BAIP related information for CSMLS exam questions and answers.

BAIP related information for CSMLS exam questions and answers. - correct is a national exam, so no CMLTO documents will be assessed. CMLTO - correct answers.College of Medical Laboratory Technologists in Ontario - Provincial MLT regulatory body - Protects the public's right to safe, competent, ethical health care by regulating the professionals who conduct lab test - Responsible for protecting the public by keeping MLTs accountable CSMLS - correct answers.Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science - National certifying body for MLTs and MLAs - Promote and maintain a nationally accepted standard of MLT - Sets the standard for MLTs and the profession. CSMLS Code of Professional Conduct - correct answers.MLTs: 1. are dedicated to serving the health care needs of the public. The welfare of the patient and respect for the dignity of the individual shall be paramount at all times. 2. work with other health care professionals to provide effective patient care. 3. promote the image and status of their profession by maintaining high standards in their professional practice and through active support of their professional bodies. 4. protect the confidentiality of all patient information. 5. take responsibility for their professional acts. 6. practise within the scope of their professional competence. 7. endeavour to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge and keep current with scientific advances. They will uphold academic integrity in all matters of professional certification and continuing education. 8. share their knowledge with colleagues and promote learning. 9. shall be aware of the laws and regulations governing medical laboratory technology and shall apply them in the practise of their profession. 10. practise safe work procedures at all times to ensure the safety of patients and co‐workers and the protection of the environment. CSMLS Code of Ethics - 5 topics it outlines - correct answers.Outlines: 1. Safe Practices 2. Confidentiality 3. Professional Development 4. Accountability 5. Behaviour and Attitude Safe Practices 1.1 Practise only those disciplines within the medical laboratory profession for which CSMLS certification has been achieved. 1.2 Practise only those procedures for which qualification has been achieved or officially delegated by an appropriate institutional authority, where the member has the current requisite knowledge, skills and judgment to ensure and demonstrate competence. 1.3 Recognize risk prone situations in order to minimize harm to patients, staff and self. 1.4 Utilize professional and institutional mechanisms to intervene when witness to unsafe, incompetent or unethical practices. 1.5 Assume responsibility for errors one has committed or observed and take immediate action to prevent or minimize associated harm. 1.6 Advocate for working environments that support safe, competent and ethical practices. Confidentiality 2.1 Understand and comply with applicable privacy legislation and policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of confidential information. 2.2 Preserve and protect the confidentiality of any information, either medical or personal, acquired through professional contact (in person, through collegial conversations, via medical records etc.) to safeguard patients. 2.3 Abstain from using confidential information to the detriment of a patient, or with direct or indirect intent to benefit oneself or another person. 2.4 Access information relevant only to the professional task being performed. 2.5 Communicate and release information only with written or formal authorization, or where so ordered or expressly authorized by law. 2.6 Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest and resolve them in a manner which maintains the integrity of personal health informat 4 Principles of Bioethics: - correct answers.Autonomy