Transcript Diapositiva 1

Window on Europe:
II° European Hysto-Cytotechnicians meeting.
Coordinatori: A. Bondi, S. Simonazzi
Ralf Lieberz
Lab-ManagerSenckenbergisches
Institut für Pathologie
Universität Frankfurt am Main
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY
TECHNICIAN
 What qualifications does it take to work in a Biomedical
Laboratory: MTA; BTA; Biologielaborant
 In which kind of laboratories can Biomedical Laboratory
Technicians work ? (Clinical Chemistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary
Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Molecularbiology Laboratories,
Cellculture-Labs,
 The Biomedical Laboratory Technician is generally employed
in public and private laboratories. He also work as a
freelancer, but he is not allowed to make diagnoses.
Therefore you need a pathologist.
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY
TECHNICIAN
 Is there a technicians’ register for Biomedical Laboratory
Technicians ?
No!
 Are there professional associations for Biomedical Laboratory
Technicians ?
In Germany the DVTA; www-dvta.de
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY
TECHNICIAN
 The Biomedical Laboratory Technicians must continually
update his knowledge. How?
Autonomously, you have to visit congresses, talks, workshops ect.
 How can your professional career develop or improve?
You can become a lab manager or a lab leader. You can
work at research and being a part in publications. You
can teach young technicians.
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Is there a technician chief or a coordinator?
Yes , in Germany we called it leitender med.- technischerAssistant ( chief-technician!)
 Does the technician chief work together with other
technicians or does he only manage a department ?
In private department he works together with the other
technicians. In university-departments he has nearly
only management functions.
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Do Biomedical Laboratory Technicians cooperate with other
hospital professionals in different?
Yes! For a brilliant technical result it is very important to
cooperate with other hospital professionals. We do a lot
of talks and work-shops together. We have to
understand the problems from each other.
 Is Surgical Pathology Laboratory able to develop methods
and procedures and to carry out scientific researches?
Yes of course.
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Are there specialists in safety management, technology
equipment and tutorship?
Yes, we have special quality-manager and technology
managers and we have different persons who are
specialized in safety management.
 Do technicians work in all laboratory sector or dedicated
sectors?
I our department the technicians work in the routine-lab,
the immunhisto-lab, the RNA-lab ect. They change there
working places in the lab weekly.
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Is There a system of employee rating or skill evaluation?
How does it work ?
We have no employee rating or skill evaluation in
Germany!
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Is Surgical Pathology service available at daytime or 24
hours a day? How is an emergency managed?
The service in our department is available from 6am to
6pm. For emergency reasons open end. Therefore it is
necessary to have a telephone call before 5pm.
LABORATORY FEATURES
 Has the laboratory a budget which enables it to choose
instruments and his staff autonomously ?
Yes here at the Frankfurt university hospital is that
possible!
LABORATORY TOOLS
 Which fixatives do you use in a SP laboratory? Do you use
formalin substitutes ?
4-5% (10%) buffered formalin.
 Do you use xylene / toluene substitutes ?
We use Xylene
 Do you make reagents yourself or do you use commercial
kits?
Most of the reagents are commercial kits. RTU-reagents!
LABORATORY TOOLS
 What is the average running time for a
histology/cytological preparation ?
Fast embeddings: 4h; Normal embeddig: over night;
cytological preparation 1,5h
 In the cytological screening may the technician sign the
report ?
No, they sign only the pre-report. The final report is only
signed by the pathologist.
LABORATORY TOOLS
 How does your company take care of your health? Do you
have sufficient personal protective equipment available?
Do you have compensating payment for the risk exposure?
Yes we have!
 Do you have a personal insurance ?
Yes we have! In Germany we called it
“Berufsgenossenschaft”. If you become ill from
workplace-reasons you get money from the
Berufsgenossenschaft.
LABORATORY TOOLS
 What tools do you have for internal quality management?
In Germany it is possible to have certification (ISO 9001)
or a “Akkreditierung” and there are a lot of special cancer
centers by the german cancer society. Here you must have
a special “pit-fall management”. You have to use controls
during immunhisto. You have to use CE-certified reagents.
For immunhisto and molecular-pathology we have a
nationwide test-system. Here you can see what’s going on
in your lab. Witch tests are running quite good and with
are running not so good.
LABORATORY TOOLS
 Do you have an external quality assessment service?
Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft und Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Akkreditierung.
Thank you all!
It was a pleasure to be a part of your
meeting!
Many greeting from Germany to Italy