Patient safety

Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) and Clinical Engineering Workshop

Ministry of Social Protection, PAHO/WHO, ACCE


Day 3 agenda

Wednesday, 13 July 2005


Time Min Section/Title Description Speakers
8:00am
HCTS
45 Setting up a New Program Budgeting & Finance The specific requirements of technology management and clinical engineering programs will be reviewed. A sample business plan will be developed. Tobey Clark
8:45am
HCTS
30 Budget Strategies Examples of operating and capital budgets will be investigated, including how to develop a basic budget for a HCTS at the facility level. Frank Painter
9:15am
HCTS
30 Defining Job Roles and Responsibilities Job descriptions; education requirements for technicians, engineers and managers; career ladders; recruiting Petr Kresta
9:45am 30 Break    
10:15am
HCTS
20 Staffing Levels Examples of staffing models used in US for various size hospitals Frank Painter
10:35am
HCTS
30 Roles of Supervisors and Managers Developing interpersonal skills; situational leadership; developing teamwork; performance evaluations (criteria based)pay scales and promotions motivating employees (chart of motivational factors); Incentives other than monetary Frank Painter
11:05am
HCTS
25 Productivity and Cost- Effectiveness Introduction of terms and concepts Tobey Clark
11:30pm
HCTS
30 Training Teaching methods technical training; service, in-house, and conferences, customer service training; organizational training, user training; management training; continuing education Frank Painter
12:00pm 60 Lunch    
1:00pm
Special topics
30 Medical Devices on the Network and Safety Systems Medical devices are being integrated into the overall healthcare information system. Patient information and safety systems for medication and events is a major push in the U.S. Yadin David
1:30pm
Special topics
30 IT Systems HL7, IHE, DICOM; Installation issues, Infrastructure requirements Petr Kresta
2:00pm 30 Break    
2:30pm
Special topics
60 Telemedicine Benefits of a program; Telemedicine technology; Texas Medical Center program; implementation in Colombia Yadin David
3:30pm
Special topics
45 Teleradiology Overview Teleradiology and PACS systems; technology; implementation of medical imaging systems; RIS; HIS Petr Kresta
4:15pm ? Open discussion   Petr Kresta, Facilitator
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