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Title Immediate/Specific Objectives Guide Questions References Assignment

2 III. Problems Related to
Laboratory Operations
1. Variables:
a. External
b. Internal
2. Assessment Tools:
a. SWOT Analysis
b. PESTEL Analysis
3. Regulatory and Statutory
Requirements/Considerations
4. Ethical Issues
a. business
b. professional
c. healthcare/lab med practice
At the end of the second week, the
students will be able to
Cognitive
1. Identify lab operational problems
related to
a. Organization
b. Testing
c. Macro-environmental
2. Correlate the problems encountered
with regulatory and statutory
requirements
Psychomotor
3. Propose lab unit strategies for the
resolution of common problems
encountered in clinical laboratory
practice.
Affective
4. Propose the most appropriate way of
resolving one commonly encountered
problem taking into consideration
organizational, testing, macro-
environmental and, ethical factors.
5. Defend the strategy chosen.
What variables affect
laboratorians and their
manager-supervisor in their
practice.
2. Can these factors be
identified or predicted before a
problem occurs? How or what
tools maybe used to pinpoint a
factor that may impact
negatively on laboratory
operations?
3. Do the anticipated problems
arise from non-conformance to
regulatory and statutory
requirements? Specify or
correlate.
4. Based on the problems
inferred from the virtual
interviews, what area/aspect
of the government or practice
requirements is/are most
difficult to comply?
5. What strategies may be
utilized to resolve the
problems inferred/predicted?
Why?
-pptx: C_LM_Wk#3 VIRTUAL INTERVIEW: Do a
-Module III Notes for virtual Interview of one
additional Readings laboratorian (practicing RMT or
-DOH issuances pathologist) and inquire on the
-Journals for additional common problems or issues
Readings encountered in their
laboratory practice as to the
following issues
1. managerial or
supervision;
2. staffing and
development;
3. services being
offered/available tests;
4. equipment and
material maintenance
5. money issues –
investment, user fees,
income/profit
NOTE: To be done during the
second week.
B. REFLECTION: Discuss and
reflect on the ethical
considerations related to la
medicine or clinical pathology
practice.

III. PROBLEMS RELATED TO LABORATORY OPERATIONS