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meet four times a year – in March, June, September and December – and it is the September meeting that has grown over time to become the annual conference. The NPAG clinical engineering conferences have grown in strength and recognition over the past decade. Both the clinical engineering best value groups and annual conference are well established and with the new IT & connectivity group being inaugurated there is a strong affinity between the two professions. At present there is not always an open line of communication within the respective Trusts departments. With growth in technology most new medical equipment is now being fitted with a LAN port or Wi-Fi connectivity by default. The recent Malware event did affect some medical equipment i.e. within radiology with
EXHIBITOR ROUND-UP Medical assets under the hammer with BMA
BRITISH MEDICAL AUCTIONS is the UK’s fastest-growing medical equipment auction house, dealing exclusively with assets from the medical and healthcare sector. BMA partners with clients from NHS hospitals, ambulance trusts, independent healthcare providers, equipment manufacturers and distributors and leading
finance and leasing businesses to provide a cost effective, remarketing solution for surplus and decommissioned medical assets. BMA provide a personalised service from booking collections to cataloguing of all assets with high quality photography and item descriptions, managing the data removal process and releasing suppliers of all ongoing liability. Images and descriptions are uploaded to the live online catalogue in real-time for fully interactive viewing. Assets are then sold via the monthly medical equipment auctions which are held live in-house in Aldershot, Hampshire and simulcast live online for fully interactive live bidding using video and audio technology to reach a truly global audience and to release the full market value.
Cardiac Services to highlight fetal monitoring system
CARDIAC SERVICES will be showcasing the Philips Avalon CL - a new and improved wireless fetal monitoring solution. The new system allows users to measure maternal pulse, NiBP and SPO2
with
waterproof transducers along with the capability of measuring the fetal heart rate of singleton, twins and triplets. Built-in Avalon Smart Pulse
technology provides
an additional safety net by enabling users to measure maternal pulse when using a Toco transducer.
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WWW.CLINICALSERVICESJOURNAL.COM Why attend?
More than 20 companies are exhibiting at this year’s Clinical Engineering & IT Connectivity Conference.
MRIs and CT scanners being locked out. So this conference should be an innovative stage to support the increased cooperation between clinical engineering, IT staff and suppliers to optimise operation of devices and medical systems.
This one day conference will give new insights into developing technology, helping to understand how medical devices connect to networks and how to protect systems in the light of recent events. This is essential for every clinical engineering and IT department. This year there is a packed programme along with over 20 suppliers exhibiting. The associated exhibition will allow technical staff to have in-depth discussions with a large number of suppliers in a relaxed atmosphere. A variety of challenges and topical issues will be high on the agenda at the Clinical Engineering & IT connectivity Conference 2017.
For further information on the event email
gemma.aitchison@
npag.eastamb.nhs.uk
Selling medical devices through Hilditch
HILDITCH GROUP LTD is a leading used medical device reseller and asset manager in Europe.
Established in 1990, Hilditch are instrumental in the development of the market. They work closely with the industry to maximise returns from the sale of used medical equipment and have a number of associated services.
Over 1,500 lots of medical equipment are sold every month on behalf of various vendors including 95% of NHS Trusts and private hospitals, manufacturers and finance companies. Sales include the full spectrum of medical equipment, from general devices to ultrasound scanners, CT and MRI scanners. Hilditch have the most stringent quality standards, with ISO:14001, 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO13485 qualifications registered.
The Hilditch Group medical engineering division offer medical engineering services: l To support the sale of equipment and maximise value to vendors.
l A full lifecycle service which includes the maintenance, removal, storage and re-siting of general medical and imaging equipment.
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