AAMI's award-winning Horizons publications, mailed twice each year to AAMI members, provide in-depth, practical articles on specific topics such as information technology, sterilization, dialysis, and the future of medical technology.
In 2010, AAMI will develop and publish two editions of Horizons focused on issues of rapidly-increasing importance: home healthcare and human factors.
2010 Home Healthcare Horizons
The combination of an aging population and increasingly sophisticated, easy-to-use medical equipment has led to an explosion of home and other non-hospital-based healthcare. As devices are migrating away from the controlled environment into the homecare environment, how will these devices — and the data they generate — be developed, managed and maintained? Publication set for Spring 2010.
- Home Healthcare Horizons
- Editorial Highlights
- Advertising information
- Advertising Reservation Form
- Author Guidelines (PDF)
2010 Human Factors Horizons
Human factors engineering is concerned with understanding the interactions among humans and other elements of a system. How can the principles of human factors be used to improve the design, use, and management of medical devices? How can we reduce medical errors and increase patient safety by improving the interface between healthcare practitioners and medical technology? Publication set for Fall 2010.
- Human Factors Horizons
- Call for Papers
- Advertising Information
- Advertising Reservation Form
- Author Guidelines (PDF)
2010 IT Horizons & earlier editions
The 5th edition of IT Horizons, published in early 2010, examines the advancements and challenges that information technology has brought to the medical technology professions. Along with the four previous editions, this series has become an essential learning tool and reference guide for medical technology professionals.
Future Horizons
This special publication examines the future of medical technology and the healthcare profession. This one-time publication explores the technology, product, and policy advancements that will shape the future of the healthcare technology field.
Healthcare Sterilization Horizons
AAMI and OR Manager joined forces to develop a special publication called Healthcare Sterilization Horizons. Released in 2008, this publication shares the expertise of sterilization specialists with all healthcare professionals.
Healthcare
Technology Horizons
These collections of timely and practical articles are of mutual interest to clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians, and nurses. Written by experts in the field, these articles provide practical and timely guidance on issues facing medical technology professionals around the world.
In the first edition of Healthcare Technology Horizons, AAMI teamed up with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). The second edition was developed by AAMI in cooperation with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
Hemodialysis
Horizons
In 2006, AAMI published Hemodialysis Horizons: Patient Safety & Approaches to Reducing Errors. Circulated to more than 20,000 hemodialysis professionals and available on-line, this special resource focuses on issues of central importance. Hemodialysis Horizons is designed as a useful resource for medical equipment technicians; clinical engineers; medical, technical, and clinical staff of hemodialysis facilities; and many others including manufacturers, regulators, and patients.
Imaging Horizons
Imaging Horizons a special, one-time magazine focused exclusively on imaging-related issues. Published in June 2009, it examines the advancement and challenges that imaging technology has brought to the medical technology professions.