CERTIFIED EDUCATION
The 2024 HTM Mixer event to be held November 16, 2024 has been approved for up to 10 CEU credits by the AAMI Credentials Institute (ACI) upon completion of the course only.
EDUCATION
Saturday, Nov. 16
8 - 9 am
Digital Portable and Mobile X-ray Devices
Tom Bledsoe, President/Owner, Bledsoe Imaging Group, LLC
This course will provide a basic theory of portable and mobile x-ray service.
How to Maximize HTM's Role in the Capital Process
Scott Skinner, Director of Capital Equipment Planning, Sodexo
Does the capital process seem like a mystery? Are you struggling to get more involved with evaluating and selecting medical equipment? This session will introduce the basics of capital finance to HTM professionals. The session will cover the basics of capital budgeting, funding, and tracking processes. Research will be presented on ways in which HTM professionals can gain more involvement in capital processes.
Immersive Training for Technicians: Using Extended Realities and AI to Create Better HTMs
Matthew Bassuk, CEO, NVRT Labs
This session explores the transformative impact of Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on healthcare technology management (HTM) training. Attendees will discover practical applications of augmented and virtual reality, witnessing how these immersive experiences elevate technician skills, fostering a more efficient and engaging training environment.
9:30 – 10:30 am
Resilience: A tool for today's HTM challenges
Troy Scott, System VP Clinical Engineering, CommonSpirit Health
HTM leaders and technicians alike face unparalleled challenges. These challenges require us to improve our skills and competencies regarding our own personal and departmental resilience. This presentation is an overview of some of the problems facing the HTM industry today and how resilience can be developed to better enable HTM members to continue our mission of caring for others.
Project Management Involving Medical Equipment Installations
Gregory Goll, Manager Projects & Medical Imaging Services Department, WellStar Health System
A good understanding of Project Management is important to HTM professionals at all levels. Different modalities of equipment often present different challenges. There are many components in Project Management and understanding all of the pieces increases the value of a team member. Understanding not only the equipment, but the additional resources needed to be successful is important.
Data-Driven Decision-Making to Increase Asset Availability and Reduce Costs
Chris Langmeyer, Enterprise Account Manager, PartsSource
Data is driving the future of healthcare by empowering intelligent, proactive, evidence-based decisions across the sector, from disease detection and treatment to medical equipment management. In today’s economy, expenses are rising faster than revenue and margins are thinning, leaving less to invest in services, technologies and labor required to remain competitive and deliver a world-class patient experience. Doing more with less is the new norm and modern HTM leaders are leveraging data in new ways to make an impact. In this session, you will learn about the drivers for a shift to data-driven decision-making and actions HTM leaders from top health systems are taking to overcome today’s most pressing challenges and achieve greater levels of performance with measurable cost and productivity outcomes.
11 am – 12 pm
HTM Equipment Integration Challenges Working with Information Technology
Gregory Goll, Manager Projects & Medical Imaging Services Department, WellStar Health System
This course will cover a variety of issues involving an HTM professional working with Information Technologies. Understanding the basic education needed will be addressed. There are many common components involved with networking HTM devices which are important to understand. Software is a major issue with any modern HTM device, knowing what software is used is extremely important. Documentation is becoming more important due to increased security issues in the Healthcare Environment. How to identify a vulnerability is very important and increases the value of an HTM professional. Support of IT networks is becoming of increased importance and a very good opportunity to increase the value of an HTM professional/department.
Top-Notch Customer Service within the Clinical Environment, for Non-Clinical Associates
Ryan Gonzalez, Director, HTM Cybersecurity, Sodexo
This course is designed for new technicians or existing HTM staff on how to successfully deliver top-notch customer service in the clinical environment.
Care and Handling of Endoscopes and Ultrasound TEE Transducers
Hobie Sears, Director of Training, Field Service, NA, Probo Medical
This presentation will cover the care and handling of endoscopes and ultrasound TEE transducers. Two different devices that share many, but not all, of the same care and handling concerns. The anatomy of these devices will be reviewed for a proper understanding of how care can affect different parts of the two device types. I will also review the types of issues that can be repaired while discussing how you can communicate these care and handling techniques to hospital staff.
3:15 – 4:15 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovations and Best Practices Employing Test Equipment
Moderator: Tom Bledsoe, President/Owner, Bledsoe Imaging Group, LLC
Panelists:
- Boyd S. Campbell CBET, CRES, CHTM, Southeastern Biomedical Associates, Inc
- Jeff Goldstein, Senior Field Application Engineer, Pronk Technologies
- Steve Holmes, VP Sales North America, RTI Group
- Dave Heiselt, Manager, QRS Solutions
- Lewis Lennard, Product Manager, Rigel Medical
This presentation will consist of a roundtable discussion with industry leaders, implementing best practices and the latest technology of Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE).