More than 400 people registered to attend the Fluke Biomedical-sponsored webinar “The 5 Most Common Pulse Oximetry Testing Myths” presented by Andrew Clay.
Clay hit on several myths and discussed whether they are fact or fiction during his informative presentation approved for 0.5 ASRT CE credits. He also focused on calibration and testing equipment before opening the floor to questions from attendees.
Some topics discussed during the question-and-answer portion of the webinar included the best place to place the sensor on a patient for an accurate reading and the appropriate test range for these devices.
Attendees were asked to submit questions via Twitter to @FlukeBiomedical #OximetryMyths. The string of tweets (questions and answers) can be found on Twitter. Fluke also provided a free whitepaper for attendees.
An overwhelming number of attendees praised Clay’s presentation and the Webinar Wednesday series. Attendees shared their thoughts in a post-webinar survey that was emailed to participants.
Rusty Black, a CE Tech at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was thankful for Clay’s presentation and said it was “very relevant to the way we test and troubleshoot” pulse oximetry devices.
Biomedical Technician Matthew Brentlinger said the webinar did a great job of providing valuable information.
Albert Rock, Associate Clinical Engineering Manager at Valley Baptist Medical Center, oversees the daily operations of the facility’s preventative maintenance program and the corrective maintenances performed under a contracted equipment maintenance program. He said the webinars provide a much-needed avenue for continuing education.
“Once again, I am very appreciative to TechNation and its staff members, OEMs and vendors who make this type of webinar possible at little to no cost at all. With our current economics, unfortunately training is one area of our budget that can be manipulated or chopped to nothing and it can mean that technicians and managers alike may miss out on important training and abilities to interact with questions and answers during and after these presentations,” Rock wrote in his survey.
Jessica Mikhail, a biomed at South Peninsula Hospital, applauded the Webinar Wednesday program in her evaluation.
“Thanks for the webinars. Keep them coming,” she wrote.
A recording of the webinar can be accessed online at www.IAmTechNation.com where the Webinar Wednesday schedule of upcoming sessions is also available. All of the webinars are free and many offer CE credits.
For more information about Webinar Wednesday, visit www.IAmTechNation.com.
