4th International Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Management Congress
Congress Materials
October 24, 2021 (Pre Congress)
Events: Global Clinical Engineering Summit, Clinical Engineering Short Courses, CE Regional Meetings, and GCEA Annual Gathering.
October 25, 2021 (Day 1)
Keynote Presentations, Tracks A,B, & C, Sponsor Presentations, HT Challenge & Student Awards, and IFMBE Presentation.
October 26, 2021 (Day 2)
Keynote Presentations, Tracks D, E, & F, Sponsor Presentations, and IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division & GCEA Awards.
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Pre Congress Activities
Tracks
Presentations Listed by Presenting Author
- Eoghan Hayden, Ireland - The National Neonatal Transport Programme of Ireland
- Beatrice Panigada & Paolo Lago, Italy - High Level Isolation Unit
- Tobey Clark, USA - Medical Device Assessment Framework, Pilot Studies, and Training for Peru
- Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Japan - The multiple arterial hole structure of hemodialysis catheters reduces the suction toward a vessel wall
- Kasai Ryosuke, Japan - Development and Evaluation of Medical AR Support System for Life Support Equipment
- Laurent Piazza, France - Perspectives for developing hospital-based HB-HTA in clinical engineering in France
- Alessio Luschi, Italy - Sentiment Analysis for HTA in Hospitals
- Megan Kirk, Canada - Neonatal Life-Saving Technologies - an Overview
- Bassam Tabshouri, Lebanon - HTA: Lebanese Experience & CE: Lessons and Suggestions
- Sandy Rihana, Lebanon - Process of innovation in smart healthcare technologies
- Katy Stokes, UK - Autodetect pneumonia: feasibility study for ML with mobile phone apps and wearable sensors
- Monique Frize, Canada - Clinical Integration of a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Matteo Ritrovato, Italy, UK -Integrating real world data and statistics in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis for HTA of Medical Devices
- Alessio Luschi, Italy - An Indoor Location System for Hospital Facilities
- John McGivney, Ireland - Phase 2 Expansion St. Luke's Radiation Oncology Centre at Beaumont Hospital
- Rachele Fabbri, Italy - A Clinical Decision Support System for Leukemia based on Artificial Intelligence
- Lionel TCHOUTAT, Cameroon - Hospital Renovation, Failures in Project Coordination
- Michael Cheng, Canada & Matt Baretich, USA, Systems thinking in reducing maintenance problems and medical device adverse events
- Lorenzo Leogrande, Italy - Modernization of a surgical area through a conservative intervention
- Adrian Richards, Australia - A Risk Based Approach to Scheduling Biomedical Device Maintenance
- Roland Loeffen, Netherlands - On the Right track! Implementation of a Real Time Location System for management of medical technology
- Chengchen Chu & Li Bin, China - Reorientation of Medical Engineering in the era of Medical Technology Revolution
- Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Bangladesh - Improvident Growth of CE in SEARO and other Global Regions
- Eduardo Toledo, Peru - Asset management evaluation through maintenance indicators in the Social Health Insurance of Peru
- Mariana Ribeiro Brandão, Brazil - Clinical Engineering in the analysis of Adverse Events in Medical Equipment in Brazil
- Fabiola Martinez Licona, Mexico - A method for the analysis of obsolescence of medical technology to support decision-making
- German Giles & Marcelo Lencina, Argentina: Cardiopulmonary diagnostics and therapy
- Cherryl Li & Shauna Mullally, Canada - Applying the MERS System to Capital Planning in a Remote Northern Canadian Context
- Yadin David, USA - Application of Forensic Engineering Methodology to Medical Products
- Michael Cheng, Canada - Overarching Frameworks for Medical Device Safety and Outcomes - from regulatory principles to operational systems management
- Brian Moher, Canada - Medical Device Regulations and Patient Safety: comprehensive global policy
- Leo Lehtiniemi, Canada - The importance of a comprehensive global policy template for medical devices safety and optimal outcomes
- Ed Napke, Canada - Creating a desired culture of informed users of medical devices
- Ilaria Sirotich & Roberto Belliato, Italy - The emerging challenges of the new European Medical Device Regulation
- Antonio Hernandez & Mario Castaneda, USA - Develop Health Technology Policy and Legislation in Developing Countries
- Nazeeh Alothmany, Saudi Arabia - Impact of Regulations on Manufacturing Medical Devices
- Martha Mulerwa, Uganda - Regulation in LMIC-settings: A case study of electronically controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set
- K Siddiquee Rabbani, Bangladesh - Challenges for Regulation of medical devices in LMICs: Suggested Solutions
- Yadin David, USA - Application of Forensic Engineering Methodology to Medical Products
- Michael Cheng, Canada - Overarching Frameworks for Medical Device Safety and Outcomes - from regulatory principles to operational systems management
- Brian Moher, Canada - Medical Device Regulations and Patient Safety: comprehensive global policy
- Leo Lehtiniemi, Canada - The importance of a comprehensive global policy template for medical devices safety and optimal outcomes
- Ed Napke, Canada - Creating a desired culture of informed users of medical devices
- Ilaria Sirotich & Roberto Belliato, Italy - The emerging challenges of the new European Medical Device Regulation
- Antonio Hernandez & Mario Castaneda, USA - Develop Health Technology Policy and Legislation in Developing Countries
- Nazeeh Alothmany, Saudi Arabia - Impact of Regulations on Manufacturing Medical Devices
- Martha Mulerwa, Uganda - Regulation in LMIC-settings: A case study of electronically controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set
- K Siddiquee Rabbani, Bangladesh - Challenges for Regulation of medical devices in LMICs: Suggested Solutions
- Saide Calil, Brazil - Does Clinical Engineering Field Need A Dedicated Global Alliance?
