Coordinator
Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hoong, PhD, MIPEM, DABMP
Department of Radiology
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur
Contents
Introduction to Healthcare Technology
History of Medical Technology, Invention and Evolution in Medical Technology, Impact in Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical Device, Regulatory, Design and Development, Testing.
Healthcare Technology Assessment
Introduction to Healthcare Technology Assessment (TA), Overview, Application of TA - Life Cycle of Health Care Technology, Main Factors of Health Care Technology, Medical Technology Advisory Committee, Methodologies, Case Study.
Biomedical Equipment Management
Analysis of Hospital Requirements, Devices and Types of Devices Used in Different Types of Hospitals, Maintenance Management Standards, Planned Preventive, Breakdown and Corrective Maintenance Procedures of Different Types of Systems, Acceptance Testing of Equipment, Quality Management with Emphasis on Radiology, Dialysis and Life Support, Decommissioning, Engineer and Patient Safety and Risk Assessment of Equipment.
Emerging Technology and Trends
Teaching faculty
Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hoong, PhD, MIPEM, DABMP
Department of Radiology
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Ir Ong Hang See, PhD, MIEEE
College of Engineering
UNITEN
Ir Gnana Sakaran, MSBME
Senior Biomedical Engineer
ECRI (SE Asia) Bhd
Mr Peter Terence D'Cruz
Managing Director
Allied Physics Sdn Bhd
Assoc Prof Dr B J J Abdullah, MBBS, FRCR
Department of Radiology
University of Malaya Medical Centre
Kuala Lumpur
Recommended text
Bronzino J D (ed.) (1992) Management of Medical Technology: A Primer for Clinical Engineers, Butterworth-Heinemann
Bronzino J D (ed.) (2000) The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 2nd edit., CRC Press
Enderle J D, Blanchard S M, Bronzino J D (1999) Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Academic Press
Reiser S J (1978) Medicine and the Reign of Technology, Cambridge University Press