Apair of sessions sent the TechNation Webinar Wednesday series to new all-time highs. More than 1,000 people registered to attend the webinars.
Hobie Sears returned to the Webinar Wednesday series in February with huge attendance numbers. Sears, senior territory manager at Trisonics, kicked off the Wednesday Webinar series last year and his presentation was well received.
His February 2015 webinar was popular with 449 people registered for his presentation “Becoming an Expert in Ultrasound Service.”
Sears, an expert in the field, discussed the process taken by veteran ultrasound service engineers on how they approach service. The presentation also included both technical ultrasound specific aspects and a non-technical discussion in regards to the ultrasound modality and with sonographers.
With a bachelor’s of science in electronics engineering technology and 25 years of ultrasound service experience, Sears has developed numerous ultrasound courses and has taught hundreds of engineers on ultrasound topics. His expertise stood out as he discussed the nine bridges one needs to maneuver to become an ultrasound expert.
After his presentation, Sears held a Q&A session to help technicians address issues they are facing.
The informative webinar was a hit with attendees receiving a 4.6 rating with 5 being the best possible rating.
Dana Ingram, product manager for Fluke Biomedical, presented the webinar “Defibrillator and AED Best Practices – Saving lives, one test at a time” with 878 people registered to attend.
Ingram discussed the best ways to test defibrillators and AEDs for preventive maintenance and included information on current global regulatory standards.
Ingram’s presentation was very successful and drew a great deal of questions during the Q&A session.
Attendees praised the session in a post-webinar survey.
“Excellent information and presentation. Answers to questions submitted were succint and to the point. Well worth attending,” Brice B. said.
“This seminar was awesome! I have attended almost all of your webinars and this was a very informative one, about the specific nuances corresponding to HCFA and AAMI standards of guidelines for defibrillator testing as well as suggestions of how to improve PM protocol and specific product failure issues,” Conroy S. said.
“As a small, three-person organization, I appreciate these webinars since we don’t get to travel to any conferences,” Ben W. said. “All of the webinars have been very informative with regards to medical device testing techniques, and also with respect to regulatory updates.”
The Webinar Wednesday series continues this month with “Troubleshooting Dicom Networking and Connectivity” by Mike Hill. Hill has experience in Network Management, Gamma Camera and NM Training Specialist, In-house and field Technical Support Specialist. The webinar is sponsored by Universal Medical Resources Inc.
Fluke Biomedical is sponsoring at least two more webinars this year, including a session about metrology on June 24. An ESU webinar is scheduled for July 15.
A recording of the webinars and additional information about upcoming sessions is available online at www.IAmTechNation.com/Webinars.