Management of health care technology

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Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

Models for different health care facilities. Medical devices: their selection and purchase, safety and reliable operation, decommissioning and ecological liquidation. External maintenance based on agreements. Methodology of the internal maintenance. Safety risk assessment. Valid legislation and technical norms. Relationships technician-medical doctor, technician-nurse and technician-patient. Rights, duties and responsibilities of the technicians in medical health care.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Models for different health care facilities.

2.Medical devices: their selection and purchase, safety and reliable operation, decommissioning and ecological liquidation.

3.External maintenance based on agreements. Methodology of the internal maintenance.

4.Safety risk assessment.

5.Valid legislation and technical norms. Metrology.

6.Relationships technician-medical doctor, technician-nurse and technician-patient.

7.Rights, duties and responsibilities of the technicians in medical health care.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Models for different health care facilities.

2.Medical devices: their selection and purchase, safety and reliable operation, decommissioning and ecological liquidation (practical skills in IKEM Prague).

3.External maintenance based on agreements. Methodology of the internal maintenance.

4.Safety risk assessment (practical skills in IKEM Prague).

5.Valid legislation and technical norms. Metrology.

6.Relationships technician-medical doctor, technician-nurse and technician-patient (practical skills in IKEM Prague).

7.Rights, duties and responsibilities of the technicians in medical health care.

Study Objective:

The main goal is to approach the real working environment of the clinical technician including all aspects of this profession (everyday problem solutions are included ). The most important procedures which are performed by clinical technicians are included.

Study materials:

(všechny publikace jsou dostupné ve FK FBMI ČVUT)

[1] Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation - John G. Webster, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/112102158/HOME (authorized access http://knihovny.cvut.cz)

[2] Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering [online]. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c1999-2007. Poslední změna 2007 [cit. 2007-05-11]. URL: <http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/112403272/HOME> (authorized access http://knihovny.cvut.cz)

[3] Webster, J. G. Medical Instrumentation. Application and Design. 3. ed. Boston: Wiley. 1997

[4] Bronzino, J. D. The Biomedical Engineering Handbook (Volume I. and II.). 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 1999

[5] Introduction to biomedical engineering / John D. Enderle, Susan M. Blanchard, Joseph D. Bronzino [editors]. - San Diego : Academic Press, c2000. - xvii, 1062 s. : il. - ISBN 0-12-238660-4.

[6] Introduction to biomedical equipment technology / Joseph J. Carr, John M. Brown.. - Upper Saddle River : Prentice Hall, c2001.. - xv, 743 s., [34] s. příl. : il. - ISBN 0-13-010492-2.

[7] A guide to patient care technology : a review of medical equipment / Laurence J. Street. - London : Parthenon, c2002. - ix, 142 s.

[8] The biomedical engineering handbook. volume I / editor-in-chief Joseph D. Bronzino. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2000. - 1 sv. : il. - ISBN 0-8493-0461-X.

[9] The biomedical engineering handbook. volume II / editor-in-chief Joseph D. Bronzino. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2000. - 1 sv. : il. - ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bakalářský studijní obor Biomedicínský technik - prezenční v angličtině (compulsory course)