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ECRI Launches Biomedical Engineering Training Program in S.E. Asia
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—The rapid growth of biomedical engineering services in Asian hospitals has created an urgent need for biomedical engineers and technicians to be well trained in the operation and maintenance of hospital medical equipment. Recognizing this need, ECRI (www.ecri.org), a nonprofit health services research agency, has introduced its modular Biomedical Engineering Training Program. Coordinated through ECRI’s Asia-Pacific regional office, the program is intended for newly graduated biomedical engineers and technicians entering this field of work. The program covers medical equipment management principles, as well as theoretical and practical aspects of medical equipment maintenance.
ECRI collaborated with Flinders Biomedical Engineering of Flinders University Medical Centre, South Australia, in designing the six-module program. The primary objective is to provide biomedical engineers and technicians with the knowledge and skills to maintain 90% of the medical equipment used for clinical services in hospitals. Training is also provided for managing outsourced service contracts for radiology and pathology departments. Hospitals that participate in this new training program will be better equipped to manage and perform biomedical engineering maintenance services using efficient and cost-effective methods.
ECRI’s Biomedical Engineering Training Program combines theory and practical hands-on sessions. The theory sessions provide insight on biomedical engineering management aspects and also introduce basic human physiology concepts and clinical background related to the equipment involved. A consistent 4:1 participant-to-equipment ratio allows students to gain hands-on experience to operate and test the medical devices.
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South Australia's universities have a history of project partnerships with industry and other research institutions, which has led to many breakthroughs and the successful commercialisation of products. Research institutions and programs include the CSIRO P-Health Flagship, the Child Health Research Institute and the Hanson Institute.
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