Newsletter - Vol 09 December 2009

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Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society 

For Clinical Engineering Professionals

Volume 09– December 2009

Happy New Year from the executive team at ACCES

We wish you the very best of the season and a prosperous and healthy 2010

In this Issue

  1. Webinars a success! – Spring 2010 webinar series announced
  2. Membership – A good time to join - Freebies
  3. Elections
  4. Conference 2010 – 15 year anniversary
  5. ACCES  Professional Affairs/NSCC initiative
  6. Website Photos
  7. ACCES Exec contacts

2010 Spring Webinar series

Our mission at the Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society (ACCES) is to support clinical engineering professionals working in the Atlantic Provinces and developing educational opportunities is central to that mission.  As you know, continuous education and professional development is key to our profession and helps us foster the adoption of new and innovated technologies in healthcare.

The Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society (ACCES) is pleased tooffer an aggressive spring Webinar series of six presentations.  Each presentation is approximately one hour.

System requirements to attend webinar:

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or newer (JavaScript and Java enabled)
  • Window 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
  • Cable modem, DSL or better internet connection
  • Minimum of Pentium class 1GHz with 512 MB of RAM (Recommended) (2GB of RAM for Windows Vista)
  • Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast internet connection, a microphone and speakers or we would strongly recommended a USB headset.

If you have any question, send me an email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Paul Auffrey

ACCES Education Director

Introduction to Anesthesia presented by Dan Hatlestad, Sales Education Manager

GE Healthcare - Perioperative Care

Webinar sponsored by GE Healthcare & ACCES

Date & Time:January 13 - 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/845859211

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

Modern anesthesia carestations are the result of an evolution and revolution in anesthesia engineering and clinical functionality.  Understanding the history of anesthesia equipment will provide you with an excellent background into today's systems.  Anesthetists focus on the proper delivery and management of anesthetics - inhaled and intravenous - to safely maintain the proper level of anesthesia.  This presentation will review the basics of anesthesia pharmacology.  Maintaining the patients' airway is an important part of all anesthetics.  Several methods can be used, from minimally invasive to endotracheal intubation, which allow for management of the airway and ventilation.

Monitoring of the patient under anesthesia has evolved from basic blood pressure analysis to invasive hemodynamics and neuromonitoring.  We will review the basic functionality of current monitoring systems and the physiologic information behind the numbers.

  • History of Anesthesia Equipment
  • Anesthesia Pharmacology
  • Airway Management
  • Physiological Monitoring Parameters in Anesthesia

Regulation of Medical Devices and Problem Reporting in Canada presented by James Barr, Medical Devices Specialist, Health Canada

Webinar sponsored by Health Canada & ACCES

Date & Time:February 17 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/558071339

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

This webinar will outline how medical devices are regulated in Canada under the Medical Devices Regulations.  Special emphasis will be placed on problem reporting and in particular, the role of hospitals and biomedical engineering staff.  Topics will include:

  • Overview of the Medical Devices Regulations
  • classification of medical devices
  • device licensing
  • Establishment licensing & required procedures (Complaint handling, Recalls etc.)
  • regulation of imported versus domestic devices
  • mandatory and voluntary problem reporting (how the process works)
  • the key role of hospitals, device users and the biomedical engineering staff
  • the Canadian Medical Devices Sentinel Network Pilot
  • counterfeit health products...an emerging risk

Introduction to the Anesthesia Machine presented by Dan Hatlestad, Sales Education Manager GE Healthcare - Perioperative Care

Webinar sponsored by GE Healthcare & ACCES

Date & Time:March 17 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/727387339

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

Anesthesia carestations are complicated life-support systems with significant interactions between the components.  In this presentation we break down the anesthesia system into four major components, Vaporizers, Ventilators, Gas Regulation and Flow Control, and the Breathing System, to better understand the function of each component.  In addition we will focus on the interaction between the components.  Each component has a unique function, but id dependent upon the others for proper function. 

