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Brought to you by the ACCE Education Committee
For ACCE members, the cost of each session
is $150 per site. For non-members the cost of each teleconference
is $195 per site. This allows for four (4) participants from each site
using one phone line, each additional participant is $10. If nine (9)
teleconferences are purchased the tenth one is free.
Teleconference CDs are available approximately 1 week after the teleconference for $50 for registered Teleconference Attendees or $150 for non attendees by credit card or check on the Educational Offerings page of the ACCE Mall.
To order by check please contact: Secretariat@ACCEnet.org. Reference materials, if available, can be found
on the Publications and reference tab under Reference Material.
Buy the series at $1395 and receive 25% off your first year of ACCE membership.
For each applicant:
- Complete the ACCE membership application
- Send in all application materials and a check for $45 (reduced membership fee)
- Write ACCE Teleconference Series at the top of the application
Applications will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and Board of Directors using criteria outlined in the ACCE Bylaws. Applicants will be individually notified of acceptance by email or by letter.
*This offer applies to new applicants only.
In the 2010-2011 program, we are pleased to offer 3 programs with a variety of relevant topics:
The teleconferences are held each month at 12 Noon Eastern Time (9:00AM Pacific Time etc). Please refer to the schedule below for the scheduled dates. Unless otherwise noted, the teleconferences are one hour long; typically a 45-50 minute presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of Q and A. Registrants will receive the call-in number and presentation material prior to each session.
| Session Date |
Session Title |
| 2-Sep-10 | Medical Devices and US Healthcare Reform |
| 21-Oct-10 | PACS Administration |
| 4-Nov-10 | Networking Basics |
| 2-Dec-10 | Networking Basics 2: Wireless |
| 6-Jan-11 | CE-IT: New Job Opportunities |
| 4-Feb-11 | ISO 80001-1 |
| 4-Mar-11 | RFID |
| 15-Apr-11 | Home Health |
| 6-May-11 | HL7 interfacing |
| 3-Jun-11 | IHE PCD |
Teleconference Pricing and Registration Form
The teleconferences are held each month at 12 Noon Eastern Time (9:00AM Pacific Time etc) from September, 2010 to June, 2011. Please refer to the schedule below for the scheduled dates. Unless otherwise noted, the teleconferences are one hour long; typically a 45-50 minute presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of Q and A. Registrants will receive the call-in number and presentation material prior to each session.
| Session Date |
Session Title |
| 16-Sep-10 | Real Life Risk Management |
| 21-Oct-10 | PACS Administration |
| 18-Nov-10 | Incorporating Standards into Your Practice |
| 16-Dec-10 | Clinical Engineers Can Make Healthcare Safer |
| 20-Jan-11 | New PM Paradigms |
| 4-Feb-11 | ISO 80001 |
| 18-Mar-11 | Budgeting and Finance in Healthcare Technology |
| 15-Apr-11 | Technology for Home Health |
| 6-May-11 | Negotiating Service Contracts |
| 17-Jun-11 | Staffing for Performance Excellence |
Teleconference Pricing and Registration Form
Following up to the February 4, 2011 ISO 80001-1 Introduction Session, we are pleased to provide a more in-depth look at this new standard during the spring and summer of 2011.
The ISO 80001-1 sessions are held each month at 12 Noon Eastern Time (9:00AM Pacific Time etc). Please see below for the tentative schedule. Unless otherwise noted, the teleconferences are one hour long; typically a 45-50 minute presentation followed by 10-15 minutes of Q and A. Registrants will receive the call-in number and presentation material prior to each session.
| Session Date |
Session Title |
| April 28 | Regulatory Perspective |
| July 14 | Working with Vendors |
| July 28 | What Can Be Learned from ISO 14971 |
| August 4 | Implementation Strategies: Case Study 1 |
| August 18 | Implementation Strategies: Case Study 2 |
Teleconference Pricing and Registration Form for this series will be available after September 1, 2010.
