailed work
• problem solving
• the medical science field
• challenging work
• producing quality results
• And you can clearly differentiate colours
  posses physical stamina manual dexterity
• then Medical Laboratory Technology could be the
  profession for you!

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Questions?

• CNC MLTS Lab tour is next