Biomedical Laboratory Science in Portugal Fernando Mendes 22

Biomedical Laboratory Science in Portugal Fernando Mendes 22 nd November 2018 LILLE

Portugal We are 10 million 2

Biomedical Laboratory Scientists Education in Portugal • 240 ECTS/4 years of education • Supervised clinical training included 3

Health Professionals out of all Portuguese population - 2017 Health Profession % Biomedical Laboratory Scientists 0, 08 Doctors 0, 52 Dentists 0, 10 Nurses 0, 72 Pharmaceuticals 0, 13 4

Health Professionals in Portugal - 2017 Pharmaceuticals 13 008 Nurses Dentists 71 578 9 716 Doctors Biomedical Laboratory Scientists 51 937 7 680 Total 146 239 5

Representativeness in% total health professionals - 2017 Pharmaceuticals Nurses 8% 47% Dentists Doctors Biomedical Laboratory Scientists 6% 34% 5% 6

Biomedical Laboratory Scientists in Portugal where we work? • Laboratory Hospitals public and private • Private laboratories • Research • Industry 7

Biomedical Laboratory Scientists in Portugal where what we do? • Public health • Histopathology • Hematology • Morphology • Transfusion and transplantation • Citopathology • Microbiology • Forensic Sciences • Clinical Biochemistry • Flow cytometry • Blood collection • Molecular Biology • … 8

Continuous Professional Development in Portugal • Not mandatory it is optional 9

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications Qualification level: PS 3 - Diploma of post-secondary level (3 -4 years) , Art. 11 d 10