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John Tobey Clark

Current Professional Responsibilities

Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Healthcare Technology Management (August 2017 –

Present)

Engineering Supervisor, Instrumentation & Technical Services, Univ. of Vermont (July 2017-Present

Previously Director, Instrumentation & Technical Services, Univ. of Vermont (September 1993-June 2017)

Instrumentation & Model Facility (IMF) - IMF designs, develops, fabricates and services custom research

instruments for the University of Vermont, other universities, non-profit state and health organizations, and

Vermont emerging technology companies.

Technical Services Partnership (TSP) - TSP provides healthcare technology management assistance and

direct technical services to thirty two hospitals in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. Provide work

experiences and internships for US students at Univ. of Vermont and other US biomedical engineering

programs.

Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences/Medical Laboratory & Radiation Sciences, Univ. of Vermont

(2009-Present)

Develop, teach and coordinate courses in Biomedical Equipment Technology: Application, Support and

Management. HLTH 25 Patient Care Equipment Technology, HLTH 135 Advanced Medical Equipment

Systems, and HLTH 225 Healthcare Technology Management online courses; Also teach HLTH 26

Medical Equipment Applications laboratory course

Adjunct, School of Engineering/Faculty, Biomedical Engineering, University of Vermont (1989-Present)

Advise students in Senior Experience in Engineering Design (SEED)

Teach EE227, Biomedical Measurements, Instrumentation & Systems, 1993-2007, 2018

Temporary Advisor, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland (1991-Present)

Develop, coordinate and teach Introduction to Biomedical Technology and Healthcare Technology

Planning and Management online courses in English and Spanish on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public

Health 2014-2015 and 2017

Develop and deliver presentations and facilitate conferences on healthcare technology management and

clinical engineering for developing countries via the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)

agreement with PAHO/WHO

o Barbados, Boston, Lithuania, Ecuador, Costa Rica* (2), Dominica, Colombia* (4), India, South

Africa*, Brazil, Denver/Toronto, and Perú* (2) [* Faculty leader]

o Consult on healthcare technology management and clinical engineering

Develop and administer internships in clinical engineering - thirty students from Argentina, Colombia and

Peru have completed four month practicums at Univ. of Vermont

Independent Consultant

Provide consultation services related to medical instrumentation and test devices including design,

development, marketing, applications, test strategies, and patent work. Projects have included development

of physiological simulators for non-invasive blood pressure and pulse oximetry, and neonatal oxygen

monitoring apparatus. Make international presentations.

Previous Employment

University of Vermont positions

1987 - 1993 Director of the Technical Services Program

1983 - 1987 Manager of Clinical Engineering

1976 - 1983 Clinical Engineer

1972 - 1974 Biomedical Engineer, Boston University Medical Center

Education

Degree Field Institution Date M.S. Electrical Engineering University of Vermont 1979

B.S. Biomedical Engineering Boston University 1972

Awards and Certifications

American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) Lifetime Achievement Award 2017

Certified Healthcare Technology Manager (CHTM), AAMI/ACI 2016

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation / American College of

Clinical Engineering (ACCE) Robert L. Morris Humanitarian Award (2009)

Fellow, American College of Clinical Engineering (2009)

ACCE Professional Achievement in Management Award (2008)

AAMI Clinical/Biomedical Engineering Career Achievement Award (2002) Certified Clinical Engineer, International Certification Commission (1979) & Healthcare Technology

Certification Commission (2004) Senior Designation, American Society for Healthcare Engineering (1995) Kellogg Foundation Fellowship, University of Vermont, 1974-1976 Boston University Athletic Scholarship

o D-1 Varsity Football 1968-1972 #1 Team in New England 1969/Pasadena Bowl vs San Diego State University

Advisor – Engineering Senior Projects:

Conversion of MakerBot 3D printer to bio-printer for tracheal tissue creation (Weiss, Lee 2015-2016)

Lung Airways Model to Guide Product Development (J. Bates/Boston Scientific sponsor 2013-4)

Inductive Heating Application as Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, (Kyle Cram & Aaron Willey,

