International Clinical Engineering Workshop - India February 20-25, 2011 College of Engineering, Pune

International Clinical Engineering Workshop - India February 20-25, 2011 College of Engineering, Pune

College of Engineering (COEP), Pune and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, are jointly organising an International Clinical Engineering Workshop (ICEW-India, 2011) in February, 2011 (20th to 25th) in Pune. This is the second of the series of Workshops launched in Thiruvananthapuram in October 2009 with the first Indo-US Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshop (ACEW-India, 2009) .

The main aim of ICEW-India, 2011 will be to highlight the urgent need for establishing a strong Clinical Engineering Profession in India . This Workshop will serve as a common platform for experts and professionals to discuss important challenges faced by the CE profession and identify possible ways to move forward . This Workshop will also include training modules, which will enable Clinical Engineers (CEs) working in hospitals to learn about modern methods in Clinical Engineering Practice and thus, upgrade their knowledge and skills, and build competences in essential areas. In addition to CEs, participation from hospital administrators/managers, clinicians, academic and teaching faculty, students, NGO representatives and industry personnel is also encouraged to help bring in multiple viewpoints.

One of the best medical teaching institutions of the country, the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, and three leading members of the rapidly growing healthcare sector of the country, Fortis Healthcare Ltd, Max Healthcare Institute, and Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, are supporting this Workshop as Academic Partners .

In view of limited number of available seats and also to give representation to participants from all the professions, we have requested pre-registration through the workshop’s website (http://www.icew-india.in/registration.htm) before December 20th, 2010. The confirmation will be sent by January 1st, 2011.

We look forward to your active support and contribution to ICEW-India, 2011 and also to our continued efforts towards establishing a strong Clinical Engineering profession in India.

BACKGROUND

The use of advanced technology is an essential requirement of the modern medical practice and presence of well trained Clinical Engineers as integral members of the clinical and managerial team is needed to ensure safe, effective and optimal use of healthcare technology. Therefore, development of a strong Clinical Engineering Profession becomes a top priority for any country which intends to provide high quality and safe healthcare to its citizens.

Keeping this requirement in mind, a series of Workshops with a strong focus on the needs of Clinical Engineering Profession in India was launched in October 2009. The first Workshop in this series was the Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshop (ACEW-India, 2009), organised in Thiruvananthapuram by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in collaboration with American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE). This initiative was funded by IUSSTF and WHO and was endorsed by leading international and national healthcare organisations such as IFMBE, QCI, NABH and ACASH. The Workshop had a very good response from the participants, the majority being Clinical Engineers from different parts of the country.

We are pleased to announce the second Workshop of this series, the International Clinical Engineering Workshop – India, 2011 (ICEW-India, 2011) to be organised between 20th and 25th of February, 2011 in College of Engineering, Pune.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this workshop is to inform stakeholders of the health care system about modern clinical engineering professional practices and healthcare technology management strategies. The faculty from India and beyond will attempt to achieve this objective through lectures, hands-on demonstrations and group discussions. This Workshop will also serve as a common platform for Clinical Engineers and other professionals to address the challenges faced by the Clinical Engineering Profession in the country and find solutions.

SESSION TOPICS

The main themes of this Workshop are

* Medical Equipment Management
* Patient Safety, Risk and Quality Management
* Clinical Engineering Education, Training and Certification
* Innovation in Healthcare Technology

The special topics covered in this Workshop will include

* Financial Management for Equipment Procurement
* Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment
* Healthcare Technology Management in Public Health
* Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency
* IT in Healthcare and 3 G Technologies.

An opportunity for hands-on training on test equipment and equipment management software are
special highlights of this Workshop.

PARTICIPATION

The target audiences for the workshop includes Hospital and Industry Biomedical Engineers, Hospital Administrators, Patient Safety Activists, Practicing Clinicians, BME students, BME faculty, Health policy makers and Health ministry officials.

PRE-REGISTRATION

In view of limited number of available seats and also to give representation to participants from all the professions, we request you to please send us your pre-registration using the following link before December 20th 2010.

Click here for online PRE-REGISTRATION

We will indicate the acceptance of your pre-registration by sending an ‘acceptance e-mail’ before January 1st 2011. Payment of registration fees can be made after January 1st, 2011, on receiving our acceptance mail.

REGISTRATION FEES

Registration Student Academic Corporate Accompanying Person

Regular Rate Rs. 2750 Rs. 5500 Rs. 8250 Rs. 2000
Before 15 Jan 2011 Rs. 2500 Rs. 4750 Rs. 7750 Rs. 1750

Contact Us

For further information, please contact

Workshop Secretariat, ICEW-India (2011)
Department of Instrumentation and Control
College of Engineering, Pune
Pune–411005, Maharashtra, INDIA
Ph: +91 20 2550 7177 (direct), 2550 7009 (exchange)
(Mobile) +91 9850246712
Fax: +91 20 2550 7299
Web: http://www.icew-india.in
E-mail: icew.india.2011@gmail.com
umc.instru@coep.ac.in

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