United States experience

In July / August 2000, John Robson, FBE Manager, visited the USA attending conferences, biomedical engineering departments, universities and equipment manufacturers to develop a strategic plan for asset management at Flinders Medical Centre.

• ASHE Conference - Seattle
• Harbourview Medical Center - Seattle
• Walter Reed Army Center - Washington DC
• Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore
• Washington Hospital Center - Washington DC
• Hartford Hospital - Connecticut
• Premise Devlopment Corporation - Connecticut
• ECRI - Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia
• World Congress  on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago
• Advocate Health Care Network - Chicago
• University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center - Chicago
• GE Marquette Medical Systems - Milwaukee
• St Croix Systems - Milwaukee
• Texas Medical Center, Texas Childres, St Lukes Episcopal & Texas Heart - Houston, Texas
• SPIE Annual Meeting on Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation - San Diego