- Dan Clark & Shauna Mullally, UK - GCEA: Why Equity and Representation are the keystones of the new International Organisation
- Luis Fernandez, Chile-Mexico - IFMBE CED Hacking Coronavirus Initiative
- George Boadu, Ghana - Towards the Recognition of CE as Health Workforce in Ghana: The Role of Professional Association
- Frank Kelly, Ireland - Sustaining a National Clinical Engineering Journal of BEAI 'SPECTRUM' for 30 Years
- Jennifer DeFrancesco, USA - Clinical Engineering in Support of the Healthcare Delivery Organization's Mission/Vision
- Elliot Vernet & Herberth Bravo, Mexico - Pilot Program for promotion of CE in public health services in Sonora
- Lorenzo Leogrande, Italy (The role of communication in the positioning of professionals association of clinical engineering
- Mery Vidal, Peru - From the Basement to the C- Suite -CEs: Technology managers that add value to Healthcare Organization
- Tobey Clark, USA & Paul Taylor, Trinidad & Tobago, Virtual CE-HTM Course Development & Implementation: 15 Years' Experience
- Aris Dermitzakis, Greece - Distribution and Utilization of CT & MRI in Greece
- YI-CHIEH Lin, Taiwan (Alarm management with Physiologic Monitor in Medical Intensive Care Unit)
- Mario Forjaz Secca, Mozambique - Running an MRI system in a LMIC
- Stefano Bergamasco, Italy - Remote clinical engineering professional training when in-person courses are not feasible
- Emmanuel Kuoemo, Haiti/Cameroon - Nationwide approach Haiti using collaboration and data to implement strategic projects
- Lejla Gurbeta & Almir Badjnevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Performance inspection of patient monitors in healthcare institutions
- Jingyi Feng & Wei Xiong, China - Research on after-sales service of medical devices in 148 medical institutions in Zhejiang Province
- Fabio Coda & Marcello Bonfim, Brazil - Clinical Engineering acting as consulting department in hospitals around Brazil
- Carlos Alessandro Bassi Viviani & Saide Calil, Brazil - Usability heuristic for medical devices with touchscreen Interfaces
- Hashem Al-Fadel, Jordan - Impact of Global Quality and Accreditation
- Shingo Kuroyanagi, Japan - Reduction of Alarm Response Time Using Wireless LAN Built-in Infusion Pump and Alarm
- Frank Painter, USA - Medical Device Litigation in the US - a Tool for Patient Safety Improvement
- Demeru Desta, Ethiopia - Managing Successful Medical device Warranty Period Maintenance
- Beatriz Galeano, Colombia - Patient and User Safety & HT Innovation: Colombia, Peru and US in Covid-19 context
- Sadikou Oussey, Togo - Improving the quality of biomedical equipment and maintenance for the quality and safety of care
- Roberto Ayala, Mexico - Technical validation process for emergency use critical care ventilators in Mexico
- Giordana Di Bello, Italy - Sanitization and Sterilization of critical health medical devices
- Binseng Wang, USA - Will the CE/HTM Profession Be Extinct Soon?