URECA Award Winner, 2005)

Tracking device for telemedicine camera (Kim Rooks, 1997)

Design of an open interface for anesthesia scavenging system (Ray Chamberland, 1996)

Electromagnetic Interference Assessment of Fletcher Allen Health Care (Scott Sabourin, 1995)

Design of carbon rubber electrodes for iontophoresis (Laurence Robert, 1994)

Hand Warmer Design (Michelle Gluck 1993)

Fetal Heart Rate Simulator (Shawna Moquin 1991)

Fetal Monitor Test Jig (Brian Halligan 1990)

Pulse Oximetry & the Development of a Simulation Test Device (Michael Lane 1990)

Patents

2012 - Infusion Pump Electrical Connector Cover, D672458, Assigned to University of Vermont

1994/2006 - Simulation for Pulse Oximeter, RE39,268, Merrick, et al, Assigned to Fluke Electronics. Corp.

Trademark

1980 - Oxygram (with Dr. Jerold Lucey and Dr. Jeffrey Horbar)

University of Vermont Licenses

Ryo Moon Gak, South Korea, 2011

Global Classroom, Burlington, VT, 2010

Project and Grant Support

Sub-regional Meeting on Integrated Mechanisms for Evidence Informed Decision on Health Technologies

and Rational Use in the Caribbean, Pan American Health Organization, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago,

May 31 – June 2, 2017, Travel Grant

Innovation in Health Technology: On-Line Course Technology Planning & Management, Colegio Quimico

Farmaceutico del Peru, October 8-December 12, 2016

Development of Novel 3D Bio printed Scaffolds for Reconstructive Use in Breast Cancer Patients, (with

Dr. Daniel Weiss & Dr. Ted James) , Lake Champlain Cancer Research Organization, July 1, 2015 – June

30, 2016

Technical Guide for Health Technology Development and Transfer, National Institutes of Health, Lima,

Peru

Development of a Health Technology Unit, National Institutes of Health, Lima, Peru

Adaptation of Medical Technology Distance Learning Courses for Use in Mexico, Pan American Health &

Education Foundation, August 2012 – December 2012, $5,795 (University of Guadelajara)

Clinical Alarms Education for Clinicians: Online Course Development, University of Vermont (UVM)

Instructional Incentive Grant, July 2012-June 2013, $1271

Adaptation of Medical Technology Distance Learning Courses for Use in Argentina, Pan American Health

& Education Foundation, June 2011 – December 2012, $14,182 (Buenos Aires & Mendoza)

Health Technology Management/Clinical Engineering Department Assessment, INMP (Maternity Hospital)

Lima, Peru, ORBIS International, (Travel grant) Online Courses - Caribbean Nations, World Health Organization, $12,000, Start Date - May 2009 Adapting Birthing Technology to Vertical Delivery of Infants in the Andes and Amazon, UVM

International Initiatives grant for videoconference and Peruvian engineering student work, $1,408, Start

date – January 2009 Medical Equipment Technology and Clinical Engineering: On-line Course, Pan American Health and

Education Foundation, $158,000, June 06-August 08 Interactive Simulations of Physical Phenomenon for Online and Classroom Learning, UVM Instructional

Incentive Grant, $2,465.50, July 1-2007 – June 30, 2008 Medical Equipment Quality Assurance, Book Contract, Fluke Electronics Corp., $11,000, Start date - July

2007 Healthcare Technology Management in Developing Counties, UVM International Initiatives grant for

speaker travel and meetings, $1,280, Start date - November 2007

Interviews

Handled with Care? Protecting Medical Devices From Harm, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology,

November/December 2017

Local Inventors Pitch It, Fab It, University Communications, University of Vermont, March 4, 2015

Telehealth: Turning the Corner, 24x7 Magazine, October 13, 2014

Volunteer Spotlight, AAMI News, Volume 49, No. 6, June 2014, page 26

From Mechanics to Management: Will Biomedical Education Keep Up? , 24x7 Magazine, May 2014,

Taming the Clinical Alarm Hazard, 24x7 magazine, pages 10-13, February 2014

3D: Is This the Future of Medical Technology?, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Volume 48,

