Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) and Clinical Engineering Workshop
Ministry of Social Protection, PAHO/WHO, ACCE
Day 1 agenda
Monday, 11 July 2005
All participants
| Time | Min | Section/Title | Description | Speakers |
| 8:00am | 30 | Registration | ||
| 8:30am | 30 | Welcome - Opening Ceremony | National Health Authorities-PAHO | |
| 9:00am | 30 | The Role of OPS/OMS | Healthcare Technology Management & Clinical Engineering in Latin America | Antonio Hernandez |
| 9:30am | 30 | Condensed Overview of the Workshop | Goals of the workshop will be presented. Speakers will give a short introduction of themselves and their background. Agenda, handouts, translation issues, submission of what they would from the course/questions, and voluntary evening discussion sessions will be reviewed | Tobey Clark |
| 10:00am | 30 | Break | ||
| 10:30am | 90 | Colombia Situation | Healthcare and technology management challenges in Colombia | TBD |
| 12:00pm | 60 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00pm | 25 | Healthcare Technology Management Policy (HTP) | The development of an explicit policy on management of healthcare equipment and related supplies and consumables should support state/institutional capabilities and advancement and should spread throughout all levels of a state healthcare system. Policy must be consistent with a country’s needs, priorities and resources and targeted to the solutions of health problems of the population. Policy must have supporting infrastructure and be communicated at all levels. | Tom Judd |
| 1:25pm | 25 | Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) | The management of healthcare technology, when appropriately executed, contributes to improvement in the quality of healthcare delivered. The design of national/regional/local HTM system is based on strategy for the optimal allocation of resources. Key issues of this strategy include equipment planning, selection, acquisition, installation, training, and the technical support services. A sample methodology for monitoring goals and outcomes and for sustaining them will be described | Yadin David |
| 1:50pm | 25 | Safety, Risk and Quality Management (SRQ) | Principles of safe practices for health care workers and patients including blood-borne pathogens, infection control, electrical safety, chemical safety, and radiation safety will be presented. A quality program for equipment will enhance the hospital’s risk management and quality improvement programs. Assessing equipment safety proactively and evaluating/investigating medical device incidents systematically is part of a patient safety program. Equipment design and manufacturing standards will be discussed with regard to how they improve safety and enhance patient care. | Frank Painter |
| 2:15pm | 25 | Health Care Technical Service (HCTS) Operations | The role of proper equipment maintenance to ensure appropriate patient care will be reviewed. Good maintenance and service management improves reliability and availability of equipment, as well as enhancing capabilities of healthcare providers. The relationship between equipment maintenance, and quality and cost of health care will also be discussed. Setup, resource requirements and operation of a clinical engineering program is central to the development of technical services. | Tobey Clark |
| 2:40pm | 20 | BREAK | ||
| 3:00pm | 25 | Medical Device Regulation Overview | Basic definitions, impact on healthcare, US FDA experience, how to benefit from regulation; more from policy/political and infrastructure for health engineering support perspectives than a legal perspective. Specific reference to electromagnetic compatibility investigations. (Similar to Dr. Tan’s talk in Chile – description pending his input) | Kok-Swang Tan |
| 3:25pm | 25 | Special Topics for Use of Healthcare Technology | Exploration of special topics in healthcare technology that are increasingly important to clinical engineering work, including: technology used in telehealth and teleradiology, and the implementation of these systems; the interface between Clinical Engineering and Information Technology; privacy and security of health care information; integration of medical information systems and emerging standards related to these systems. | Petr Kresta |
| 3:50pm | 60 | The challenges of Health Technology Management in Mexico and Impacts | The benefits and challenges of health technology management performed by biomedical engineers in Mexico over the past 25 years including planning, assessment, productivity, maintenance, operation, regulation, management and the impact of Quality of Health Care Delivery; First results and priorities of the National Center for Technology Excellence in Health Care at the Ministry of Health | Adriana Velazquez |
| 4:50pm | 30 | Discussion | Reflection on the day’s presentations: Faculty insights and participant questions | Yadin David |
| 5:30pm | 60 | Reception | Informal discussion and social gathering for all attendees |