- Benoit-Pierre Ligot, France - Testers and simulators: handbook of alternative testing procedures for LMIC equipment maintenance
- Manish Kohli, MD, USA - Digital Bridges Bringing Hope and Healing to those Hurting the Most
- Eoghan Hayden, Ireland - The EQUALS Initiative with Zambia
- Kim Greenwood, Mugdha Manekar & Marie-Ange Janvier, Canada-Haiti - Follow up on 2019 Haiti Dialysis Project - Lessons Learned
- Kallirroi Stavrianou, UK - International Presence of the Global Clinical Engineering Journal
- Tom Judd, USA - Growth Factors for IFMBE CED: 2018-2021
- Luis Vilcahuaman, Peru - HTM Reengineering: Improving Quality and Sustainability of Healthcare system
- Fred Hosea, Ecuador - Establishing an Inter-Regional Design Network to Create a Global 'Capability Maturity Roadmap' for CE
- Tom Judd, USA - IFMBE CED's global response to COVID19: Impacts on Quality, Safety and Outcomes
- Luis Fernandez, Mexico & Tom Judd, USA - IFMBE CED's 2020 Unique CE Competency Webinars: Impacts on Recognition & Training
- Tazeen Bukhari & Fiza Shaukat, Pakistan - Medical Device Regulation in Pakistan and comparison with India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Japan and EU
- Andrei Issakov MD, Russia/Switzerland - Reaching Out to Russian-speaking HTM Professionals with CE Competency Webinars
- Kallirroi Stavrianou, UK & Luis Fernandez, Mexico - International CED Footprint: Secretariat and Digital Platforms Manager Roles
- Bill Gentles, Canada & John Zienaa, Ghana - The Ingenuity of Clinical Engineers Maintaining Equipment With Limited Resources - Examples from Ghana
- Barun Rauniyar, Nepal - Nationwide Medical Equipment Inventory & Maintenance Practices in Nepal
- Frank Rothe, Germany - HTM in Germany today, an overview. The good, the bad and how to deal with it.
- Logan Graham, USA - Building Global Capacity in Health Technology
- Leslie Yessenia Cieza Huané, Peru - MOSY: My Oxygen System
- Elliot Sloane, USA - Critical CE Paradigm Shift: Leadership for 21st Century Post-COVID Telemedicine & Telehealth
- Ricardo Silva, Venezuela/USA - Design of a ubiquitous ECG platform (uECG) for real time tracking and monitorization of cardiac health
- Rossana Rivas, Peru - Telehealth in Development countries: Peru & Paraguay in Covid-19's context
- Pedro Galvan, Paraguay - Using Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 diagnosis
- Jin Dong, China - CMD using Digital Health to improve HTM for China's CEs
- Kevin Koech, Kenya - A Q&A Platform, Remote Real-time Dashboard for BME and Medical Device Users in Kenyan HealthCare
- Petrick Davoglio, Brazil - Study regarding to cyber security in medical equipments: Vulnerabilities and mitigation methods
- Mar Elena, Spain - Caregiving safety during management of infectious outbreaks; the need for contactless patient monitoring
- Ceara Treacy, Ireland - Developer Driven Framework for Security and Privacy of Data in Flow in the Internet of Medical Things
- Alexandre Souza Ferelli, Brazil - Crisis Management in Clinical Engineering during Pandemic - ABEClin plan
- Umberto Nocco & Lorenzo Leogrande, Italy - Device acceptance in unregulated environment, working through AIIC
- Mohiuddin Ahmad & Anwar Hossain, Bangladesh - Inspiring the Activities of CE Association - Bangladesh (CEAB): Controls of Quality HTM Outcomes
- Abderrahim Benhagoug & Benoît-Pierre Ligot, France - International data base about CE role and mission, AFIB association partner with NGO HUMATEM
- Marcelo Lencina & German Giles, Argentina - SABI training assurance on medical devices use
- Peter Grainger & Brian Kearney, Ireland - BEAI: Covid-19 in Acute Healthcare Setting in Irish Health Service, Hospital Manager & CE approach
- Paula Berrio, Colombia - CE organization knowledge and holistic thinking as a strategy for decision making with isolation case study
- Keiko Fukuta & Jun Yoshioka, Japan - Activities of the Japan Association for Clinical Engineers (JACE) against COVID-19: bacterial controls case study
- Global Award Winner Society feature: ABEClin, Alexandre Ferelli, Ricardo Alcoforado Maranhão Sá, Bruno Roma (English subtitles)
- Gabriela Jimenez Moyao & Laura Alejandra Velez Ruizgaitan, Switzerland - Challenges of Quality Assessment of Critical Equipment and Supplies for Oxygen Delivery in the WHO global supply chain system
- Jennifer DeFrancesco & Team (Priyanka, Shiga & Dil), USA - Women in Clinical Engineering as Leaders in Healthcare - What can everyone learn from their knowledge and experience?
