Newsletter - Vol 12 Sepember 2010

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Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society 

For Clinical Engineering Professionals

Volume 12– September 2010

In this Issue

  1. NSCC and CCNB – Status Update
  2. Fall CBET and CSA Standards Courses – October – time to plan! First come first serve for St John’s and Halifax
  3. Webinars– Fall 2010 webinar series
  4. Conference - ACCEC 2011 – Newfoundland announcement
  5. Membership – Join more than a third of the Atlantic Biomed Community who are now ACCES members!
  6. Website Photos 
  7. ACCES Exec contacts

ACCES Professional Affairs CCNB initiative

ACCES is continuing to lead the initiative to increase the capacity for Biomedical Engineering Technology programs in Atlantic Canada. At this juncture the discussions have passed over to the directors and managers of the clinical engineering services working in Nova Scotia. We are looking forward to hearing more regarding their discussions with CCNB.

October CBET and CSA Standards Course – Time Sensitive Registration!

Interested in CBET Certification?

CBET certificationis becoming an important next step for many working in biomedical and clinical engineering. Many have indicated an interest in further opportunities for certification and BMET studies. As a result ACCES is presenting and sponsoring a one day training session to provide participants with a refresher on the five modules necessary to pass the Canadian CBET certification exam. The session, delivered by Rick Tidman, Biomedical Engineering Technology instructor from Durham College in Ontario, will occur in Halifax (October 27) and St John’s (October 28). Seating would be limited. The course willbe free to ACCES members and $50 dollars for non-members. CBET study guides will be provided to participants.

If you would like further information on CBET certification in Canada please visit http://bmetcertcanada.ncf.ca/

How About a day with CSA on Z32.09 Electrical Safety and Essential Electrical Systems in Health Care Facilities?

We have a CSA standards (Z32.09) session planned coincide with the CBET training. Michel Brossoit, of the Canadian Standards Association, will be presenting z32.09Electrical Safety and Essential Electrical Systems in Health Care Facilities. These sessions will take place in Halifax on October 28th and St John’s on October 29th. The course will be free to ACCES members and $50 dollars for non-members.

David Hancock

Director of Professional Affairs

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Four new Webinar presentations this fall

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 in 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 to offer 4 new Webinar presentations this fall.  We at ACCES realize that in these times we all have to find ways to be frugal and a webinar is a very low cost method of connecting people and presenting content.  The webinar is an internet based technology that allows both the presenter and the audience to be any anywhere that has access to PC and internet.  Therefore, no travel is required, no hotels and it also gives the opportunity for a greater audience to participate.

Each presentation is approximately one hour.

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

1. Clinical Engineering Technician's Guide to Understanding and Troubleshooting Local Area Networks

This presentation is designed for the Clinical Engineering Technician to better understand Local Area Networks and how to use a Structured Methodology to troubleshoot network connection issues. Will be discussing the basic components of a Network such as what are routers/Switches/Hubs, Ethernet, IP Addressing, Subnet Masks, Default Gateways, Domain Suffix and DNS/DHCP/WINS components and why they are needed. Will look at what are the tools available to help troubleshoot basic network connectivity issues.

Presenter:Dan Doiron, Systems Consultant, Unis Lumin

Date & Time:  September 22 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/592274890

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2. Elements of an Evidence-Based Quality Assurance Program for Ultrasound

Studies performed worldwide in the past 6 years have shown that 25% to 48% of ultrasound transducers in clinical use have defects, which result in misdiagnosis, missed diagnoses, rescheduling of exams and other risks to patients. Learn about the basic elements of an EBQA program for ultrasound, the tools that are available for performing QA testing and how implementing an EBQA program for ultrasound will improve efficacy of exams and patient safety, while reducing operating costs.

Presenter:Jim Carr, Executive Director of Service Programs, Unisyn Medical Technologies, Inc.

Date & Time:  October 20 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/670444579

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3. Fisher & Paykel MR850 Humidifier Service Seminar

  • What is Humidity
  • MR850 Humidification System Features
  • MR850 Troubleshooting
  • Cleaning
  • Service Menu
  • MR850 Internal Features

Presenter:Rob Cornell, Clinical Products Manager, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc.

