Biomedical Equipment: Repair, Maintenance and Healthcare Technology Management

Delft University of Technology via edX Professional Certificate

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edX Professional Certificate
Pricing

$100.00
Languages

English
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Duration & workload

16 weeks, 4-6 hours a week

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Overview

The program provides the theory and practice to maintain, troubleshoot and repair biomedical devices, as well as guidance on the management of this equipment, such as budgeting and procurement. Both courses are applicable in low-resource settings.

The first course focuses on biomedical devices that are frequently used in a hospital setting. In this course you develop the skills required to effectively maintain and troubleshoot hospital-based devices to increase their availability and usage in hospitals. You will be able to understand how to reduce repair time and cost by applying effective maintenance strategies and practices.

In the second course you will advance and strengthen your knowledge as a healthcare management professional in effective methods of managing the life cycle of biomedical equipment in a challenging low-resource environment. You will learn skills such as procurement, budgeting, pilot testing and methods of disposal of the biomedical devices.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Biomedical Equipment: Repairing and Maintaining Biomedical Devices

Understand the working of biomedical devices that are frequently used in a hospital setting. Develop the skills required to effectively maintain and troubleshoot hospital-based devices to increase their availability and usage in hospitals

Course 2: Biomedical Equipment: A Practical Approach to Healthcare Technology Management

Enhance your knowledge and skills in effective methods of managing the lifespan of biomedical equipment in a limited-resource environment.

Courses

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10 weeks, 4-6 hours a week, 4-6 hours a week
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Maintaining and troubleshooting sophisticated medical instruments is not an easy task. In order to deliver effective care, the technician requires the knowledge of different aspects of biology and engineering. The different devices work in so many different ways and the literature about repair and troubleshooting is often hard to come by. It can be quite frustrating to search for solutions every time the operator encounters a problem. There is added pressure because the availability of medical devices is critical for therapeutic and diagnostic care. The longer a device stays out of operation, the slower the hospital would be able to deliver care to the patients.

This course has been designed by the interdisciplinary collaboration of both TU Delft biomedical engineers as well as the local expertise of the medical technicians of the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal to help new and emerging biomedical engineers/technicians working in low-income hospitals to care for biomedical equipment.

This course provides a compilation of the techniques hospitals use to effectively maintain and troubleshoot the medical devices so that repair time is reduced and the availability and safety of the medical devices is improved. Completing this course adds a complementary skill set to prior competence of the learner to perform maintenance routines and diagnose problems in sophisticated equipment with care. A faster service routine will help smoothen the process flow of the hospital and help extend the care to more patients. On a personal level, the learner can rely on the knowledge gained from this course as ‘the blueprint’ for whenever they have to maintain/troubleshoot any medical device.

Accredited Course

This course is accredited by the Dutch Association for Specialists in Sterile Medical Tools (VDSMH). Learners who successfully complete the course and obtain a certificate can request Professional Development Points.
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6 weeks, 5-7 hours a week, 5-7 hours a week
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With limited resources increasingly prevalent, healthcare technology management is often a challenge. Through this course we offer a practical approach to healthcare management that is tailored to this particular healthcare environment. The course will help you to manage uncertainties, defects and/or the unavailability of resources and personnel that may prevent proper and effective healthcare.
This course is designed for health technology/facility managers and biomedical engineers operating in limited resource settings to help preserve quality health services by sharing ways to manage the life cycle of biomedical devices effectively and efficiently. The course focuses on the entire equipment life cycle from planning, budgeting and purchasing to daily operation, decommissioning and disposal.
After completing this course, learners will be able to make better decisions and chart out systematic plans for managing biomedical equipment at their healthcare center.

Accredited Course

This course is accredited by the Dutch Association for Specialists in Sterile Medical Tools (VDSMH). Learners who successfully complete the course and obtain a certificate can request Professional Development Points.