No. 1, January/February 2014, Pages 14-23

Beep, Beep, Beep – Which Do I Answer?, Philips Trace Journal, Volume 49, September 2013

Virtual’ Town Hall #10: Explore Interoperability with Clinical Alarms, Clinical Engineering & IT

Community, September 19, 2012, Panelist

Lives at risk - Hospitals face hurdles addressing alarm fatigue, Modern Healthcare, April 15, 2013, pages

14-15

AAMI: Alarm management survey shows little progress in last six years, Cardiovascular Business, June 7,

2012

Survey Reveals Lack of Response to Alarm System Problems, AAMI News, November 2011, page 21

Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) Summit 2011, September 2011, (Video)

AAMI: Alarm fatigue, IT, interoperability among top 10 biomed challenges, Clinical Innovation &

Technology, June 28, 2011

Roundtable Discussion – Alarm Safety: A collaborative Effort, Horizons: Improving Medical Alarm

Systems, AAMI, 2011

Business Unusual, 24x7 magazine cover story, January 2011

Model Operation, Burlington Free Press, Business Monday cover story, October 25, 2010

Ingenieros salvavidas(Engineers lifeline), .edu, Weekly Journal of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del

Peru, (PUCP),

EQ2, University of Vermont TSP Team to Improve Healthcare in Peru, 24x7 Magazine, November 1, 2010

In Profile: Educator Spreads Clinical Engineering Beyond Borders, AAMI News, April 2010

The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing: Which Way Should You Go?, Biomedical Instrumentation &

Technology, AAMI, July/August 2004

Professional Service Reviewer, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics

Program Evaluator, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Bioengineering

Technology Programs, June 2016- present

Association for the Advancement for Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Editorial Board member (1992-

2017),

Member, National Coalition Promoting Clinician Proficiency Utilizing Complex Technology, AAMI

Foundation, May 2016-present

Member, Entrepreneurship Forum, UVM Office for the Vice President of Research, 2016

CBET Review Course webinar series, University of Vermont, (2015-present)

Co-chair, Alarms Management Workshop, AAMI Annual Meeting, 2015, 2016

Reviewer, Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,

2006-2017

Collaborating member, International Federation of Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE) - Clinical

Engineering Division (CED) (2015-present)

Experts Groups in the Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management Project – Imaging & Nuclear

Medicine, World Health Organization, 2015-2016

International Program Committee, 1st International Clinical Engineering & Health Technology

Management Congress 2015, Hangzhou, China, October 21-22, 2015

Invited Participant, GE Foundation and AAMI Foundation-sponsored Stakeholder Meeting on Global

BMET Training, Toronto, Canada, June 12, 2015

AAMI HTSI, SpO2 Alarms subgroup, 2014-2015

Vermont Oxford Network Alarm Safety Faculty Steering Committee, July 2014 - present

Reviewer, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2015

Program Project Advisory Committee, Global Health Humanitarian Opportunity Program, College of

Medicine, University of Vermont

ACCE CCE Certification Review course faculty, Webinars and Classroom courses: 2007-present

ACCE International Committee member, 2007-present

Book Proposal Reviewer

o Elsevier, book proposal, 2016-17

o Wiley, book proposal, 2016

o CRC Press, book proposal, 2014

Book Reviewer: Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology:

o Mobile Point-of-Care Monitors & Diagnostic Device Design, Walter Karlen & Krzysztof Iniewski,

CRC Press, 2015

o Webb’s Physics of Medical Imaging, Maggie Flower, PhD, Publisher: CRC Press, 2nd Edition 2012

o Biomedical Instrumentation Systems, Chatterjee, S and A. Miller, Delmar Cengage Learning, 2010

o Computed Tomography: Fundamentals, System Technology, Image Quality, Applications, by Willi