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

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/849997803

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4. Application of Risk Management for IT Networks Incorporating Medical Devices

A new international standard expected to be approved in September 2010 by the member countries of the ISO/IEC JWG7 (Joint Working Group) 80001-1 committee, addresses the safe, effective and secure development of medical IT networks in healthcare organizations. In this presentation and Q&A discussion, you will learn about the standard and its risk management framework for facilitating the convergence of clinical engineering and IT around the networking connectivity of medical devices. Learn about strategies for career advancement in this new field of clinical and information technology convergence, including wireless and IT concepts.

Presenter:Phil Raymond, Wireless Architect Patient Monitoring, Philips Healthcare

Date & Time:  December 15 at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Time)

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/613201747

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Conference - ACCEC 2012

You heard it here first – date announced - The 16th Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Conference will be held in St Johns Newfoundland.  Planning is already underway for the event which is scheduled for May 10th -12th of 2011. Steven Lockyer is leading the charge in terms of organizing the event. More details to follow!

These Vendors were sponsors for the 2010 conference - Please be sure to say thank-you!

AMT Vantage Group

Maquet-Dynamed Inc.

B Braun

Masimo

Bell Aliant

Medset Specialties Ltd.

Battery House

Medtronic of Canada Ltd.

Baxter

Olympus Canada Inc

BHC Medical

PENTAX Canada

Cardinal Health Canada

Philips Healthcare

Carestream Medical Ltd.

ProMed Technologies

Carsen Medical Inc.

Roxon

Canmed

Spacelabs Healthcare(Canada) Inc.

Clear Power Solutions

STERIS Canada Inc.

ConMed Canada

Stryker

Covidien

Verathon Medical Inc.

FiberTech Canada Inc.

VitalSine Inc.

Fresenius Medical Care

Welch Allyn Canada

Fisher Paykel

 

Galaxy Battery

 

Gambro

 

GE HealthCare Systems

 

Hospira Healthcare Corporation

Membership

Join the growing number of CE professionals working in Atlantic Canada!  Tired of only getting bills in the mail? 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.

Contact Jason Symmonds (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for questions

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;

(Atlantic Time)

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/165718874

The Cleaning, Inspection, Care, Handling and Storage of TEE Probes

The presentation will cover general, best practice information related to the Cleaning, Inspection, Care, Handling and Storage of Ultrasound TEE probes.

  • Cleaning and Disinfecting TEE probes (what most if all don’t know)
  • Electrical leakage testing (when and how often)
  • Testing the Articulation Mechanism and benchmarking your results
  • Visual Inspection
  • Handling and transporting (the most common mistakes)
  • Proper storage is critical

Presenter:  Paul Conrad, Conquest Imaging

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

Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/529254707

Paul Verboom Joins the EXEC – One last Directors position is available

The Exec is pleased to welcome Paul Verboom to the team. Paul joined the exec at our recent meeting in Halifax. He brings a wealth of CE experience to the table and some much needed support for the website (back up now after a nasty hacker attack – thanks Steven). Welcome Paul!

We have one director at large position left available as an outcome of our recent decision to add folks to the team. If you have an interest please contact any member of the exec or the President directly atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Membership Booming – Renewal Surprise planned

The Society has surpassed 120 clinical engineering professional members mark and continues to grow. The Executive of the society believes this reflects the work of the team and our dedication to the path we are on. If you have comments or questions regarding the operation of the society please do not hesitate to direct them to any of the members of the exec at the addresses listed at the bottom of this e-newsletter.

As we approach year end in March of 2011 the exec has been discussing ways to continue to raise the profile of our profession and give back more to members. Stay tuned for an announcement in January that will be going to members only regarding membership renewal.

Membership – Give yourself something great for Christmas

Join the rapidly growing number of CE professionals ACCES members working in Atlantic Canada!  Tired of only getting bills in the mail? Membership kits continue to ship (although we have run out of trees). 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 2012.

New members joining and current members will receive an ACCES Bronze Pin, ACCES highlighter pen, and an ACCES Urbano tool Kit;

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Join on lineat http://www.accesociety.org.

Contact Jason Symmonds (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for questions

Website Photos www.accesociety.org

We are always 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 Lockyer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Paul Verboom This 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;