A clinical laboratory practice course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge of the various laboratory tests, procedures, and techniques used in clinical laboratory settings. The objective of the course is to prepare students for work in clinical laboratory settings and provide them with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to perform laboratory tests and procedures.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 51 Lessons
- 1 Week
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- Health and safety in district laboratories7
- Equipping district laboratories10
- Parasitological tests6
- 3.1Direct examination of faeces and concentration techniques
- 3.2Identification of faecal protozoan trophozoites, cysts and oocysts
- 3.3Identification of helminth eggs and larvae found in faeces
- 3.4Examination of urine for Schistosoma haematobium eggs
- 3.5Examination of blood for malaria parasites
- 3.6Examination of sputum for Paragonimus eggs
- Clinical chemistry tests8
- Microbiological tests13
- 5.1Microscopical techniques used in microbiology
- 5.2Culturing bacterial pathogens
- 5.3Biochemical tests to identify bacteria
- 5.4Examination of sputum
- 5.5Examination of throat and mouth specimens
- 5.6Examination of pus, ulcer material and skin specimens
- 5.7Examination of effusions
- 5.8Examination of urogenital specimens
- 5.9Examination of faecal specimens
- 5.10Examination of urine
- 5.11Examination of cerebrospinal fluid (c.s.f.)
- 5.12Culturing blood
- 5.13Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
- Haematological tests7
Features
- Quality control and laboratory safety
- Hematology testing, including blood cell counting and identifying abnormal cells
- Clinical chemistry, including testing for various substances in blood and body fluids
- Microbiology, including identify and diagnosing common infectious agents
- Immunology and serology, including antibody testing and blood typing
- Urinalysis, including analyzing chemical and physical properties of urine
- Phlebotomy and specimen collection techniques
- Basic laboratory skills such as pipetting and using laboratory equipment
Target audiences
- Clinical laboratory practitioners including medical laboratory technicians and technologists, pathologists, and laboratory managers,