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Non-member |
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| each session | $150.00 | $195.00 | |
| 10-session series | $1,200.00 | $1,657.50 | 15% |
| IT for CE and HTM purchased together | $2,150.00 | $2,650.00 | 20% |
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Past Teleconferences [view all] [hide all]
| Date |
Event |
Faculty |
| April 15, 2010* | Standards and Standards efforts in the Medical Device-Information System Interface
Consulting, LLC It will provide a review of all the current efforts in the standards arena pertaining to medical device interoperability to include The Continua Alliance, IHE-PCD, ASTM and HITSP. Find out what is new and how a CE or BMET can use the information to better manage any interoperability projects they may have. | Bridget Moorman, MS, CCE, President, BMoorman Consulting, LLC
| | March 18, 2010* | How to Manage a Successful Imaging Services Group?
description coming soon | Grant Smith, CRES, Assistant Director, Imaging Engineering & Diagnostic Support, Duke University Health System
| | February 18, 2010* | The Joint Commission Update
This session will provide an update on the Joint Commission standards, scoring and survey process for medical equipment. | George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standard Interpretation Group, Joint Commission
| | January 21, 2010* | Benchmarking Best Practices & CE Performance Data
AAMI's Benchmarking Solution is an online self-assessment tool for clinical engineering programs. It combines quantitative benchmarking with qualitative review of best practices. In this session you'll hear from two of the "subject matter experts" who helped design the tool. You'll learn about the design of a tool that integrates best practices and benchmarking measures to effective compare individual CE programs with each other, creating an effective performance improvement initiative. | Matt Baretich, PhD, PE, CCE, President, Baretich Engineering; Frank R. Painter, MS, CCE, Director, Clinical Engineering Program, University of Connecticut
| | December 17, 2009* | Evidence-Based Maintenance
Clinical engineering (CE) professionals have realized for some time that the "preventive maintenance" (PM) that they have been performing for many years is no longer able to prevent any failures, although some safety and performance inspections (SPIs) can help detect hidden and potential failures that affect patient safety. To help CE professionals decide whether they should continue to PM or not, a systematic method for determining maintenance effectiveness has been developed. This method uses a small set of failures codes to classify problems found during repairs and PMs and SPIs. Analysis of the failure patterns and their effects on patients and users allows CE professionals to compare different maintenance strategies and justify changes in strategies, such as decreasing scheduled maintenance, deploying statistical sampling, or even eliminating scheduled maintenance. | Binseng Wang, ScD, CCE, FAIMBE, FACCE Vice President, Performance Management & Regulatory Compliance, Aramark
| | November 19, 2009* | IHE Status & Update
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) International brings health I.T. users and vendors together to identify and develop open standards-based solutions to specific real-world integration problems. The IHE Patient Care Device (PCD) group has not only worked on general medical device interoperability issues but is now focusing on the use of I.T. for Medical Equipment Management (MEM). This session reviews the IHE PCD work program with special emphasis on MEM white paper and development of related profiles. | Emanuel Furst, PhD, CCE, President, Improvement Technologies, LLC; Todd Cooper, President, Breakthrough Solutions Foundry Inc, San Diego, CA
| | October 15, 2009* | IEC 80001 Application of risk management for ITnetworks incorporating medical devices
This session will review the IEC 80001-1 draft standard, which is scheduled for release in late 2010, and examine issues and strategies for its application to biomedical and clinical engineering practices. It will also look beyond the foundational IEC 80001-1 standard to other proposed guidance documents that will facilitate implementation projects and technology specific applications. The standard is being co-developed by the ISO TC215 / IEC SC62A Joint Working Group 7. | Rick Hampton, Wireless Communications Manager, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA; Todd Cooper, President, Breakthrough Solutions Foundry Inc, San Diego, CA
| | September 17, 2009* | NFPA 99 changes Affecting Clinical Engineering
"NFPA 99 - Health Care Facilities" has undergone a major revision. The new document is now a Code (similar to National Electrical Code or Life Safety Code) rather than a voluntary standard. A Code is designed to be adopted into law by different Authorities Having Jurisdiction. The NFPA 99 committee made a strong effort to strip out the "nice to have" language and only leave the "need to have" language. The Clinical Engineering community needs to understand the resulting document, especially if adopted into law in their area. Major changes include removing the requirement for periodic electrical safety checking. The requirements regarding isolated power in the operating room have been strengthened over the previous edition. | Alan Lipschultz, CCE, PE, CSP, Director, Clinical Engineering Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE Chair, Medical Equipment Committee (responsible for revising the current chapters 8 and 9 covering Gas and Electrical Medical Equipment)
| | August 20, 2009* | How to Prepare for the Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician (CBET) Exam?
