Registration is open for the Florida Biomedical Society’s 2015 Symposium. The annual conference for clinical engineers and biomeds features educational opportunities, networking events and an exhibit hall at Disney’s Coronado Springs resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, as the organization celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Akro-Mils has expanded its louvered and rail hanging systems with the addition of new steel bracket accessories to hang plastic storage cabinets. Available in two sizes, this new accessory attaches directly on the back of the 10-series plastic storage cabinets.
The AAMI Foundation is expanding the Miller Scholarship Program to offer financial support to more students of healthcare technology management (HTM). The scholarship program – which has awarded two, $2,500 scholarships each year over the last six years for a total of $30,000 – will begin awarding five, $3,000 scholarships each year starting in 2016.
Q: Not trying to stir the pot, but I just received a call from our surgery department, and they asked me what “politically correct” term they should use instead of “slave monitor.” Apparently a doctor made a comment about how we need to adjust our terminology. I didn’t know exactly what to say, other than “remote monitor.”
More than 300 people attended the Webinar Wednesday presentation “10 Best Practices for Electrosurgical Unit Testing” by Jerry Zion. The free webinar, sponsored by Fluke Biomedical, featured 10 tips for electrosurgical unit testing and the different modes of electrosurgery testing, a look at test procedures and how to complete testing safely and efficiently.
This month TechNation reaches out to CT experts to find out the latest about this medical imaging technology, including some of the challenges the industry is facing in 2015. Our panel includes Scott Anderson, Director, Technical Operations, Ed Sloan and Associates; Paul M. Fernandez III, Regional Service Manager, Consensys Imaging Service; Leon Gugel, President, Metropolis International LLC; Sarah Lee, Vice President of Sales, Medical Imaging Technologies Inc. (M.I.T.); Jeremy R. Probst, Chief Operating Officer, Technical Prospects; Nathan Struiksma, Field Service Manager, Southwest Medical Resources; and Randal Walker, Vice President CT and MR, BC Technical.
TechNation wants to know what’s on your bench! We are looking to highlight the workbenches of HTM professionals around the country. Find out what’s on our Professional of the Month, Ted Harris’s bench!
Do you consider yourself a history buff? Are you widely regarded among coworkers as an equipment aficionado? Here is your chance to prove it! Check out “The Vault” photo. Tell us what this medical device is and earn bragging rights. Each person who submits a correct answer will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card.
