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Upcoming PAMIA Meetings and PresentationsJune 10, 2008: Sponsored and hosted by the ECRI Institute, with Tim Ritter presenting |
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AAMI: National Appreciation Week, IT Integration, and Promoting the ProfessionRecognition — The 2nd annual "National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Appreciation Week" is scheduled for May 18-24, 2008. To view a news article about the event or to print a copy of the proclamation, click here.
AAMI's Clinical Engineering CollectionAAMI has just released a major revision of its popular Clinical Engineering Collection, which includes significant updates and new additions. The Clinical Engineering Collection is an extensive compilation of AAMI's best-selling resources for clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians, and other medical technology professionals. The new 2008 edition now includes the:
In addition, the new Clinical Engineering Collection also includes all eight editions of AAMI's Horizons publication; as well as several other popular AAMI resources noted at the link below. This CD is quick and easy to use thanks to convenient, high-powered search and find functions. The introductory rate for the Clinical Engineering Collection is $595 (AAMI members: $425.) For a complete list of CD contents, click here. To order your CD, visit http://marketplace.aami.org, or call 877-249-8226. The order code is CEC and the source code is PBFE. PAMIA NewsWhat's new at your hospital, company, etc? Click to forward news for posting on our homepage. News copy published at sole discretion of PAMIA.
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AAMI: What’s On Your Mind?Do you have an idea for improving efficiency in your department? An untested way of doing things that you think just might work? What about a rant you want to get off your chest? You can get your ideas in front of 14,000 medical technology professionals! Consider writing a “Final Word” editorial for Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, the journal of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. For more information, please contact Ed Snyder at Ed.Snyder@jeffersonhospital.org or 215-503-3264.
Associations Team Up to Advance Clinical Engineering/ IT IntegrationPlymouth Meeting PA, Arlington VA, Chicago IL — Three national associations have joined forces to develop guidance documents, share best practices, and promote an understanding of the issues surrounding the ongoing integration of information technology (IT) and clinical engineering. Leaders of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have signed an agreement to develop a joint Clinical Engineering/IT (CEIT) community, thus pooling their expertise and knowledge and avoiding the duplication of efforts under way. The agreement is intended to help improve patient care and safety and to boost the quality and cost-effectiveness of customer service. The agreement also seeks to:
“For the first time, we have a written agreement that addresses collaboration on many of the issues clinical engineers and IT professionals have been attempting to iron out,” says Bob Stiefel, the chair of AAMI’s Board of Directors and clinical engineering director at the University of Maryland Medical System. Stiefel is also a member of AAMI’s Technology Management Council (TMC), which represents technology managers from hospitals, biomedical societies, and industry. The TMC recently launched a new project designed to assess the current status of technology management within healthcare facilities and explore the field’s future challenges and opportunities. Stephen Grimes , president of ACCE, agrees. “Our members and leadership recognize that CE-IT convergence and collaboration is of critical importance to the industry and its ability to deliver quality patient care. They believe this agreement provides a solid foundation on which we can work together to build a framework of programs and resources to address the challenges of convergence.” According to Joyce Sensmeier, vice president of informatics with HIMSS, “as patient care devices take advantage of ‘smart’ technology and become more interoperable, IT experts and clinicians must work together to ensure that workflow issues are addressed. Together, we can define a vision of the future in healthcare delivery.” For more information about this effort, contact Steve Grimes at Stephen.grimes@techmed.lincfs.com Related links: AAMI: www.aami.org | HIMSS: www.himss.org | ACCE: www.accenet.org
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