This session will provide an overview of the CBET Exam offered by the ICC/USCC. It will review the application process, eligibility requirements and resources including teleconference series available to prepare for the exam. | Ed Snyder, BS, CBET, Biomedical Supervisor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Matt Baretich, PhD, PE, CCE, President, Baretich Engineering; Arif Subhan, MS, CCE, Senior Clinical Engineer, Masterplan
| | July 16, 2009* | How to Prepare for the Certification in Clinical Engineering (CCE) Exam?
This session provides an overview of the CCE exam, the application process, eligibility requirements and resources offered by ACCE to prepare for the exam. | Frank R. Painter, MS, CCE, Director, Clinical Engineering Program, University of Connecticut; Arif Subhan, MS, CCE, Senior Clinical Engineer, Masterplan
| | April 16, 2009* | Cardiology PACS & Clinical Engineering: A Case Study Of Clinical Reporting
Designing and implementing a cardiology information system* for a large multi-hospital system focusing on the echo clinical reporting process. Clinical engineering’s role, IT and clinical users’ relationships will be presented, including: electronic interfaces to PACS (DICOM, HL-7); workflow analysis and implementation; accreditation and regulatory compliance; training; clinical and technical support.
*The system serves 6 hospitals, over 85 cardiologists, and performs more than 20,000 cardiac echo procedures per year. It also incorporates cathlab, hemodynamic monitoring, charting, and vascular studies. | Greg Herr, BSEE, MBA, CCE, Director, Imaging Support & Technology Management, Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati Hospital, OH and Masterplan Inc.
| | March 19, 2009* | Challenges of Wireless Communications
Teleconference description coming soon | Rick Hampton, Wireless Communications Manager, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA
| | February 19, 2009* | Radiation and MRI Safety issues
Teleconference description coming soon | Arif Subhan, MS, CCE, Senior Clinical Engineer, Masterplan, Chair, Education Committee, ACCE
| | January 15, 2009* | Reliability Centered Maintenance
This session will describe how Reliability-centered Maintenance (RCM) differs from traditional maintenance and what benefits the biomedical equipment maintenance community can reap from adopting its basic principles. Analytically it focuses on finding ways to maintain the function of the equipment system, achieving the desired end result with a minimum of downtime and an acceptable level of safety. The heart of the RCM method consists of defining precisely, in functional terms, the nature of the desired end result, then identifying and analyzing what typically goes wrong, and why. This understanding is gained by performing what is known as a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Although it takes a little effort to crack the code and become familiar with RCM’s own particular jargon, this new discipline is robust and logical. The big pay-off is that it provides precise criteria for deciding whether or not proactive maintenance will be cost-effective, and - if interval-based maintenance is cost-effective – just how often those tasks should be performed. | Malcolm G. Ridgway, PhD, CCE, Chief Clinical Technology Officer, Masterplan, Director, Maintenance Practices Task Force, ASHE
| | December 18, 2008* | Emerging Technologies for Surgery
This session will describe the latest technology developments being used or contemplated for surgical interventions. Recent advances in robotics and information technology are introducing a new era in surgery in which surgeons, trained in virtual reality (instead of on human patients) will plan and rehearse procedures in a patient-realistic 3-D simulation then, with advanced robotic assistance, do procedures that cannot be done with available hand-held instruments. Interposing a robotic interface between the surgeons hand and the patient promises to improve accuracy, reduce variation, and deliver a huge benefit to society as outcomes improve and patient recovery times decrease. 21st Century surgery will be supported by three main technology pillars: Surgical Robotics, Medical Simulation, and Objective Assessment of Surgical Skill. | Ismael Codero, CBET, Senior Technical Advisor, Healthcare Technology, ORBIS
| | November 20, 2008* | Interfacing physiological monitors to an Electronic Medical Record
This case study describes an interface project that connected over 100 bedside monitors to an electronic medical record. The case study includes project planning, hardware and software installation and testing, end-user training, Clinical Engineering and IT roles and collaboration, final implementation, and post-implementation support (short and long-term). Reports, data mining and future plans will also be discussed. | Ted Cohen, MS, CCE, Manager, Clinical Engineering, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
| | October 16, 2008* | 2009 Joint Commission Medical Equipment Standards
This session will discuss the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII) Project (including the revised scoring process), and review the 2009 environment of care Medical Equipment Standards. There will be time allotted for Questions & Answers. | George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standard Interpretation Group, www.jointcommission.org
| | September 18, 2008* | Demystifying IT/Telecommunications - What BMETs and CEs must know?
