The lectures were interesting. Aside from the good food the hotel was serving, the lecturers made sure the confusions of every participants answered. The essentials of supervising a screening drug testing lab, its violations for those offenders and the roles of each staff were really elaborated.
The validity tests made me so interested. Everyone in the SDTL (Screening Drug Testing Laboratory) should be alert because walk-ins might adulterate, substitute or dilute their urine sample just to cheat the drug test. Confirmatories are really important if there are POSITIVES detected from the screening kits. In the Philippines, THC and MET are commonly tested. There are Custody and Control Forms to be filled up by the Client, ASC, and the Drug analyst primarily. The Pathologist /Head of the laboratory will sign those CCFs with POSITIVE findings.
I enjoyed the demo of the actual drug test where each one of us was given a role being the client/patient, authorized specimen collector, drug analyst, head of the laboratory, encoder and lab aides. Mistakes were pointed out and corrected. We forgot to ask for a valid ID from the start. :-)
HOW TO BECOME A DRUG ANALYST?
A month before the workshop, the company paid the registration fee to the organizer. I filled up the registration form then waited for the day of training.
On the third day of the seminar, we were given a post-test. There are two parts: On the first part, it is a multiple choice type. The items were taken from the lectures given so you should listen and read the manual provided to you. The second part is filling up the CCF. Be careful in answering the CCF. Remember what the lecturer taught you on filling up. Read the instructions carefully and no erasures.
On the third day of the seminar, we were given a post-test. There are two parts: On the first part, it is a multiple choice type. The items were taken from the lectures given so you should listen and read the manual provided to you. The second part is filling up the CCF. Be careful in answering the CCF. Remember what the lecturer taught you on filling up. Read the instructions carefully and no erasures.
RESULTS..
I got the result one month after the workshop. I got it by email. I was informed that I passed the test! Wow..another accomplishment for me!
Thank you National Reference Laboratory - East Avenue Medical Center for giving us comprehensive lectures most especially to Mam Shiela, Sir Lennon, Mam Laura, Mam Marites and Mam Nenita! I would also like to thank Sir Cagalawan of the Philippine Drug Forensic Agency for being the sponsor of this workshop.
Hi! Mahirap ba yung training ng DTL? Magttraining plang kasi ako. Kinakabahan ako baka magfailed ako. Thank you so much! :)
ReplyDeletehindi po. madali lng po actually. you just need to listen properly to the instructions given by the lecturers. God bless sa pag training !
ReplyDeletec/o Carine RMT
Hello have you heard na po about walk-in na nagtraining due to fully regstered participants?
ReplyDeleteso far wala pa po kasi dapat may reservation sa slot nyo po mga 2 months before sa drug test seminar..katulad po ng ginagawa ng pamet if sila ang mag-oorganize
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ReplyDeleteHello po, I know its been a while but.. What if you don't pass the exam?? yung seminar lang ba basehan para ma certified drug analyst?? I heard po kasi mahabang process
ReplyDeleteIlang days po ang training nila po?
ReplyDeleteHi! I just want to ask. Do you have an idea how much would be the compensation of a drug analyst? I mean I am hired as a MedTech for a certain hospital and at the same time they wanted to open a SDTL me being the analyst. I paid for my own training. Do I get to have an additional compensation aside from my salary as medtech? If YES, do you have an idea if how much? Thank you so much. :)
ReplyDeletethe pay depends sa agreement ninyo sa hospital..since kayo po ang nagbayad sa training, pwde nyo iparefund sa hospital ang total amt na binayad nyo sa training
ReplyDeleteHi!Mam. I just want to ask. In workshop of SDTA, what we need to do or bring for that seminar/workshop? About the exam is it difficult to answer? And, about workshop, what are the things to do? This is the first time I will attend the seminar as drug analyst. So, I felt bit nervous for this. I need to have an idea before I go to seminar/workshop.
ReplyDeleteGood evening, maam! Magkano po binayad niyo sa training?
ReplyDeletehi what are the next steps po pag nareceive na ang certificate? :) thanks!
ReplyDeletecan you please give us pointers or like background on what to expect po? :) like the topics? para ready po kami heehe
ReplyDeletePwede po bang kumuha ng DTL ang BS Biology kahit 10 years na po experience sa hospital?
ReplyDeleteI would like to ask po if pwede po mag training even tho im not currently employed?
ReplyDeletePwede po. As long as licensed na po kayo.
DeleteKailangan ba RMT para makapag train as DTA? Fresh grad here kaya dipa ko nakakapag board exam
ReplyDeleteYes po. Licensed Medtech, Pharmacist, and Chemist lang po ang pwede magtraining.
Deletemahirap po yung exam?
ReplyDeleteHello! Ask ko lang po if being a Drug Test Analyst is an eligibility? Para lang po sa pagfifill up ng Personal Data Sheet Chapter IV. Eligibility
ReplyDeleteCan you add DTA as a title sa name like RCh, RMT etc.
ReplyDeleteMeron bang mga bumabagsak sa training?
ReplyDeleteHi ask ko lang po if via virtual or personal po ang training ngayong 2023?
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