Definition of
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Instructor: Aaron Jan S. Palmares, RMT
Medical Technology Ø
Under the Philippine Philippine Medical Technolo Technology gy Act of 1969 Republic Act 5527
Medical Technology Technology is defined as an auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination of tissues,, secretion and excretion of the human tissues human body by by various electronic, electronic, chemical, microscopic and other medical laboratory techniques either manual or automated which will aid the physician physician in the diagnosis study and treatment treatme nt of diseas diseases es and in the promoti promotion on of health in general. Ø
Medical Technologist is a healthcare professional who performs diagnostic analytic tests on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and and synovial synovial fluid, fluid, as well as other specimens.. Medical technologists work in clinical specimens laboratories at hospitals hospitals,, doctor's offices offices,, reference labs labs,, and within the biotechnology biotechnolog y industry. industry. Ø
Pleural Fluid
Synovial Fluid
Peritoneal Fluid
Rectal Swab Gastric aspirate
A. Pre-analytical stage Ø Automated 3.
front end processors
Modular stand-alone system
OLA 2500™ Lab Automation System
A. Pre-analytical stage Ø Automated 3.
front end processors
Modular stand-alone system
Roche Modular Pre-analytic Pre-analytics s .
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Early Beginning of
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Instructor: Aaron Jan S. Palmares, RMT
STONE AGE Ø
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ANCIENT TIMES Ø
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1550 B.C. Ø
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460 – 370 370 B.C.
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460 – – 370 370 B.C. Ø Ø Ø
Qualitatively measure a deficiency or excess of bodily fluids (i.e., blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) with respect to the changing seasons.
BLOOD
YELLOW BILE
Spring, Hot and Moist
Summer, Hot and Dry
Too much Air: Sanguine
Too much Fire: Choleric
BLACK BILE Autumn, Cold and Dry
Winter, Cold and Moist
Too much Earth Earth:: Melancholic
Too much Water: Phlegmatic
MIDDLE AGES Ø
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1098 – 1438 1438 A.D. Medieval Period Ø
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14th Century
University of Bologna
th 17 Century Ø
(1625)
17 th Century (1673) Ø
17 th Century (1673)
Microscope Replica
Drawings of Bacteria
17 th Century (1628 – 1694) 1694) Ø Ø
Malphigi
18 th Century Ø
19th Century Ø Ø
19th Century Ø Ø
19th century (1837) Ø
th 19 Century Ø
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(1821-1902)
19th Century (1848) Ø
th 19 Century Ø
(1850’s)
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HISTORY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
IN THE
UNITED STATES
Late 19th century Ø
19th Century (1844)
University of Michigan
1878 Ø
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Dr. Welsh
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Dr. Welsh
1885 Ø
John Hopkins University Uni versity
1896 Ø
1896 Ø
Late 1890’s Ø
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
1900
1908 Ø
1914 - 1918 Ø Ø
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World War I
1915 Ø
Pennsylvania
1920 Ø
1921
1922 Ø
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1923 Ø
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1936
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1937 Ø
1939 Ø
WW II ( Era Era of Sophistication ) Ø
World War II
1957 Ø
1970 – 1980’s Ø
History of Medical Technology in the Philippines
9th day January January in in 1945 US ships of the 6 th US Army
Lingayen Gulf
Manila was taken and Corrigidor was liberated
26th Medical laboratory of the 6 th US Army Army (located at Quiricada, Sta. Cruz Manila)
June 1945
September 1945 Dr. Pio de Roda Ø Mariano Icasiano (Manila City Health Officer) Ø
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Manila Public Health Laboratory
1947 Ø
Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana and Dr. Pio de Roda trained high school graduates to work as medical technicians
1954
Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana prepared Dr. prepa red the syllabus for the training program Then, a six-month laboratory training with a certificate upon completion was given
1954
Philippine Union College
Baesa, Caloocan, Rizal
1956 •
Dr.Jesse Umali 1st Graduate –
School Year 1957-1958 •
Dr. Antonio Gabriel
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Dr. Gustavo Reyes
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UST Faculty of Pharmacy
June 17,1957 •
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Department of Education 1st 3rd year –
June 1960 •
Permit to Internship Program
June 14 1961 •
4-year B.S. Medical Technology
