Communication between biomeds and medical staff doesn’t have to be an exercise in frustration. Having a goal of clear communication free of jargon and informed by empathy and a dash of humility will lead to understanding and solutions to the toughest technical problems.
In this UpFront column, 24x7 Magazine editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens remembers a true hero of HTM and shares why the clinical engineering sector lost one of its brightest with his recent passage.
As Dave Harrington prepares to step away from the 24x7 editorial board, he shares a few thoughts about how the biomed field should prepare itself to manage emerging technologies. It starts, he says, with reviewing technicians' present workload and dumping a good portion of it.
They say it’s about the journey, not the destination. In this UpFront column, 24x7 Magazine chief editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens discusses her lengthy (and rather frustrating) journey to Cleveland for AAMI Exchange 2019 and reveals why the conference was especially exciting for the magazine.
Nihon Kohden announces the launch of its NK-HealthProtect Pop-up ICU Solution, an all-inclusive 16-bed system for the intensive care unit.
In this installment of “Growing a Career,” Penn State New Kensington educator Dr. Joie Marhefka discusses her program’s approach to student internships and shares why she believes it’s an approach others in HTM should emulate.
Last week, GE Healthcare opened the College of HTM at the GE Healthcare Institute in Waukesha, Wis. The College of HTM—which will provide both classroom and virtual training, as well as staged clinical environments—is currently available to GE employees only, with plans to expand outside the company in 2020.