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CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

SATURDAY, JUNE 6
TIME	PATIENT SAFETY	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & SUPPORT	BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT	IMAGING	THE BIG PICTURE
8:00 AM - NOON	Clinical Engineering Symposium: Addressing Wireless Challenges in Healthcare Technology Management (Presented by ACCE)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Onsite Career Center
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM	BMET Evaluation and Review Course (Part I)
11:00 AM - Noon	First Time Attendee and New AAMI Member Orientation
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Welcome and Keynote Session: “Gifted Hands," Ben Carson, MD (Sponsored by GE Healthcare)
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Patient Alarm Management: Evaluating and Enhancing Your Response			Multi-Hospital CE Program Management: Case Studies of Best Practices	Decoding the Digital Environment: 2009	Benchmarking: The New Tool for Healthcare Facilities
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Evidence-Based Maintenance: To PM or Not to PM? You Decide!	The Application of Systems and Software Engineering to Clinical Engineering	Essential Factors to Consider When Evaluating Real-Time Location Systems for Your Organization	Best Practices in Technology Management: Lessons Learned from the Field	How to Make Your In-House Imaging Service Group Invaluable	Managing Threats to Medical Systems: What You Need to Know about IEC 80001 (Presented by HIMSS)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	AAMI Annual Business Meeting
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open (Grand Opening Reception)
5:00 PM - 6:50 PM	Product Showcases in Exhibit Hall

SUNDAY, JUNE 7
TIME	PATIENT SAFETY	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & SUPPORT	BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT	IMAGING	THE BIG PICTURE
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Breakfast Symposium: The Future of RF Energy Delivery and the Pursuit of Safe Surgery *(Presented by Covidien)*
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Onsite Career Center
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM	BMET Evaluation and Review Course (Part II)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	Improving the Usability of Medical Devices: Advanced Human Factors Techniques	Primer for Medical Device Integration with Electronic Health Record Systems	Asset Management: Selecting the Appropriate Wireless Tracking System *(Presented by JSMI)*	Dashboards and Benchmarks: Which Ones to Use and How to Use Them to Manage Your Department	Computerized Radiography: The Digital Transition for Medical Imaging	Practical Uniform Terminology for Device Problems: Do Clinical Engineers/ BMETs Need It?
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Understanding and Addressing CMS's "Never Events"	IT Security: Understanding the Biomed/CE Department's Role in Securing Information	Building Successful Partnerships with Your Clinicians	The Role of the Biomed/CE in the Future of Healthcare	Performing Comprehensive X-Ray Machine Inspections	Homecare Technology Management and the Aging Population: Are You Prepared?
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM	Dwight E. Harken, MD, Memorial Lecture and Awards Luncheon: Robotics in Surgery — Today and Tomorrow, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD, (Lecture sponsored by PSICOR)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM			Utilizing Lean Principles to Improve Efficiency in Your Biomed/CE Shop	The Technical Iconoclast: 2009	Doing an ACR and Joint Commission Compliant PM of Your Ultrasound System	Joint Commission Update from George Mills: Part I
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM	*Best of BI&T:* Reaching Higher — 10 Ways to Improve Device Safety**	Strengthening Your Relationship with IT: How to Develop a Win-Win Situation		Staffing and Productivity Metrics: Developing Tools to Help Evaluate Your Department's Performance	The Evolution of Ultrasound Formats and How They Influence Equipment Repairs	Joint Commission Update from George Mills: Part II (Q&A)
3:45 PM - 7:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open (Happy Hour, sponsored by Echoserve, Inc.)
4:00 PM - 6:50 PM	Product Showcases in Exhibit Hall

MONDAY, JUNE 8
TIME	PATIENT SAFETY	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & SUPPORT	BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT	IMAGING	THE BIG PICTURE
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Breakfast Symposium: Improving Patient Safety on the General Care Floor — Advances in Continuous Surveillance Monitoring *(Presented by Masimo and the ACCE)*
8:00 AM - NOON	Onsite Career Center
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	General Session: Intelligent Use of Information Technology to Deliver the Best Patient Care, Marc Ringle, MD
9:45 AM -11:00 AM		Introduction to Networking in the Clinical Environment: Part I	Steps to Evaluate and Address Water Quality Issues in Your Facility	Tips on How to Be in Continuous Compliance with the 2009 Joint Commission Standards	Clinical Computer Tomography (CT) Applications: An In-Depth Review	The Military's Impact on Civilian Medical Technology Management
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 AM - 2:20 PM	Product Showcases in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM	Emergency Management: The Biomed's Evolving Role in Dealing with Disaster	Introduction to Networking in the Clinical Environment: Part II		Biomed Career Development: From Internships to Making the Transition into Management	Applying State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Test Equipment to Increase Effectiveness & Productivity	Current Economic Issues and Their Effect on Healthcare Technology Management: Part I (Presented by ACCE)
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Isolated Power: Updates and a Discussion of Regulations	Why Wireless Sensor Networks May Be Healthcare's Salvation		Developing a Centralized Parts Management Program		Current Economic Issues and Their Effect on Healthcare Technology Management: Part II (Presented by ACCE)

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