At the end of 2016, Mary Logan will retire as president and CEO of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. Only the second administrator to run the organization in its 48-year history, she has accomplished a great deal over her nearly 8-year tenure. Now, she’s ready to turn over the organization’s next chapter to a new leader.
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The AAMI 2016 educational lineup revolves around six core themes that address the essential skills, duties, and challenges of the field: future trends, management of technology and people, patient safety, imaging, cross-departmental collaboration, and professional development.
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Alpinion Medical Systems’ portable ultrasound system E-Cube i7 recently received FDA clearance. The system offers a variety of transducers for applications including anesthesiology, pain management, orthopedic/musculoskeletal imaging, emergency medicine, and point of care.
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Fifty years ago, President Kennedy rallied the nation with the moonshot. Today, clinical engineering professionals face a similar opportunity—and challenge—with evidence-based maintenance (EBM). Critics have noted a number of obstacles to its implementation, but several experts have called EBM the best approach for establishing proper scheduled maintenance. If CE professionals do not seize this chance, they will miss their greatest opportunity to prove themselves worthy managers of medical technology.
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The recipients of AAMI’s 2016 awards, recognizing achievements in leadership, patient safety, and innovation in the healthcare technology management field, will be acknowledged at a ceremony during the AAMI 2016 Conference & Expo in Tampa June 3–6. Among this year’s winners are 24×7 editorial board member Stephen Grimes and Maria Cvach, director of policy management and integration for Johns Hopkins Health System.
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