  • Vaporization
  • Ventilation
  • Gas Regulation and Flow Control
  • Breathing Systems

Ultrasound Physics presented by Mark Hollinger, Clinical Applications Specialist, ZONARE Canada

Webinar sponsored by ZONARE Canada & ACCES

Date & Time:April 7 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/331007499

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

The purpose of this presentation is to help biomed and other health care professionals understand how ultrasound works. Fundamental principles of sound and its interaction with tissues will be discussed. Learning objectives include:

  • History of ultrasound
  • Basic ultrasound physics
  • Definitions and terminology of ultrasound
  • Principles of ultrasound
  • Interactions of sound and tissue
  • Knobology
  • Ultrasound safety

Modes of Ventilation presented by Dan Hatlestad, Sales Education Manager GE Healthcare - Perioperative Care

Webinar sponsored by GE Healthcare & ACCES

Date & Time: April 21 at 2 p.m.  (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/515150818

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

The modes of ventilation in anesthesia have expanded significantly to meet the increasing acuity of surgical patients.  Critical care modes of ventilation, such as Pressure Control, SIMV, Pressure Support and Pressure Control - Volume Guarantee, are now available in current anesthesia carestations.  These modes allow for ventilation of patients who may have previously required a critical care-type ventilator in the Operating Room.  Understanding the compliance and resistance of the patients' respiratory system, the interaction between the ventilator and the patient, and the ventilator's response to the patients' inspiratory effort allow will enhance your knowledge of the carestation functionality.

  • Volume Control Ventilation
  • Pressure Control Ventilation
  • Synchronized Mandatory Ventilation
  • Pressure Support Ventilation
  • Pressure Control - Volume Guarantee Ventilation

Batteries in the Bio-Medical World presented by ED Reevey, President Clear Power Solutions

Webinar sponsored by Clear Power Solutions & ACCES

Date & Time: May 18 at 2 p.m.  (Atlantic Time)

Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/768616019

When you received the ‘’Thank you for registering’’, don’t forget the option of «add to your outlook calendar».

  • Different Chemistries and their advantages and disadvantages
    • Nickel Cadmium
    • Nickel Medal Hydride
    • Lithium- Ion, VRLA (Valve regulated Lead Acid)
    • Battery Life
  • Charging/Discharging
    • Memory Effect
    • Maintenance
    • Non-Corrective Problems
  • Storing
    • Temperature
    • State of Charge

Membership

Tired of only getting bills in the mail? Why not join a growing number of clinical engineering professionals in Atlantic Canada and Join ACCES. Membership kits are shipping now. Freebies and a low membership rate = Good news for you! Sign up now at the full member rate of $25 and your membership is good through to the end of March 2011.

New members joining and current members will receive an environmentally friendly tree in a bag (great project for the family – grow your own “biomed” Norway Spruce), ACCES Bronze Pin, ACCES highlighter pen, and an ACCES Urbano tool Kit;

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You can join on lineat http://www.accesociety.org.

 

Many thanks go to Jason Symmonds (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for his work in pulling together and distributing the membership package.

Elections

It is that time of year again The nomination process for the Society exec will shortly be announced we look forward to the participation of members on the society exec for 2 year terms. More news to follow as the nominations process gets up and going. Contact Jeremy Dann for more information. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Conference 2010

The vendor registration website is on line now – delegate registration site will be up shortly.

 

15th Annual Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Conference  

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - Friday, April 30, 2010

Conference Hotel – If booking early please be sure to quote the ACCES conference for best room rates!

Delta Beauséjour Hotel 

(506) 854 4344 

750 Main Street
Moncton, NB E1C 1E6

ACCES  Professional Affairs/NSCC initiative

The Questionnaire for CE professionals is under development and the final draft is complete – a joint initiative of ACCES and the Nova Scotia Community College will shortly produce a survey aimed at taking a snapshot of the demographics of our CE professional groups. The intent is to develop an overview of the profession in terms of work force requirements for the coming decades.  We are working toward getting you a link shortly to gather your input on this important issue. Contact David Hancock for more information. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Website Photos

www.accesociety.org

We arealways looking for more photos to display on the home page in the header animation – your team at work - photo should be in a 1200x400 pixels format. Also, we are in the final steps of setting up a video section on the site for users to publish educational materials and other related items!

If anyone has any suggestions for the site go to the contact section for the site and e-mail Steven LockyerThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ACCES Executive Contacts

Want to provide feedback and input? Feel free to contact members of the executive team;