A big thanks to 24X7 Magazine who has done a great job in these last months keeping us informed about current COVID-19 and other HTM issues.
CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling: The CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Storage and Handling video is 40 minutes and is
for facility and biomedical technicians who support the vaccine
thermometers and storage units. This video is presented by Professor
Benjamin
Roberts M.S. CBET. Prof. Roberts has been working with the Oregon and
Washing vaccine programs for over 10 years. Prof. Roberts review the
latest CDC Storage and Handling Toolkit update and shares some of his
experiences. Link to Presentation
iFixit Launches Biomed Manual and Q&A Community" (Biomed resource posted from 24X7 Magazine. Posted 12/29/202)
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"Four of Biomed’s Top Luminaries Ruminate on 2020" How the pandemic has disrupted operations in the HTM sector and why the new “normal” may be here to stay. (24X7 article. Posted 12/8/2020) Read More
How COVID-19 Has Impacted BMET Education (posted 3 Nov, 2020)(Penn State article on their Biomed Program). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of our daily lives in multiple
ways—in many cases, changing the way we work, learn, and socialize. It
certainly has had a big impact on the education field. Read More
"The Fight Heats Up" The Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act of 2020 stands to give HTM professionals more access to manufacturer data needed to repair medical devices. Some say that’s good; some say that’s bad. (posted 10/19. 24X7 Article) Read More
"Bed Maintenance, Should HTM Do it?" (by By Patrick Lynch,in 24X7 Magazine. Posted 10/19/2020) Read More
Two-thirds of surveyed medical equipment repair people say they have fixed machinery the manufacturer could not (Article & survey results in U.S. PIRG, posted 10/12/2020) Read More
Ransomware hack cripples Universal Health Services hospitals, facilities across the US (USA Today article, posted 10/3/2020) Read More
Engineer Makes Open-Source, 3D-Printed Tools for COVID-19 (24x7 article and video, posted 9/28/2020) Read More
Canadian University 3D-Prints Portable Ventilators (24x7 article and short video, posted 9/28/2020), Read More
5G and The Future of Healthcare (RCR Wireless News, posted 9/14/2020) Read More
Medical Device Recalls Increase by 31% in Q2 (Beckers Hospital Review, posted 9/10/2020) Read More
Musings on the new "Right to Repair Law" (editorial by Wayne Moore. Perhaps this new legislation is not so great?) Read More
S.O.S: Biomeds Needed for Mercy Ships (24X7 article, posted 9/9/2020) Read More
Inside the Groundbreaking 'Right to Repair' Bill (24X7 Article, posted 9/1/2020) Read More
"Traits of the Successful Biomed Student" written by By Joie Nicole Marhefka, PhD, (24X7 article, posted 8/27/2020) Read More
Surprising Thoughts About the ‘Right to Repair’ Act (24X7 article. Posted 8/24/2020) Read More
Sad Loss to HTM Community: Passing of Randall Snelling. Many of our members will know Randall for his work with the DNV. Mr Snelling spoke several times at WSBA educational events. Randall passed away on June 28 as a result of a brain tumor. Link to Obituary
"AAMI Introduces New HTM Certification for Next-Gen Workforce" (24X7 News article, posted 8/21/2020) Read More
"Let techs fix medical devices: Why the Right to Repair is a health-care imperative" (Daily News Article. Posted 8/18/2020) Read More
Congress Will Consider National Right-to-Repair Legislation for Medical Equipment (article posted 8/10/2020) Read More
Round-table: Innovations in Biomedical Test Equipment (round table discussion between Pronk, Fluke, BC Group, and Rigel on latest trends in Biomed test equipment). Posted 7/20/2020. Read More
"Pandemic-Approved Professional Education" Because AAMI had to cancel it's Exchange event this year, they have launched an AAMI Summer Learning Series, which consists of seven tracks encompassing 36 live webinars. (posted 7/21/2020) Read More
A Medical Device Maker Threatens iFixit Over Ventilator Repair Project,
iFixit has built a comprehensive online database of repair manuals for ventilators and medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Last week it received a letter claiming copyright infringement.(article from Motherboard, Posted 7/20/2020) Read More