BEST Online - Biomedical Engineering Support Training
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Do you need more training on biomedical devices you support?

BEST Online @ www.fbetraining.net

The Biomedical Engineering Dept at Flinders Medical Centre (FBE) has developed an online training resource to meet the demands of all levels of biomedical and clinical engineering and technical service staff. Courses available for free trial:

  • ECGs and Defibrillators
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Non Invasive Blood Pressure Devices

BEST online
Free 3 month trial

in return for feedback
Starting late Oct 2009
Flier

www.fbetraining.net
Enrolment key = FreeTraining

BEST Online courses were developed in response to:
1. Answers to a survey on training needs
2. Requests to our department to provide training
3. The high cost of training small groups

Course info

Course topics
  • For biomedical support staff (clinical engineers and biomedical technicians) working with medical devices in a clinical setting
  • Self-paced with each page of theory followed by a question
  • Online (uses Moodle platform)
  • Generic across brands
  • Practical sessions - need own access to medical devices and service manuals
  • 8-16 hours per course depending on initial level of knowledge and time for practical sessions
  • Cerificate of Completion - need 100% questions answered and practical submitted

Self test
Clinical application
Physiology
First principles
Modern devices
Technical exercises
Performance verification
Management - purchase considerations,
hazard alerts,
user & OHSW issues
Feedback
Final Test

HISTORY of FBE Training

The Biomedical Engineering Dept at Flinders Medical Centre (FBE) has been providing training for biomedical technicians, engineers and managers for many years in Australia, and overseas: Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The cost of providing training over long distances makes it unaffordable to most biomedical staff who are not in large cities. FBE have taken their training packages and rebuuilt them to provide online courses to meet the demands of biomedical engineering service staff.

CPD

Time spent on these courses can be claimed for Continuing Professional Development.

These courses are classified as CPD Type II: Short courses, workshops, etc., where these are delivered or facilitated by recognised practitioners in the field.
See Engineers Australia document CPD - Types and Conditions for details.

Course registration

Registration is automatic using the enrolment key (FreeTraining) for the three month free trial.

Log in at www.fbetraining.net. For the first time user, select Create new account. You will need to make up a username and password and provide an email address, along with your name and location details. An automated confirmation link will be sent to your email address. Follow the link. Select one of the free trial courses you would like to try and enter the enrolment key.

Privacy

All personal data will only be used for the purposes of this course and will not be passed on to third parties. Information about medical devices managed will only be used to improve the course. Statistics on the test results may be used for research purposes.

Certificate of Completion

The Certificate of Completion is issued for each course after all topics in the course have been completed with all questions answered, and practicals and feedback questions submitted. There is a lot of material to be understood to gain this Certificate.

Future

Cost of courses and payment methods are yet to be determined (and we are interested in your opinions). Courses under development include: infusion pumps, ventilators, anaesthetic machines, dialysis.

Updated: February 26, 2010