A. Kalender, 2nd Edition, Erlangen, 2005

o Biomedical Photonics Handbook, by Tuan Vo-Dinh , CRC Press, 2006

o Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging, Thomas L. Szabo, 1st Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004

o PACS and Imaging Informatics: Basic Principles and Applications, H.K Huang, Wiley-Liss, 2004

o Medical Equipment Management Manual, Stiefel, AAMI, 2004

o Electrical Safety Manual, Shepherd & Baretich, AAMI, 2004 and 2008

o Virtual Bio-instrumentation. Biomedical, Clinical, and Healthcare Applications in LabVIEW, by

Jon B. Olansen, Eric Rosow, Prentice Hall, 2002

Editorial Board and Reviewer, AAMI Horizons:

o Cybersecurity, Ensuring Secure and Safe Infusion Delivery in a Connected World 2017

o Clinical Alarms, Managing the Overload 2017

o Improving Medical Alarm Systems, 2011

o Home Healthcare Horizons, AAMI, 2010

Health Technology Task Group (HTTG) Member, International Union for Physical and Engineering

Sciences in Medicine, 2013 - Present

University of Vermont, Board of Trustees – Budget, Finance and Investment Committee, Staff

Representative, November 7, 2012 – October 1, 2015

Alarm Best Practices Group, Clinical Alarms Steering Committee, Healthcare Technology Safety Institute,

AAMI Foundation, July 2012 – Present

Clinical Alarms Steering Committee, Healthcare Technology Safety Institute, AAMI Foundation, July

2012 - Present

ACCE Board Member, Advisory as HTF President, 2011- June 2015

Healthcare Technology Foundation (HTF), Past President, July 2015- present); President, June 2011 – June

2015; Vice President, 2009-2010; Board Member, 2004-2009

HTF Clinical Alarms Task Force, Co-chair/Chair – 2004-2014, Member – 2015-2016

Medical Device Alarms Standards Committee Member, AAMI, October 2011- present

WHO-IFMBE/CED-ACCE-HTF Healthcare Technology Management committee, 2011-2015

Outside Evaluator, Design Night - UVM Student Experience for Engineering Design, April 2011

Member, AAMI BMET Core Curriculum Development Committee, 2011

Reviewer,

Teleconference Development Committee, ACCE, 2010 - 2014

Board Nominating Committee, ACCE, 2009

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Accreditation Self-Study – Public Disclosure

Standard Committee, University of Vermont, 2008

HIMSS - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, Patient Care Devices - Alarm Communication Management

Planning Committee (2007- 2008)

Chair, Medical Equipment Management Subcommittee – University of Vermont Medical Center (2005-

present)

Session Chair: Intelligent Monitoring & Clinical Engineering Best Practices - IEEE International

Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, NY, NY, 2006 Reviewer: Health Devices, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, PA

o Review of The Hazards of Alarm Overload (2007),

o Alarm Notification for Physiologic Monitoring (2007),

o Telemedicine (1999),

o IPM Procedures Intended to be Used for Surgical Nd: YAG Lasers (1987)

ACCE Advocacy Committee (2001-2006)

United Way Community Campaign Department Lead Volunteer, University of Vermont, 2000-2005 UVM College of Engineering & Mathematics and Governor’s Institutes of VT, Summer Program for High

School Students in engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, 1999-2005Presidential Search

Committee, University of Vermont (2001-2002) AAMI Clinical Engineering Management Committee (1998-present)

AAMI Board Vice Chair - Clinical Engineering (1998-2001)

AAMI Annual Meeting Program Committee (1993-1999)

AAMI Co-chair - Annual Meeting (1997&1998)

Newsletter Editor, New England Society for Healthcare Engineering (NEHES), 1989-1992

11th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology – Clinical Engineering Track, Educational

Coordinator (1991)

Nominating Committee for Clinical Engineering Society representative, American Society for Hospital

Engineering, 1991

Session Chair: Healthcare Technology Assessment and Acquisition, AAMI 23rd Annual Meeting (1988)

Board of Examiners for Biomedical Equipment Technicians, International Certification Commission, 1987-

1989

7th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology, Educational Coordinator (1987)

Session Chair: Clinical Lasers, 7th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology (1987)

Session Chair: Emerging Technology – Cardiology, 7th Annual Northeastern Symposium on

Healthcare Technology (1987)

Publications

Honan L, Funk M, Maynard M, Fahs D, Clark J, T., David Y. Nurses' perspectives on clinical alarms. Am J Crit

Care. 2015;24(5):387-395.

