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Technology advances explored at EBME Expo
Dr. John Sandham, the EBME chairman, shares the details of the 2022 EBME Expo, being held in the Coventry Building Society Arena, on the 28-29 June 2022.
This year, we are excited to be hosting two conferences, the EBME conference, and the Operating Theatre conference. The 2022 EBME Expo will be open to delegates for two days with the focus being on innovations in medical equipment technology and maintenance on day one, and medical equipment management, procurement, and training on day two.
Operating theatre staff are the largest group of medical equipment users in hospitals, and therefore we believe they will complement our current audience. We look forward to welcoming staff such as engineers, nurses, doctors, buyers, operating theatre staff, and other healthcare professionals that buy, maintain, train on, or use, medical technology. We are also moving to a larger venue, the
Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena), where we can welcome more delegates, and a wider variety of innovative and internationally respected companies in the exhibition hall. This educational event remains a sponsored event, but is independent of any one commercial company.
I will continue to chair the EBME conference hall, and all conference delegates will be able to choose their preferred topics, in either hall. Our conference programmes (EBME, Operating Theatre) will feature fourteen speaker sessions each day, concentrating on understanding how
technology can deliver improved patient outcomes at lower costs. Besides this, there will be three workshops each day in the break out areas, and we expect many of our exhibitors will want to provide technical demonstrations.
The aim of the event is to share knowledge and improve awareness, thereby assisting healthcare organisations to become safer and more efficient. The two-day programme will allow delegates to understand the latest improvements in healthcare technology and management, across a range of professional areas, and offer numerous opportunities for informal networking. All qualifying healthcare professionals involved in maintaining, buying, using or managing medical equipment are welcome to register for free. Attending delegates typically work in areas such as procurement, maintenance, user training, and management of inventories. Ultimately, from my own ongoing research, it is clear that many hospitals have had to adopt a ‘make do and mend’ attitude, prioritising only the most urgent purchases. This is not a plan and does not meet the aspirations of the Secretary of State for Health, or the NHS Executive. NHS Trusts must align their technology replacement plans with their long-term operational strategies. Therefore, not investing in technology will hinder plans to improve care,
NHS Trusts must align their technology replacement plans with their long-term operational strategies. Therefore, not investing in technology will hinder plans to improve care,
and ultimately result in higher long-term costs. Dr. John Sandham, EBME chairman.
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and ultimately result in higher long-term costs. This event will provide a focus on technology innovation and strategies for its effective management.
The Government has set out a vision in which the smarter use of NHS data and the adoption of emerging technologies will move services from “generalised to personalised”. The pandemic has advanced the adoption of technology, and this is a trend the Government wants to see continue. As the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Health, commented, at the ‘Digital Transformation Summit’: “We must not just look to build back better, but to build back smarter – drawing on the brilliant advances that we have made.”
Exhibition
A large independent exhibition with over one hundred medical equipment suppliers will take place alongside the conference programme, showcasing the latest innovations in healthcare technology and services. Sponsorship from the exhibitors enables the EBME Expo to be offered free of charge to registered conference delegates and exhibition visitors.
The EBME Expo showcases the latest innovations in medical technology, and imparts best practice with regard to asset management, acquisition, use, and maintenance. It is important to raise
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