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T Judd et al.: Clinical Engineering/Health Technology Management 2015 Global Update

TABlE 2. 2015 HTM Seminar Participants • How to enable, using resources & influence to help
drive HTM
MOH Health Technology (HT)
Albania
Director • WHO needs data from specific case studies to bet-
ter assist
Argentina MOH HT Coordinator
3. Develop Regional Training Centers (RTC) – Improves
Argentina Private Hospital CE Director HR & HTM
Australia / Egypt WHO BME Intern • Need Key HTM Process Standardization
Bangladesh University BME Professor
• Lessons learned to be applied: (1) create RTC for
Bangladesh University BME graduate student maintenance; (2) Training that is university-based
Bhutan MOH Director HT Unit is more sustainable
Botswana MOH Regional HT Director • Incorporate CE/HTM in health care clinical & busi-
Brazil MOH HT Manager ness courses, such as for physicians and health
administrators
Brazil Private CE Company COO
• Share different methods of risk management across
Canada WHO BME Intern
countries
Colombia MOH Director HT Unit 4. Develop standard medical equipment procurement
Colombia MOH Laboratory CE Director documents
Colombia University BME Professor • Incorporate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis, as World

Cuba MOH Hospital CE Bank has done for Information and Communication
Ethiopia MOH BME Advisor Technologies
Haiti National Hospital CE Director • Make use of WHO resources on Device Specifications
• Consider central/national Public-Private-Partnership
Haiti / USA Medical Device Consultant
(PPP)
India MOH WHO HT Center Director 5. Consider how to best facilitate “our group” ongoing
India MOH Consultant communications and networking – e.g., INFRATECH
Kenya MOH Hospital CE and WHO Listservs

Kosovo Telecommunications Engineer 6. Maintenance Management
Mexico MOH Hospital Coordinator • Need inventory management system on line with
Mexico University CE Professor history (CMMS); such as, basic inventory, then layers
• India is working on a national CMMS that can be
Mexico University CE Professor
made available on line for free
Nigeria MOH Director HT Unit
7. WHO & Medical Equipment Manufacturers
MOH Consultant, University CE
Peru
Professor • How to improve interactions?
• WHO: Has created a Forum for manufacturers
Sierra Leone/USA University CE Professor
8. Improve Domestic production of Medical Devices
Suriname MOH Hospital CE Director
• Affects HTM, making best use of Technology Transfer
Uganda MOH Director HT Unit
9. Organize professional societies to extend influence
Uganda MOH Senior BME • Many benefits to join locally, nationally, regionally,
USA NGO BME Leader globally

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