Fernando Mendes 22
ndNovember 2018
LILLE
Biomedical Laboratory
Science in Portugal
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Portugal
We are 10 million
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• 240 ECTS/4years of education
• Supervised clinical training included
Biomedical Laboratory Scientists Education in
Portugal
4
Health Profession %
Biomedical Laboratory Scientists 0,08
Doctors 0,52
Dentists 0,10
Nurses 0,72
Pharmaceuticals 0,13
Health Professionals out of all Portuguese population - 2017
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Biomedical Laboratory Scientists Doctors Dentists Nurses Pharmaceuticals
7 680
51 937 9 716
71 578 13 008
Health Professionals in Portugal - 2017
Total
146 239
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5%
34%
6%
47%
8%
Representativeness in% total health professionals - 2017
Biomedical Laboratory Scientists
Nurses
Doctors
Dentists
Pharmaceuticals
7
Biomedical Laboratory Scientists in Portugal where we work?
• Laboratory Hospitals public and private
• Private laboratories
• Research
• Industry
8
Biomedical Laboratory Scientists in Portugal where what we do?
• Public health
• Hematology
• Transfusion and transplantation
• Microbiology
• Clinical Biochemistry
• Blood collection
• Histopathology
• Morphology
• Citopathology
• Forensic Sciences
• Flow cytometry
• Molecular Biology
• …
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Continuous Professional Development in Portugal
• Not mandatory it is optional
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Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of
professional qualifications
Qualification level: PS3 - Diploma of post-secondary level (3-4 years) , Art. 11 d