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lab professional who uses instruments to analyze tissue
samples, blood and other parts of the body. They provide
What is a medical laboratory technologist?
the results to physicians and allow them to make accurate
diagnoses if needed.
A lab professional who works under the supervision of a
What is a medical laboratory assistant? MLT. They perform practical components of sample analy-
sis, such as sorting, collecting, and processing samples.
Professional who analyzes cellular changes to determine
What is a cytotechnologist?
the presence of specific diseases
Professional who uses instruments to analyze and diag-
What is a genetic technologist?
nose abnormalities in chromosomes in DNA.
The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person
What is the medical definition of ethics?
or the conduct of a member in a profession.
Ethics deals with morality. It determines what is "good" or
What is the cultural definition of ethics?
"evil", or right or wrong human actions
1. Provide guidance to lab professional's expectations of
their behaviour.
2. Apply to all members
3. Be consistent with CSMLS values, member opinions,
and grounded in the four principles of bioethics
What are the grounding principals that lead to the cre-
4. Be based of the CSMLS code of professional conduct
ation of the code of ethics?
5. Be based on the Canadian MLP content, international
MLP content and Canadian non-MLP content (in that or-
der)
6. Be based on a holistic approach, not a stand alone
document
How many grounding principles are there? 6
The code of professional conduct, standards of profes-
What is the Code of Ethics considered in conjunction with?
sional practice, and other relevant policy material
What is the purpose of the principles of bioethics? 1/3