The recent Webinar Wednesday presentation “How the COVID-19 Pandemic Requires HTM, Facilities and IT to Collaborate More Than Ever – Now and Into the Future” was sponsored by Nuvolo. Each of the 263 attendees are eligible to receive 1 credit from the ACI.
The informative webinar included a number of health care organizations from across the country as members of HTM, facilities and IT departments shared how they have worked together to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The session was moderated by Heidi Horn, vice president, global enablement – healthcare at Nuvolo. The convergence of HTM, facilities and IT departments has helped hospitals move quickly to address the needs of their patients and hospital staff. Attendees were able to learn from health care professionals as they shared their experiences, including how they believe this will impact the way their departments collaborate in the future.
The panelists participating in the webinar were Mike Busdicker – CHTM, FACHE – System Director, Clinical Engineering – Intermountain Health; Danielle Cowgill – Manager of Clinical Engineering – Stanford Children’s Health; William Mannes, National Director of Technical Services, Agiliti; Derek Watson – Director Planning, Design, & Construction at University Health Care System; John Ellis – System Director of Facilities – Intermountain Healthcare; Bob Mulcahy – Vice President of Facilities – Hackensack Meridian Health; and Joey Smith, Cybersecurity Specialist, Operational Technologies, at Cleveland Clinic.
The webinar scored high in a post-webinar survey and answered the question “Give us 3 words to describe today’s webinar?”
“Encouraging. Hopeful. Proud,” are the words Biomedical Engineer T. Wade used to describe the webinar.
“The wealth of knowledge at [this] one webinar was one of the best I’ve seen,” said W. Richards, clinical engineering specialist.
“Good reflection of work being done by HTM,” Biomedical Supervisor B. Tocholke said.
“Insightful into the collaborative efforts put in by several teams,” said S. Sirois, BMET III.
“Informative, current and insightful,” HTM Consultant F. Trujillo said.
“Informative. Comparable to experiences we’ve had (minus an earthquake),” Director of Clinical Engineering J. Rusher said. “Reassuring to know that it works in other areas of the country as well as where we are.”
“Great panel of expertise,” said M. Manzo, BMET.
“I enjoyed hearing updates from other facilities regarding COVID. It was also great to hear how assets responsibilities are determined,” Clinical Engineering Manager M. Wilke said.
“Great collaboration and sharing,” said J. Ruiz, site manager.
“Motivated me to learn more about cybersecurity,” said K. Patel, CBET.
“You guys rock,” said Clinical Engineering Technician W. Doctor.
Webinar Wednesday continues to be a popular choice for ACI-approved continuing education with almost 4,000 registrations thus far in 2020. An average of 302 individuals register for each session. For more information about Webinar Wednesday, including recordings of previous sessions and a schedule of upcoming presentations, visit WebinarWednesday.Live.