ACCE Clinical Engineering Study Guide, American College of Clinical Engineering, August 2015 (Contributor)

Planeacion de la Reposicion de Tecnologia Medica, (Planning Medical Technology Replacement), El Hospital

Magazine, Bogota, Colombia, August 2015

BMET Study Guide: Preparing for Certification and Sharpening Your Skills, AAMI, July 2015 (co-author)

Biomedical Technology Online Courses for the Americas, IFMBE Proceedings: World Congress on Medical Physics

& Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, CA, June 2015 (Lead author)

Biomedical Engineering Education in Peru in 2015: A Unique and Innovative Collaboration in Latin America,

IFMBE Proceedings: World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, CA, June 2015

(Rivas et al)

Medical Equipment Replacement, Chapter in: A Practicum for Healthcare Technology Management, AAMI, Editor,

Les Atles, 2nd Edition, June 2015 (co-author)

Funk M, Clark JT, Bauld TJ, Ott JC, Coss P. Attitudes and practices related to clinical alarms. Am J Crit Care.

2014;23(3):e9-e18.

The next challenge for Worldwide Robotized Tele-Echography experiment (WORTEX 2012): From engineering

success to healthcare delivery. TUMI II, Congreso Peruano de Ingeniera Biomedical Bioingeniera, Biotecnologica y

Fisica Médica, Lima, Peru 29-31 May, 2013 (P. Vieyres et al)

Online Courses in Medical Technology Application, Support and Management Improve Effectiveness and Patient

Safety, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, CN, IFMBE Proceedings Paper

& Oral - May 27, 2012

National Clinical Alarms Surveys – 5 years Comparison of Issues, Improvements and Priorities, World Congress on

Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, CN, IFMBE Proceedings Paper & Oral - May 28, 2012

2011 National Clinical Alarms Survey: Perceptions, Issues, Improvements, and Priorities of Healthcare

Professionals, Healthcare Technology Foundation, Task Force Leader

US - Peruvian Partnership Supports CE Development, ACCE News, Nov-Dec 2010, pages 8-9

Closing the Clinical Alarm Gap, 24x7 Magazine, September 2010, Page 26

Convergence Is Not Just An Urban Legend, 24x7 Magazine, Volume 15, Number 3, March 2010, Page 22-23

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance, Book published by Fluke Biomedical Corp., 2009, (co-authors Leah Rafuse

and Mike Lane)

Medical Equipment Replacement, Chapter in: A Practicum for Biomedical Engineering & Technology

Management, Editor, Les Atles, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2008 (co-author Ray Forsell)

Korniewicz DM, Clark T, David Y. A national online survey on the effectiveness of clinical alarms. Am J Crit Care.

2008;17(1):36-41

Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, Editor and Task Force Co-Leader, ACCE, AHTF White Paper, 2006

Clinical Alarms Remain an Area for Patient Safety Improvement, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology,

AAMI, Vol. 39, Issue 5,Sept/Oct 2005, Pg: 357-359

Regional Clinical Engineering Shared Services and Cooperatives, Clinical Engineering Handbook, by Joseph F.

Dyro, Elsevier Science, 2004, Pg: 26-28

Health Care Technology Replacement Planning, Clinical Engineering Handbook, by Joseph F. Dyro, Elsevier

Science, 2004, Pg: 153-154

Challenges Facing Independent Multi-hospital Healthcare Technology Management Systems, IEEE Engineering in

Medicine & Biology magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3, May/June 2004, Pg: 20-26

Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics “Down Under”, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Vol. 37,

Issue 6, Nov/Dec 2003, Pg: 387

Telemedicine Technology and Support: Distance Learning Course, The MGI Management Institute, 2000 (co-

author: Michael Lane)

Clinical Equipment Replacement Planning, Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, Vol. 24, No. 4, July 1990,