As the convergence between biomedical engineering and information technology progresses, it becomes imperative that clinical engineers and BMETs have a broad understanding of networking and telecommunication ideology. This teleconference will provide an overview of the terminology, definitions and practical implementations of networking and telecommunications with specific examples in the clinical systems arena. | Bridget Moorman, MS, CCE, Clinical Systems Engineer, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Berkeley, CA
| | August 21, 2008* | NFPA 99 changes Affecting Clinical Engineering
NFPA 99 is going through a major re-write that will change it to NFPA 99 Healthcare Facilities Code. It is being rewritten as a Code specifically as an invitation to local authorities to adapt it into law by reference. The presentation will be discussing the rationale for turning this voluntary standard into a code and the major changes that are proposed to the document. The NFPA Report on Proposals will be mailed (and available on NFPA web site) on 6/20/2008. It will be open to public comment up until 8/29/2008. This document lists all the public proposals received for changing the existing document, committee responses to those proposals and committee proposed changes. The revised document will adopted at June 2009 NFPA annual meeting. There will be many changes to the document that affect the Clinical Engineering community. You should be aware of these proposed changes and send in public comments about the proposals. | Alan Lipschultz, CCE, PE, CSP Director, Clinical Engineering, Christiana Care Health Services, Newark, DE Chair, Medical Equipment Committee (responsible for revising the current chapters 8 and 9 covering Gas and Electrical Medical Equipment).
| | July 17, 2008* | How to Prepare for the Certification in Clinical Engineering (CCE) Exam?
This session provides an overview of the CCE exam, the application process, eligibility requirements and resources offered by ACCE to prepare for the exam. | Frank R. Painter, MS, CCE Director, Clinical Engineering Program, University of Connecticut
Arif Subhan, MS, CCE Senior Clinical Engineer, Masterplan Chair, Education Committee, ACCE
| | March 20, 2008* | Can we leverage Medical Device Interoperability to Decrease Preventable Adverse Events?
Teleconference description coming soon | Julian M. Goldman, MD MGH Anesthesia and Biomedical Engineering, Director, CIMIT Program on Interoperability
| | February 21, 2008* | Responding to Medical Device Incidents
An important role of clinical engineering is to respond to adverse incidents in which a medical device is implicated. There are many issues related to such a response such as methodology, potential reporting requirements, and possible patient compensation or litigation. The latter requires careful compliance with peer review requirements. This presentation will provide an overview of these | William A. Hyman, ScD Professor, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University
| | January 17, 2008* | Is There a Relationship Between Equipment Design and Use Error? A Human Factors Engineering Tutorial
Why is human factors engineering critical to the design and development of medical equipment? How can a clinical engineer determine how much human factors engineering went into a piece of equipment and why it is important to know this? | Frank R. Painter, MS, CCE Director, Clinical Engineering Program University of Connecticut
| | December 20, 2007* | Evaluating Medical Equipment Battery Failures Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
FMEA, which has been embraced by the Joint Commission, is an effective tool that prevents failures before harm is done. The presentation will provide some simple examples of how FMEA can be applied to medical equipment battery failures. | Arif Subhan, MS, CCE Senior Clinical Engineer, Masterplan
| | November 15, 2007* | Medical Device Security & HIPAA
This presentation will review the developments in medical device security since HIPAAs Security Rule became effective in April 20, 2005 and just over a year after the Enforcement Rules effective date. The discussion will provide updated information on tools and resources available to address medical device security and will address industrys current best practices. It will further describe how security now relates to and needs to be seen in context with the larger issue of medical and information technology convergence. | Stephen L. Grimes, FACCE FHIMSS, Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning, Technology in Medicine, Inc.
