| Course Name | Laboratory Safety |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT 216 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to gain awareness about possible physical, chemical and biological hazards during laboratory studies and to learn precautions to be taken for protection. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course covers the rules of working in the medical laboratory, possible physical, chemical and biological hazards and methods of protection from these hazards. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction of the course. Classification of medical laboratories | Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu, Cemile Sönmez, UMS Laboratuvar Güvenliği Rehberi, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye Halksağlığı Kurumu Başkanlığı, Mikrobiyoloji Refenrans Laboratuvarları Daire Başkanlığı 2014, 1-10. |
| 2 | Physical conditions of medical laboratories | Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu, Cemile Sönmez, UMS Laboratuvar Güvenliği Rehberi, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye Halksağlığı Kurumu Başkanlığı, Mikrobiyoloji Refenrans Laboratuvarları Daire Başkanlığı 2014, 157- 166. |
| 3 | Medical Laboratory Safety - Overview | Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu, Cemile Sönmez, UMS Laboratuvar Güvenliği Rehberi, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye Halksağlığı Kurumu Başkanlığı, Mikrobiyoloji Refenrans Laboratuvarları Daire Başkanlığı 2014, 10-20. |
| 4 | Risk management in medical laboratory | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 12-21. |
| 5 | Personal protective equipment | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 22-31. |
| 6 | Chemical safety | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 32-67. |
| 7 | Chemical safety | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 32-67. |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Biological safety | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 68-83. |
| 10 | Biological safety | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 68-83. |
| 11 | Physical security and data security | Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu, Cemile Sönmez, UMS Laboratuvar Güvenliği Rehberi, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye Halksağlığı Kurumu Başkanlığı, Mikrobiyoloji Refenrans Laboratuvarları Daire Başkanlığı 2014, 141-157 |
| 12 | Waste management - Sterilization and disinfection | Sibel Uzun, Fatih Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabı, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağlığı Laboratuvarları Dairesi Başkanlığı, 2017, 90-109. |
| 13 | First aid-Emergency action plans in medical laboratory accidents | Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvar Kitabı, Mustafa Altındiş, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2013, 2-10 |
| 14 | Rules to be followed in the medical laboratory - Class work | Zehra Molu, Genel Kimya Laboratuvarı Deneyleri, Nobel Yayıncılık, 2018,1-13 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Sibel Uzun, Faith Özçelik, Laboratuvar Güvenliği El Kitabi, Tüketici Güvenliği Ve Halk Sağliği Laboratuvarlari Dairesi Başkanliğı, 2017 (https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/birimler/tuketici-guvenligi-halk-sagligi-lab-db/Rehberler/Laboratuvar_Guvenligi_Rehberi.pdf). Y.Hakan Abacıoğlu, Cemile Sönmez, UMS Laboratuvar Güvenliği Rehberi, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye Halksağlığı Kurumu Başkanlığı, Mikrobiyoloji Refenrans Laboratuvarları Daire Başkanlığı 2014 (http://hastane.ksu.edu.tr/depo/belgeler/Ulusal%20Mikrobiyoloji%20Standartlar%C4%B1.compressed_1710261701460340.pdf). |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvar Kitabı, Mustafa Altındiş, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, ISBN: 9789754209822, 2013. Zehra Molu, Genel Kimya Laboratuvarı Deneyleri, Nobel Yayıncılık, ISBN: 978-605-320-889-1, 2018. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 6 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 7 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 80 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the required contemporary theoretical and practical knowledge in his/her field | X | ||||
| 2 | To use the material and technology related to his/her field, and make their maintenance, use the information and communication technologies at basic level | X | ||||
| 3 | To have the competency to recognize the problems in his/her field, analyze them, develop evidence-based solutions and have the ability to share their suggestions with others | X | ||||
| 4 | To be aware of legal responsibilities, conduct basic studies in her/his field independently | X | ||||
| 5 | To communicate with patients, relatives and colleagues properly, comprehensively, honestly and explicitly, transfer his/her thoughts and knowledge through written and oral communication | X | ||||
| 6 | To take responsibility as an active team member during the practices in his/her field | X | ||||
| 7 | To commentate and evaluate the scientific information with a critical approach by the help of knowledge gained in his/her field | X | ||||
| 8 | To comprehend the importance of lifelong learning, to determine and meet her/his learning needs, to develop herself/himself by monitoring the development in science and technology | X | ||||
| 9 | To act by considering the universal ethical values, social and cultural characteristics | X | ||||
| 10 | To know the concepts of occupational safety, patient safety, environmental protection and quality, and fulfill the requirements | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to follow information in his field and communicate with colleagues in English at least a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level | |||||
| 12 | To take necessary measures in accordance with laboratory safety and protection rules in the field of medical laboratory techniques | X | ||||
| 13 | To determine the needs according to the requirements of the laboratory processes and carry out activities for development | X | ||||
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