Pg: 271-276 (co-author: Raymond Forsell)

Apnea Monitoring by Means of Thoracic Impedance Pneumography – TIR No. 4-1989, AAMI Apnea Monitoring

(Committee publication), 1989

Purchasing Medical Equipment: A Protocol for Decision Making, Respiratory Care, Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 675-684,

1985

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: A Review with Discussion of Noninvasive ICP Monitoring in Neonates, Medical

Technology for the Neonates, AAMI Technology Assessment Report, 1984, Pg: 100-104

The Newborn Oxygram: Automatic Processing of Transcutaneous O2 Data, Pediatrics, Vol. 66, No. 6, Dec. 1980,

Pg: 848-851

Publications – Organizational

“Using a Scientific Approach to Meet Joint Commission AEM Standards”, Biomedical Instrumentation &

Technology, March/April 2017, Volume 51, No. 2, pp 157-161

“To Be the Best, Department Starts ‘Cert Now!’”, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, September/October

2016, Volume 50, No. 5, pp. 377-379

“Improved Automation Helps Group Strengthen End-of Support Data”, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology,

January/February 2016, Volume 50, No. 1, pp. 69-72

“Group’s Deep Data Dive Helps Optimize Medical Equipment Maintenance”, Biomedical Instrumentation &

Technology: May/June 2015, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 203-207

“Optimizing Staff Onboarding”. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology: Nov./Dec. 2012, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp.

451-454

24x7 – Best of Biomedical Departments 2012, 24x7 Magazine, June 2012

http://www.24x7mag.com/issues/articles/2012-TD_07.asp

“Strategic Planning Process Sets Stage for Success”, Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, AAMI, Sept-Oct

2011, Volume 45, Issue 5, Pages 388-391

AAMI Best Celebration - National Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Appreciation Week 2011

“Mentor Program with On-the-Job Training Gets New Hires Up to Speed Quickly”, Biomedical Instrumentation &

Technology, AAMI, Jan/Feb 2009, Pages 35-37

Best Practice Award, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, AAMI, 2008

“Comprehensive Audit Process Guides Facilities in Focusing Priorities”, Biomedical Instrumentation &

Technology, AAMI, Volume 42, Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2008 pages 453–455

“Competency Assessments Help Strengthen Promotion System, Develop Staff Skills”, Biomedical Instrumentation

& Technology, AAMI, Volume 42, Issue 2, March/April 2008, pages 127-128

All publications above part of AAMI/BIT Best Practices and Bright Ideas

Presentations

Healthcare Technology Acquisition: Time of Maximum Leverage to Make Your Healthcare Technology

Management Program Successful, International Congress of Clinical Engineering CONIIC & ACCE, (Webinar),

November 21, 2017

Cyber Risk Information Sharing – Understand, Evaluate, Mitigate, Innovate and The Wannacry Effect: Healthcare

Security Under the Microscope... and Under the Gun, MDISS Fall Congress, Washington, DC, October 31, 2017

(Panelist)

Small Community Hospitals—Best Practices in Providing Professional Clinical Engineering Services, AAMI

Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 12, 2017

3D Printing Can Build Value for HTM, AAMI Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, June 10, 2017

Healthcare Technology Management, Presenter and Case Study Leader, National Workshop on Healthcare

Technology Assessment & Management, Pan American Health Organization, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago,

June 2, 2017

Healthcare Technology Management, Webinar, Pan American Health Organization, May 15, 2017

Healthcare Technology Maintenance Management, Webinar, Pan American Health Organization, May 22, 2017

Clinical Engineering – Healthcare Technology Management (CE-HTM) Education, Training and Professional

Credentialing, Workshop Leader, Third Global Forum on Medical Devices, World Health Organization, Geneva,

Switzerland, May 10, 2017

Improving Emergency Preparedness through Hybrid Interactive Training, Presentation with Rossana Rivas and

Yadin David, Third Global Forum on Medical Devices, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, May 12,

2017

Comparing Compliance Requirements: TJC, DNV, HFAP, MD Expo, Irvine, CA, April 10, 2017