| | October 18, 2007* | Emerging Trends and Technology in Healthcare
This session will describe the latest trends in healthcare influenced by technology affecting such diverse areas as the cardiac catherization lab, neurosurgery, and radiology and plant operations. | John T. Collins, MSEE Director, Engineering and Compliance, ASHE
| | September 20, 2007* | Using Data to Determine Maintenance Planning
This teleconference will address the basic requirements for implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program as it applies to medical equipment. Structure, implementation, and functionality of an RCM program will be reviewed and discussed. | Jim Caporali, BS, AS, CRES Vice President, Program Development and Support, Sodexho Clinical Technology Management
| | August 18, 2007* | Understanding the Four Joint Commission Vulnerabilities for Medical Equipment
Vulnerability #1: The Survey Planning Session – Medical equipment documents that will be reviewed on the morning of the first survey day and how to ensure that you’re ready!
Vulnerability #2: The Facility Tour – What the survey team members will look for with regard to medical equipment while touring the hospital and how to be prepared.
Vulnerability #3: The EC Interview – Documentation that must be available and questions that biomedical staff will be asked during the interview session.
Vulnerability #4: The EC Tracers – Likely questions that will be asked of the clinical staff with regard to medical equipment and how to prepare device "users" for the biomedical tracers. | Gary D. Slack, PE, CCE President, Healthcare Engineering Consultants
| | July 19, 2007* | Why many companies are adding a Chief Customer Officer
There is no question that excellent customer service is an important differentiator, and these days everyone needs a good service differentiator. But talking about it and having it are two different things. It is, as they say – not rocket science. The presentation will offer a few simple but effective take-aways. | Malcolm G. Ridgway, PhD, CCE Chief Clinical Technology Officer, Masterplan
| | June 21, 2007* | Isolated Power Systems: A Solution in Search of a Problem?
Healthcare facilities continue to install isolated power systems. Do they provide benefits that justify their substantial cost? This presentation will help you decide. | Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD, CCE President, Baretich Engineering
| | February 15, 2007 | Radiology – Latest developments in PACS. Todd Starnes from Catawba Valley Medical Center will review the latest developments in PACS. The speaker will address the interconnection of PACS with other clinical applications in healthcare. | Todd Starnes
| | January 18, 2007 | Economical impact on clinical engineering. Wayne Morse of Morse Medical, Inc. will discuss the needs of the present and future healthcare system. | Wayne Morse
| | December 14, 2006 | Emergency Planning. Yadin David of Texas Children’s Hospital and Douglas Dreps, Memorial Hermann Hospital will help clinical engineering staff better understand their role in emergency preparedness planning and will be based on experience gained from operating before, during and after an extraordinary natural disaster at two hospitals in Houston, Texas. | Yadin David and Douglas Dreps
| | November 16, 2006 | The impact of wireless implementations on patient safety in healthcare. Rick Hampton from Massachusetts General Hospital will present on wireless implementations in healthcare and their impact on patient safety. | Rick Hampton
| | October 19, 2006 | Patient Safety; Incident investigation and reporting. Glenn Scales from Duke University Medical Center will lead a presentation on incident investigations, reporting of incidents, sharing of the recommendations and their implementations. | Glenn Scales
| | September 21, 2006 | Operating Room of the Future. Julian Goldman and Warren Sandberg from Massachusetts General Hospital will share their experiences in the design and deployment of the OR of the future including the interconnectivity of medical technologies to increase process flow, patient and user safety and effectiveness. | Julian Goldman and Warren Sandberg
| | August 17, 2006 | The convergence between Information Systems and Clinical Equipment Management.
