Assessment and Capital Planning of a Regional Clinical Engineering Department Test Equipment Inventory
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CMMS, Test equipment, Maintenance, Weighting factor, Reliability, Life expectancy, Usage classification, Frequency of use, Inventory assessment
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The Clinical Engineering Department at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Eastern Ontario, Canada has 9 distinct regional locations. CHEO’s regional program faces a challenge managing a fleet of 345 pieces of test equipment, mainly due to a lack of standardization. Distant regional sites share equipment, making coordination essential. This article presents three unique themes: (1) the introduction of technologist standard kits (e.g., multimeters, electrical safety analyzers, etc.) and site-based kits (e.g., ventilator, electrosurgical unit testers, etc.); (2) the optimization of kit allocation; and (3) a novel test equipment replacement strategy using Reliability, Frequency of Use, Life Expectancy, and Usage Classification criteria. This needs assessment for new equipment, and the replacement of aged equipment will ensure standardized and up-to-date test equipment that will, in turn, minimize equipment-related disruptions and improve technologist productivity.
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Marie-Ange Janvier, The Clinical Engineering Department, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Eastern Ontario, Canada
Marie-Ange Janvier, PhD, CCE, is a clinical engineer at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, Canada. A licensed professional engineer in Ontario and Quebec, she's a member of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (CMBES) and the American College of Clinical Engineers (ACCE). As North America Regional Group Representative for the Council of Societies and Co-chair for Women in Biomedical Engineering in the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), she advocates for diversity. She has a PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Montreal and an electrical engineering degree from the University of Ottawa. As an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University and an Adjunct Professor at Ottawa University, she mentors and teaches students at both universities.
Andrew A. M. Ibey, The Clinical Engineering Department, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Eastern Ontario, Canada
Andrew Ibey is currently a Manager of the Regional Clinical Engineering program with Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He trained at the University of British Columbia and St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver as a Clinical Engineer. He has worked as a manager at Vancouver General Hospital, consulted for Sunnybrook Hospital, and law firms. He is a registered Professional Engineer, and a Board-Certified Clinical Engineer. He is a member with CMBES and a senior member with IEEE. He was Vice President of the CMBES Executive and is the Past-Chair for the Canadian Board of Examiners for Clinical Engineering certification.