BMET Education and Internships for Career Changers, MD Expo, Irvine, CA, April 11, 2017

Ventilator Alarm Safety, (Webinar) American Association for Respiratory Care, March 1, 2017

Clinical Engineering Internships: University Collaboration in the Americas, VII LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS

IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Bucaramanga, Colombia, October 26, 2016

Impact of Clinical Alarm Issues on Patient Safety, VII LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS IN BIOMEDICAL

ENGINEERING, Bucaramanga, Colombia, October 26, 2016

Medical Device Availability, Cost-effectiveness and Safety, Congreso Nacional de Farmacia 2016, Colegio Quimico

Farmaceutico del Peru, Lima, Peru, October 8, 2016

Alarm Hazards: Have We Gained Control?, MDExpo New England, Mohegan Sun, CT, October 5, 2016

HTF 2016 National Clinical Alarm Survey Results, AAMI National Coalition for Alarm Management Safety,

Annapolis, MD, July 20, 2016

Strategic Planning: Tools to Map the Future, AAMI Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, June 5, 2016

HTF Update: 2016 National Clinical Alarm Survey Results, AAMI Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, June 5, 2016

Medical Device Integration: Acquisition Focus on RFIs and Replacement, ACCE Symposium, AAMI Annual

Meeting, Tampa, FL, June 4, 2016

US Civilian Healthcare Technology Management: A Life Cycle Approach, Joint Military Medical Education &

Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, May 25, 2016 (HTM Week Presentations)

Improving alarm system safety: Best care for our patients and reducing alarm fatigue, University of Vermont

Health Network 13th annual Quality Forum, May 3, 2016 (poster)

Medical Equipment Planning: Maximizing Your Investment, United Iroquois Shared Services, January 21, 2016

(webinar)

Alarm Management at the University of Vermont Medical Center: Focus on Education, AAMI National Coalition

for Alarm Management Safety, October 27, 2015

Are There Indicators to Determine Best Practice in HTM Programs?, 1st International Clinical Engineering and

Health Technology Management Congress, Hangzhou, China, October 21, 2015

Clinical Engineering Value Across the Healthcare Technology Life Cycle, Congreso Internacional de Ingenieria

Clinica, Medellin, Colombia, August 20, 2015

Clinical Alarms Safety, Congreso Internacional de Ingenieria Clinica, Medellin, Colombia, August 20, 2015

Healthcare Technology Replacement Planning, Simon Bolivar University, Barranquillia, Colombia, August 18,

2015

Mobile Health: Quality of Service, Assessment, Maintenance and Sustainability Issues, Workshop on Innovations in

the Use of Mobile Devices in Healthcare, Health Technology Task Group (HTTG), World Congress on Medical

Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, CA, June 11, 2015

HTF Clinical Alarms Initiative & the Joint Commission NPSG, Clinical Alarms Management Continuing Education

Session, World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, CA, June 11, 2015

Medical Device Cleaning and Disinfection: Challenge for HTM, Co presenter with Whitney Taylor, Wally Elliott,

and Leah Francoeur, AAMI Annual Meeting, June 8, 2015

Alarm Management Workshop: Meeting the Joint Commission 2016 Patient Safety Goal…and Beyond, co-leader

with Marilyn Flack, AAMI Annual Meeting, June 7, 2015

A Decade of Action, Alarm Management Workshop, AAMI Annual Meeting, June 7, 2015

Global Medical Device Safety Management, Japanese Society for Medical Instrumentation Annual Meeting,

Yokohama, Japan, May 29, 2015

Technology, Patents and Other Intangible Assets, Advanced Technology Transfer Seminar in Healthcare, Peru

National Institute for Health, Lima, Peru, May 13, 2015

Health Technology Assessment and its relationship with the Technology Transfer, Advanced Technology Transfer

Seminar in Healthcare, Peru National Institute for Health, Lima, Peru, May 13, 2015

Clinical Alarms: Hazards, Impact, and Actions, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center – TSP/UVM Collaborative

Education Session on Clinical Alarms, Lebanon, NH, November 13, 2014

Accreditation and CMS: Background and Changes Affecting the Joint Commission and DNV, Northeastern

