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Profession of

Medical Laboratory Sciencein Sri Lanka

Ravi Kumudesh

President

Sri Lanka Association of

Government Medical Laboratory Technologists

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Academic Strategy of the Medical

Laboratory Science in Sri LankaUplift the service in to gradate service.

Equalization program for DMLT professionals.

Create positions form MLS professions.

Medical laboratory Technologists.Quality Manager

Technical Managers

Director Laboratory service

Laboratory Manager

Research officer

Biochemists

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Profession of

Medical Laboratory Science in Sri Lanka

Medical LaboratoryTechnologists

(Degree qualified service)

Medical Laboratory

Technologists

(Diploma qualified service)

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DMLT

Service

MLT

Graduate

Service

DMLT

Service

DMLT

Service

DMLT

Service

Parallel EntryLateral Entry

Distance Learning

PBT

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Pathways for being a

graduate service

DMLT

Graduate

Service

of MLT

MLSDegree

Parallel Entry

MLS

Degree

Lateral Entry

Strategy 01

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Pathways for being a graduate

service contd.Strategy 02

Degree

Relevant/ Non

MLSDMLT

PBT & 10 years

experience

PBT & 5 years

experience

DMLT

Equalizationfor the

degree

Equalization

for the

degree

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Post Basic Training Programme

PBT. Curriculum fulfills the gap between

Diploma & MLS Degree (39%)

Course contains 30 certificate courses.

Completion of 20 certificates are eligiblefor applying the PBT assessment.

Assessment consists of Written exam &viva.

DMLT with PBT & experience certificateas equalization certificate for the MLSdegree at the ministry oh Health SriLanka

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PBT Syllabus

1. Advancement in Biochemistry

2. Advancement in Haematology

3. Advancement in Histopathology

4. Advancement in Parasitology & Entamology5. Leukeamia & Blood picture reporting with

practical demonstrations

6. Cytology & PAP smear in preventive diagnosis

7. Infection Control in hospital environment8. Basic Management concepts & applications

9. Bank serology & Transfusion Medicine

10.Molecular diagnostic technology

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PBT Syllabus cotd11.Bio safety & waste Management in a Medical

Laboratory12.Advancement in Microbiology

13.Endocrinological Evidence in disease diagnosis

14.Laboratory in Judicial Medicine

15.Fertility Tests

16.Electron Microscopy in diagnosis withdemonstrations

17.Laboratory diagnosis in immunological disorders

18.Advancement in Cardiac disease diagnosis & patientmanagement

19.Advancement in Liver disease diagnosis & patientmanagement

20.Advancement in Renal disease diagnosis & patientManagement

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PBT Syllabus cotd

21.Coagulation studies in haematological disorders

22.Advancement in virology & mycology

23.Basic statistics for life science

24.Importance of laboratory investigations in preventive

diagnosis

25.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

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Todays Movement on

Public Health Laboratory Science &

Preventive Health care

Certification for the post BasicTraining on Public Health Laboratory

Science & Preventive Health care Awareness on prevention ,

surveillance in public healthlaboratory

Succeed the process ofAmalgamation PHLT in to MLTService through a Standard skilledprofessional movement

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Preventive Healthcare &

Public Health Laboratory SciencePublic health Surveillance & Community

medicine methodologies

Importance of enhanced surveillance in theelimination program

Disease control & Preventive healthcareprogram towards Malaria elimination

Advanced diagnostic methods in preventivelaboratory

Practical aspects of the Public healthsurveillances

Professional communication methodologiesand its importance for preventions

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Society for

Medical Laboratory Science

What is this?

Why does it form? Aim and Objectives..

Affiliations

Future plans

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