Universidad de Zamboanga
SCHOOL OF ALLIED MEDICINE
Medical Technology Department
Course Title
Medical Technology
Course Description:
This course deals with various laws related to the Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science profession in the
Course Credit: 3 units lecture
Contact Hours: 3 hours lecture per week (54 hours per semester)
Prerequisite: Introduction to Medical Technology with
Placement: Third Year, 1st Semester
Terminal Competencies: At the end of this course, the student is able to:
1. recognize the rights and privileges, duties and responsibilities of medical
technologists/medical laboratory scientists in the practice of the profession.
2. cite the different laws, presidential decrees, administrative orders, issuances associated
with the practice of the medical technology profession
3. explain the ethical principles relating to health and human life.
4. clarify issues related to ethics, bioethics, health ethics and professional ethics.
5. internalize the necessary virtues as health care professionals.
References for Medical Technology Laws:
1. Fallorin, Conrado C. The Philippine Medical Technology Profession 3 rd ed. 2003.
2. Moraleta, Nardito D. The Medical Technology Profession and the Philippine Laws on Medical Technology. 2004.
3. Rabor, Rodolfo R. Medical Technology Laws and Ethics: A Collection of Philippine Laws, Statutes, and Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists. 2008.
4. Republic Acts, Administrative Orders, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders and other Issuances (DOH, CHED, PRC, etc.)
References for Bioethics:
1. Alora-Tan, Angeles. Bioethics, 2 nd ed.
2. Ciabal, Laura Evelyn P. Health Ethics: A Guide for the Health Professionals .
3. Edge, Raymund,
4. Panicola, Michael et. Al. Introduction to Health Care Ethics: Theological Foundations, Contemporary Issues and Controversial Cases.
5. Pence, G. E. Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts that have shaped medical ethics, with philosophical, legal and historical backgrounds 4 th ed.
Electronic References:
2. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ethics/human/index.htm
4. http://www.prc.gov.ph/portal.asp?pid=57
5. http://www.ualberta.ca/BIOETHICS/page2.html
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PART I
Premid Examination -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laws Pertaining to Medical Technology Profession
I. RA 5527 – The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969 Quiz 1
1. RA 6138
2. PD 498
3. PD 1534
II. RA 4688 – The Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966 Quiz 2
1. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory
2. Provisions of RA 4688
3. Implementing Guidelines of RA 4688
1. RA 8981: PRC Modernization Act of 2000
2. PRC Issuances relevant to Medical Technology Practice
IV. RA 7719: The National Blood Service Act of 1994 Quiz 4
1. Provisions of RA 1517 and RA 7719
2. Implementing Guidelines of RA 7719
3. RA 1517 (Blood Banking Law)
V. Latest update on the Medtech Profession
Midterm Examination-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VI. RA 8504: HIV Law Quiz 5
1. Background of HIV/AIDS
2. Overview of HIV/AIDS in the
3. Policies prescribed on:
3.1. Health Awareness
3.2. Test and screening
3.3. Violations and Penalties
4. PNAC: Philippine National AIDS Council
5. A.O. 55 Series of 1989: Rules and Regulations governing the Accreditation
of Laboratories Performing H.I.V. testing.
1. Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Medical Technology/Medical
Laboratory Science Education (
2. Implementing Guidelines of RA 7722
3. Latest updates of Medical Technology Education
VIII. Regulations governing Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science Quiz 7
Internship Training Laboratories
1. AO and other Issuances related to Medical Technology Internship Training
2. Latest updates on the Medtech internship
IX. Other Laws Related to the Medical Technology Practice Quiz 8
1. AO and other issuances related to Water Testing Laboratories
2. Newborn Screening Act
3. Organ Donation Act
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X. Code of Ethics Quiz 9
1. PAMET Version of the Code of Ethics (1997 Revision)
2. IAMLT Version of the Code of Ethics
3. PAMET Hymn
4. Medical Technologist Prayer
Part II
Bioethics
I. Overview of Bioethics Quiz 10
1. Introduction to Bioethics
1.1. Definition of Health
1.2. Definition of Disease/Illness
2. Ethical principle
2.1. Ontological
2.2. Physiological
3. Ethics
3.1. Etymology
3.2. Ethos of Man
3.3. Meaning/Definition
3.3.1. Human Acts
3.3.2. Morality
3.4. Ethics as a Practical Science
3.5. Bioethics, Health Ethics, Professional Ethics
II. The Human Person Quiz 11
1. The Notion of a Person:
1.1. Needs and Values of Human Persons
1.1.1. Biological
1.1.2. Psychological
1.1.3. Social
1.1.4. Spiritual
2. The Human Act: Its Characteristics
2.1. Knowledge
2.2. Freedom
2.3. Willfulness
3. Conscience Quiz 12
3.1. Definition of Conscience
3.2. Conscience as a “Practical Judgment”
3.3. Kinds of Conscience
3.3.1. Correct or True
3.3.2. Erroneous or False
3.3.2.1. Culpable
3.3.2.2. Inculpable
3.3.3. Certain
3.3.4. Doubtful
3.3.5. Scrupulous
3.3.6. Lax
1. The Health Care Profession
1.1. Merton’s Values of a Profession
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1.2. Merton’s knowing, doing and helping principles
1.3. Differences between profession and occupation
1.4. Characteristics of trust
1.5. Relationship of health care provider and patient
2. Duties and Rights of a patient
3. Personalizing the Health Care Profession: Factors needed in ethical decisions
4. Psychoanalytical Model
5. Duties and Rights of a health care provider
5.1. Characteristics of a good health care provider
5.2. Commitment of a health care provider
Final -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IV. Basic Ethical Principles Quiz 14
1. Stewardship
2. Totality
2.1. Application in Health Care
2.2. Relationship of totality to wholeness
3. Principle of Double Effect
4. Principle of Cooperation
4.1. Formal /Informal
4.2. Immediate / Mediate
V. Major Bioethical Principles Quiz 15
1. Respect for Person
1.1. Respect as a Value
1.2. Principle of Free and informed consent
1.3. Principle of Autonomy
2. Importance of Free and Informed Consent
2.1. Patient’s right to information
2.2. Proxy consent
3. Principles of Justice
3.1. Neighborly relations
3.2. Types of Justice
4. Beneficence: Its application to health care
5. Inviolability of Life: Quiz 16
5.1. Crimes against human life
5.1.1. Suicide
5.1.2. Mutilation
5.1.3. Sterilization
5.1.4. Euthanasia
5.1.5. Drug Addiction
5.1.6. Alcoholism
5.1.7. Abortion
6. Non-Maleficence
VI. Applied Health Ethics Quiz 17
1. Informed Consent
1.1. Functions
1.2. Elements
2. Beginning of Life
2.1. Principal value of Human Sexuality
2.2. Rights of a person to sex and Project inherent of a health care provider
2.3. Maternal and Fetal conflicts
2.4. Double Effect principle to maternal and fetal conflicts
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2.5. Artificial Insemination and In Vitro Fertilization
3. End of Life
3.1. Needs of a dying person
3.2. Role of Health Care provider in caring for the dying person
3.3. Suffering
3.4. Role of suffering in man
3.5. Role of the healthcare provider in a suffering patient
4. Death Quiz 18
4.1. Karl Rahner’s view on death
4.2. Dying with Christ
5. Health Professional Relationships with other Health care Professionals
5.1. Mutual Responsibility
5.2. Mutual Support
5.3. Mutual Respect
1. Introduction
2. Ethical Method
3. Deontological Methods
3.1. Legalism
3.2. Deontologism
3.3. Legal Positivism
3.4. Teleological Methods
3.4.1. Utilitarianism
3.4.2. Proportionalism
3.4.3. Emotivism
4. Prudential Personalism
IX. Virtues of Healthcare Providers Quiz 20
1. Definition of virtues/Role of Virtues in Health Care
1.1. Fidelity
1.2. Honesty
1.3. Integrity
1.4. Humility
1.5. Respect
1.6. Compassion
1.7. Prudence
1.8. Courage
1.9. Truth
1.10. Love
1.11. Faith
1.12. Hard work
1.13. Social Justice
2. Vices
2.1. Authority and Power
2.2. Pride
2..3. Greed
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GUIDELINES FOR MTLE CLASS FOR SY. 2009-2010
a. Sources of grade
a. Written Major Examination --------------------------------- 60%
b. Quizzes--------------------------------------------------------- 40%
a. Written or essay
b. Individual class discussion
c. Group Discussion
d. Case study