AAMI Tech World magazine publishes EWH article

Justin Cooper, EWH BMET Manager in Honduras, wrote an article that was published in the October 2011 edition of Tech World, the monthly news magazine of the Assocation for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

EWH’s Work is Published in Healthcare Technology Management magazine

The work of Engineering World Health was recently published in Healthcare Technology Management magazine, in an article titled "Clinical Engineering for the Rest of the World". The article features stories and photos from the BMET training programs in Rwanda and Honduras.

EWH delivers training on neonatal technology in Honduras

The fifth of twelve two-week BMET continuing education sessions in Honduras concluded Friday, November 18, with 16 biomedical equipment technicians successfully completing the coursework and exams and receiving their certificates. The theme of the training session was neonatal technology, and the session was made possible due to the support of the GE Foundation. Three INFOP instructors in electronics also participated in the program in preparation for becoming the academic faculty of the new academic department in the biomedical field being formed at INFOP.

2011 Summer Institute ends; get ready for 2012!

Angela and Soren after repairing an autoclave

As of August 21, 2011, EWH’s 10th year of hosting the Summer Institute came to a close. Once again, the staff at both Engineering World Health and the Developing World Healthcare Technology Lab at Duke University are celebrating a productive and impactful program. This year, 48 students from 4 countries and 18 universities participated in Summer Institute programs in Nicaragua, Honduras and Tanzania. During the two month program, students learned Spanish or Swahili, developed and applied technical skills and assisted EWH’s partner hospitals with the repair and maintenance of numerous pieces of broken medical equipment.

Maker Faire Stand

Last weekend, a handful of EWH staff made its way up to New York to attend Maker Faire. Maker Faire prides itself as being “the world’s largest DIY festival”, showcasing “inventions, creativity and resourcefulness”; this seemed like the perfect environment to spread the EWH message and run interactive Kit-building sessions!

On Friday afternoon, Julien and Alex arrived early to set up the stand (and check out our neighbors). We were placed in a tent surrounded by robotic teams, 3D printers and a healthy mixture of wacky DIY projects done in garages and backyards. Since we planned on running Kit-builds, we booked one of the larger spaces in our tent. After a relatively uneventful set-up, we tested our equipment and finally headed home to catch some (needed) sleep.

The next two days were what could only be described as controlled mayhem! We had a constant stream of kids, parents, professors and seniors interested in our stand. Professor Malkin and Melissa joined us in running the stand; the four of us just about managed to let everyone interested know what we are about. Our stand was filled with interesting kits and projects which student groups created including the bili light sensor, ESU tester, ECG patient simulator and semi-permanent ECG pads. Fortunately we had managed to get our hands on a portable ECG machine the week before; we were able to demonstrate that our kits actually work!

2011 EWH Design Competition results announced

The EWH Design Competition seeks to reward the best teams of students who work on engineering projects directed at the needs of developing country health care. For the second year in a row, our judges picked the top three submissions based on their potential impact on global health as well as their feasibility, both technical and economic.

The winning team is the BP Team from the University of Oxford in the UK. Their submitted design is an automatic, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system powered by a cell phone. This project has a very high potential in resource-poor settings where mobile phones are widely available whereas trained healthcare workers aren’t. The team will be using their $5,000 cash prize to continue work on their project.

Honduras BMET Session Two Completed

The second session of BMET Continuing Education program in Honduras was completed successfully, running for four weeks from May 30 to June 24 with 20 participants representing 11 public hospitals and clinics throughout the country. The training was conducted in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional (INFOP), the local educational partner, and with support from the GE Foundation. INFOP provided valuable administrative support to the program, including instructors, transportation, translation, and facilities. INFOP is preparing to become the sustained home of the BMET training program in Honduras, and has identified three instructors who will teach new Honduran students after the direct involvement of the EWH program comes to an end in several years.

Billy Teninty, EWH BMET Training director, retires

Billy Teninty has announced his decision to retire from EWH effective since Tuesday June 7th.

Billy joined the EWH staff in November 2009 to lead EWH in our BMET training program in Rwanda. In addition to his tireless efforts to ensure the success of the training program in Rwanda, Billy played a critical role in securing grant funding for BMET programs in Cambodia, Ghana and Honduras. Billy’s dedication to his work and to the mission of EWH have received worldwide recognition, thus we consider ourselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with a true leader in the BMET field. EWH and Duke University will be working together to engage Billy as a consultant as we finalize the BMET curriculum and make the transition to new program leadership within EWH.

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