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

2. Portugal
We are 10 million

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

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

5. Total

6. Pharmaceuticals
Dentists
Doctors

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 …

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

10. 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