Health Professions of Technical Sciences (diagnostic)

The Master's degree programme in Health Professions of Technical Sciences (Diagnostic) aims to provide the graduate with an education which allows them to:
· incorporate preclinical and clinical foundations needed to train healthcare workers in diagnostic testing, whether with or without the support of medical instruments;
· apply, in a clinical setting, their baseline scientific knowledge as it pertains to their profession, in a manner helpful for making decisions relating to the organisation and management of healthcare services rendered by healthcare technicians;
· understand the actions of healthcare workers from an ethical, social, and moral perspective;
· assist in the design and creation of scientific data-processing systems, as well as their management and application within various contexts;
· harness, with respect to the organisation of healthcare services, and the management of available human and technological resources, all available competencies in management and business organisation, conducting the cost-benefit analysis therefor;
· conduct technical inspections and audits on specific segments within the healthcare system;
· employ, within the field of healthcare services, research tools and methods;
· plan and optimise the use of all operations aiming to increase resources (human, technological, IT, financial resources) available to the healthcare facility;
· plan and conduct training programmes for continuing education and updates at one's own clinic or facility;
· cultivate, as part of ongoing tutorship and coordination of internship activities for basic, complementary, and ongoing education, teaching skills to train aspiring professionals in one's field;
· instruct others on the legal aspects of the profession in terms of administrative and legal rules, and EU regulatory bodies, in order to facilitate international relations with governments or one's own professional board.