The presenter will share successful experiences in the integration between IT and CE departments and its impact on operation and patient safety. Speaker to be announced. |
| | July 20, 2006 | Regulatory updates on JCAHO. Ode Keil formerly of JCAHO will review the latest updates from JCAHO and what to expect from the surveyors. | Ode Keil
| | June 15, 2006 | Human Factors Applications in Healthcare. Rani Gebara from Beaumont Services Company, L.L.C. will discuss how clinical engineers and other healthcare professionals can apply the principles of human factors to patient safety and medical technologies leading to a safer and more effective healthcare environment. | Rani Gebara
| | May 18, 2006 | Women as engineers and technicians in the field of clinical and biomedical engineering. Sally Goebel of Siemens Medical will discuss the present and the future environment for women in the field of clinical and biomedical engineering. | Sally Goebel
| | December 15, 2005 | CBET Exam Prep | John Noblitt
Program Director
Caldwell College | | November 17, 2005 | RFID Developments | Michael Fraai, MS
Director, Biomedical Engineering
Brigham and Women's Hospital | | October 20, 2005 | JCAHO Changes | Ode Keil, MS MBA
President
Ode Keil Consulting Group | | September 15, 2005 | CCE Exam Preparation (1-1/2 hour session) | Tobey Clark, MSEE CCE
Director, Instrumentation & Technical Services
University of Vermont | | August 18, 2005 | Computer Security | Colleen Ward & Rob Cadick
Clinical Engineering
UC Davis Health System | | July 21, 2005 | Cell Phone Developments | Craig Bakuzonis, MEng CEE
Director, Clinical Engineering
Shands at the University of Florida | | June 16, 2005 | Clinical Alarms | Tobey Clark, MSEE CCE
Director, Instrumentation & Technical Services
University of Vermont | | May 19, 2005 | Medical Device Security & HIPAA Compliance. | Stephen L. Grimes, FACCE SHIMSS
Senior Consultant & Analyst
Strategic Health Care Technology Associates | | May 19, 2005 | CBET Prep (1-1/2 hour session) |
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Alan Levenson, Teleconference Coordinator
James O. Wear, Ph.D.
Ted Cohen |
ACCE has completed a CCE Review Course Teleconference Series to help clinical engineers who are interested in taking CCE examination offered by the Healthcare Technology
Certification Commission. This course is designed and presented by a group of experienced clinical engineers. It will provide you with an overview of the certification topics, help
you identify areas in which you need further review and help you prepare for the CCE examination. The topics covered in the course are:
- Introduction to the CCE Exam
- Management
- Overall CE Program Management
- Financial & Service Contract Management
- Technical Supervision
- CMMS
- Technology Assessment
- Product/Vendor Selection
- Capital Planning
- Clinical Trials Management
- Building Plan Review
- Building Design
- Human Factors
- Regulatory/QA Issues
- Risk Management/Safety
- Education
- Product Development
- Repair/Systems Thinking
- Miscellaneous Clinical Engineering topics
These teleconferences, comprising 1 session of 120 minutes and 4 of 90 minutes each, were followed by a Q and A session. Presentation materials were provided by each speaker.
The program has been recorded and is available on CDs. Speaker materials will also be provided. The price of the recordings is $300; for those who subscribed to the series,
the price of the CDs is $50.
To order the set of CDs, please visit our Educational Offerings page in the ACCE Mall or contact: secretariat@ACCEnet.org. Checks and credit cards are accepted.
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Arif Subhan, Chair, CCE Education Committee
Alan Levenson, Teleconference Coordinator |
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