- Kevin Salinas-Bello & Sandra Rocha, Mexico - Development of an ultra-low temperature monitoring system for the preservation of COVID vaccines
- Hanan Al Awadhi, Kuwait - The Societal Engineer: Engineer Socially, Aim Globally
- Neven Saleh, Egypt - A benchmark scheme to manage non-COVID - 19 patients based on fuzzy TOPSIS method
- Ewa Zalewska, Poland - CE Credentialing - as a challenge and for encouraging development
- Peck Ha Tan, Singapore-Myanmar - Singapore Clinical Engineers Assisting CE Development in Myanmar
- Lorena Garza, Mexico - Medical Device Regulation in Mexico
- Francine Umutesi, Rwanda - CE response to national COVID19 Oxygen needs in Rwanda
- Seth Carmody & Mike Kijewski, USA: MedCrypt - How much medical device security is enough?
- Ty Greenhalgh, USA: Cyber Tygr - Mayo Clinic's Best Practices for HTM Cybersecurity
- Allan Palmer & Jennifer Jackson, USA: Masimo - Pulse Oximeter Sensor Management, A Culture Of Going Green
- Anas Aljabo, Canada: SteriPro - Reprocessing of N95 Respirators in Healthcare Facilities
- Lucas Felt, USA: R-Zero, Advancing Disinfection Throughout the Entire Care Journey
- Heidi West, USA: Zoom Health - Unified Communications for collaborative healthcare and telehealth
- Sean Howse MD, USA: Healiom - Say Goodbye to Scheduled-Based Care
- Eric Rosow, USA: Diameter - Healthcare Data Disorder. Cured.
- Eric Woo, Malaysia: ECRI Healthcare Technology Planning
- Andres Oliver Zapata, Bolivia - Description of the technology of radiotherapy for Bolivia
- Luis Fernandez, Mexico: TINC CMMS - Freemium SaaS Model for CE CMMS During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emergency Ventilator case study
- Ricardo Silva, Venezuela/USA - Covid-19 Prediction with eXtreme Gradient Boosting Regressor
- Axel Wirth, USA - Unusual Times Call for Bold Changes in the HTM-related Profession for Cybersecurity
- Derek Ritz, Canada - Applying Process Control Engineering to National Care Delivery Networks
- Tasnuba Tabassum Mourin, Bangladesh (Scalable Telehealth Systems for Providing Psychopathic Therapies to Rehabilitate Youth Drug Abusers)
- KP Lin, Taiwan - Software and AI for medical devices
- Michael Duane, Ireland - CE telemonitoring in Cystic Fibrosis beyond COVID-19 using NASSS-CAT framework for wider considerations in scale-up and sustainability
- Meabh Smith, Ireland - Development of a Set of Minimum Requirements for Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions
- Xioalu Fei, China - Using Natural Language to analyze Epidemiology Trend of COVID-19
- Anna Stefani & Manuela Appendino, Italy - National Survey and Digital Communication Instruments to Foster the CE Role
- Mladen Poluta, South Africa - Towards a Glocal CE Body of Knowledge: Proposed Framework & Strategy
- Frank Painter, USA - Clinical Engineering Education at Graduate Level
- Tatsunori Ogawa, Japan - Technical support for medical device management in Vietnam during the COVID19 pandemic
- Zheng Kun, China - Holistic training platform construction and practice based on integrated health care system and CE society
- Victoria Eugenia Gonzalez Gutierrez & Ana Bertha Pimentel Aguilar, Mexico - CE Commission of Biomedical Engineers College (CIB) to establish National Certification
- Murilo Conto & Saide Calil, Brazil - Clinical Engineering Academy: New Approaches for Participation & Continuous Education
- Lin Zhongkuan, China Application of ROC curve in timing evaluation of preventive maintenance of medical equipment
- Moonsoo Yoon, South Korea -CE-HTM medical Education for Tanzania
- Jean Ngoie, Scotland/UK - Evidence Based New Medical Technology Test of Change, Proof of Concept. Case Study Integrated Patient Monitoring
- Valentina Manso, Italy - COVID-19: the implementation of information system for the management of COVID RT-PCR test
- Aris Dermitzakis, Greece - Information Battle Against Covid19: Public Engagement through Biomedical Technology Webinars
- Nicolas Pallikarakis, Greece - A web based HTM system for Covid-19 crucial equipment
- Stefano Bergamasco, Italy - Supplying genuine devices in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: fake certifications between scam and ignorance
