CE-IT Community the joint project by AAMI, ACCE, and HIMSS has released what i guess you can call a powerpoint presentation of their townhall meeting.
CE-IT Townhall Meeting
They have also release information about their survey and its results. The survey which surveyed 470 CE and IT professionals was developed to identify the needs facing the respective [...]

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On May 7, 2008 Tom Citak conducted a Power Point presentation on biomedical equipment technology to a number of high school students enrolled in the electronics/computer and health occupations curriculum at the Warwick Career & Technical Center in Warwick, Rhode Island. Tom was joined by John Clancy, BMET III and Bob Harbick, Biomedical Manager at [...]

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Draeger Medical announced yesterday the development of the new Online Draeger Medical Service Community (DMSC) for Clinical and Biomedical Customers.

From the Draeger Press Release:
DMSC was designed to address the ever-evolving nature of medical technology and the importance of accurate, updated information. Features and functions of DMSC enable both clinical and biomedical customers to better understand, use and [...]

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As posted last week, you can post your open Biomed related positions here on The Biomed Blog. All you need to do is go to the Classifieds/Post A Job page and post the position.
With hospitals out-sourcing Biomed departments there are many Biomeds looking for new work. If you have an available position, post it here and help [...]

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AAMI the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, released a poster in honor of National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Week which takes place from May 18 through May 24, 2008.
AAMI’s TMC (Technology Management Council) produced a 4-color poster that hospitals, manufacturers, schools, and biomedical societies can use to draw attention to the event.
To find out more about [...]

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The Biomed is introducing a new category today: The Biomed Soapbox
The Soapbox is a place where anyone can post their own articles. If you have something to say, ideas or information to share, or even pet peives that are relevant to Biomeds; then consider The Biomed Soapbox your own personal dissemination platform. This is a call for submissions.
You posts [...]

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The new Daylights Savings which has first implemented in 2007 has gone into affect this past Sunday morning at 2am. What does that mean for Biomeds? It means that all equipment with clocks manufactured more then one year ago will probably need to be manually reset.
Gonna be lots of fun resetting all those clocks, getting all those calls from [...]

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Seems someone is capitalizing on the lack of IT knowledge and experience in Biomeds.
 
GE has begun to offer IT training classes designed specially for Biomeds, or as GE calls it “This instructor-led class is specifically designed for technical professionals responsible for the installation and support of medical devices and the networks interconnecting them.”

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I found this Powerpoint Presentation on Electrical Safety on the UAE IEEE page.
Electrical Safety Primer

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“FDA is warning dental professionals about serious patient injuries caused by poorly maintained electric dental handpieces. Some patients have experienced third degree burns that needed plastic surgery. The burns have occurred during tooth extraction, when cutting teeth and bone, and during other surgical procedures, but overheating could happen during any dental procedure.
The problem occurs if [...]

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