- Frank Kirrane, Ireland - Central role of CE leveraging academia & industry collaboration for unmet clinical I service needs in Covid
- Ledina Picari, Albania & Nexhdet Abazi, Kosovo - Covid-19 donation and equipment management in the Balkans
- Alice Selva, Italy - Decisional model for wards reconfiguration in Covid19 emergency
- Manish Rastogi, AMTZ, India - Department of Biotechnology-AMTZ COMManD Strategy
- Baset Khalaf, Canada/South Africa - COVID-19 Pandemic and medical device local manufacturing, regulatory challenges and opportunities: South Africa
- Mladen Poluta, South Africa - The Cynefin Framework as a tool for organisational learning in a Covid-19 pandemic context
- Tom Judd, USA - IFMBE CED's global response to COVID19: Impacts on Quality, Safety and Outcomes
- Luis Fernandez, Mexico & Tom Judd, USA - IFMBE CED's 2020 Unique CE Competency Webinars: Impacts on Recognition & Training
- Tazeen Bukhari & Fiza Shaukat, Pakistan - Medical Device Regulation in Pakistan and comparison with India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Japan and EU
- Andrei Issakov MD, Russia/Switzerland - Reaching Out to Russian-speaking HTM Professionals with CE Competency Webinars
- Kallirroi Stavrianou, UK & Luis Fernandez, Mexico - International CED Footprint: Secretariat and Digital Platforms Manager Roles
- Bill Gentles, Canada & John Zienaa, Ghana - The Ingenuity of Clinical Engineers Maintaining Equipment With Limited Resources - Examples from Ghana
- Barun Rauniyar, Nepal - Nationwide Medical Equipment Inventory & Maintenance Practices in Nepal
- Frank Rothe, Germany - HTM in Germany today, an overview. The good, the bad and how to deal with it
- Logan Graham, USA - Building Global Capacity in Health Technology
- Leslie Yessenia Cieza Huané, Peru - MOSY: My Oxygen System
- Daniele Pietrobon, Italy - Hospital laboratory assessment of High Frequency Oscillatory neonatal ventilators performances
- Elliot Sloane, USA - Community Care Telehealth and Telemedicine Hubs for COVID-Patient Homecare
- Leandro Pecchia, UK - A 3D-printed condom intrauterine balloon tamponade for low-resource settings
- Cecilia Ampadu, Ghana - Ampadu Delivery Chairs
- Peter Conneely, Ireland - Repurposing open-source streaming software to provide on-line remote medical device training, teaching, and simulation
- Yassin Abdelsamad, Egypt - Variation in Electrical Impedances After Cochlear Implant Surgery
- Elliot Sloane, USA - IHE & FHIR-Based Medical Device Interoperability
- Takafumi Morisaki, Japan - What kind of VR video is BEST for reducing Pain: Quantification of emotion using Russell's circumplex model
- Eustache Muteba Ayumba, DRC/Belgium - Design Implementation of a Sustainable Accurate Malaria Diagnostic at Primary Care Facilities for Developing Countries
- Claudio Meirovich, Spain - Lessons Learned during COVID-19 pandemic for improved emergency medical equipment procurement
- Chris Hopkins, UK - Generating additional device innovation and research opportunities during COVID 19 through a CE Innovation and Research Team
- Ashenafi Hussein, Ethiopia - COVID 19 as opportunity for HT in Africa
- Marcelo Marciano, Brazil - CLINICAL ENGINEERING INVOLVEMENT FACING PANDEMIC COVID-19
- Martina Andellini, Italy - Clinical needs, technical requirements for COVID ventilators: evidence-based comparison for adult and pediatrics
- Berthone Soares & Antonio Gibertoni, Brazil - Strategic plan for Intensive Care Beds expansion of Albert Einstein Hospital to support Covid-19 pandemic
- Joseph Habiyaremye, Rwanda - Affordable and open-source emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patient/ambulances settings
- Anna Squara, Italy - Optimization of the COVID19 Molecular Analysis Production Process
- Nuhu Abdulhaqq Isa, Cyprus/Nigeria - Biomechanical Compatibility of 3D Printed Upper Limb Assistive Technology
- Dan Clark, UK - Technical Due Diligence Team Lessons establishing national team to evaluate 'exotic' ventilators & infusion devices at the peak of COVID19