Healthcare Technology Symposium, Mystic, CT, November 5, 2014

Technology Replacement Planning, Northeastern Healthcare Technology Symposium, Mystic, CT, November 5,

2014

Importance of Education Throughout the Healthcare Technology Life Cycle, II Foro Internacional de Dispositivos

Medicos, Chamber of Medical and Health Products of the National Association of Colombia (ANDI), Bogota,

Colombia, October 23, 2014

Medical Device Quality Assurance and Management, Shanghai Hospital Association: Medical Equipment

Management Committee, Shanghai, China, October 16, 2014

IMPROVING ALARM SYSTEM SAFETY: BEST CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND MEETING 2014 JOINT

COMMISSION NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOAL, Fletcher Allen Health Care Quality Forum, Poster Session,

Burlington, VT, April 17, 2014

2nd Global Forum on Medical Devices, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, November 22-24, 2013

Workshop: ACCE advanced clinical engineering workshops (co-presenter)

Poster: Healthcare Technology Foundation (co-presenter)

Presentation: Combining device innovations and strategic technology management for population care in

Peru (contributor)

Healthcare Technology Management, Seminario Internacional: Fortaleciendo el Rol del INS y su Organización en

el Contexto de la Reforma de Salud, El Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru, November 19, 2013 (co-presenter)

Benchmarking: Clinical Engineering Departments & Medical Device Quality Assurance, Annual Meeting for China

Medical Metrology Association, Fuzhou, China, October 23, 2013

Healthcare Technology Management, Workshop: Reunión Técnica de Evaluación y Gestión de Tecnologías en

Salud, PAHO, MoH and EsSalud, Lima, Peru, October 22, 2013

Communicating Safe Practices to Care Givers, AAMI/FDA Summit on Healthcare Technology in Nonclinical

Settings, October 9, 2013, Herndon, VA

Healthcare Technology Planning and Management, The Saudi International Conference for Medical Technology

2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 29, 2013

Showing Value at the Executive Level Across the Health Technology Life Cycle, Biomedical Advisory Council,

Orlando, FL, December 14, 2012

Project Management - seminar, Master’s in Social Management Program, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru,

Lima, Peru, November 19 & 20, 2012

ACEW Peru 2012, ACCE Faculty Leader, Lima, Peru, November 12-16, 2012

Responsibilities of Industry and Setting Standards, Cardiac Monitoring and Alarm Fatigue Session, American Heart

Association Annual Meeting, November 6, 2012, Los Angeles, CA

2011 National Clinical Alarms Survey: Perceptions, Issues, Improvements and Priorities, 4th Annual Nursing

Research & Evidence Based Practice Symposium, November 2, 2012, Burlington, VT

2011 National Clinical Alarms Survey: Perceptions, Issues, Improvements and Priorities, AAMI Annual Meeting,

June 3, 2012 (presenter), Charlotte, NC

2011 National Survey on Clinical Alarms, Poster, National Patient Safety Foundation Congress, Washington, DC,

May 23-25, 2012 (task force member)

A 40 Year Health Technology Smorgasbord – Lessons Learned, Bay Area Association of Medical Instrumentation,

Clearwater, FL, April 19, 2012

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance and Preventative Maintenance: USA Best Practices, Abu Dhabi Quality &

Conformity Council, UAE; American Hospital - Dubai, UAE; Directorate of Medical Technologies, MoH, Muscat,

Oman December 2011

2011 National Survey on Clinical Alarms, Poster, AAMI Medical Device Alarms Summit, Herndon, VA, October 4-

5, 2011

Ancient Inventions, Honors College Course 185G, Domenico Grasso, Professor

Magnetism, Electricity and the Baghdad Battery

Ancient Medical Practice, the Development of Hospitals and Surgical Instruments

Instrumentation & Model Facility (hosted student projects to fabricate replicas)

Top 10 Medical Device Challenges, AAMI Annual Meeting, June 27, 2011, San Antonio, TX, Presenter/Panelist

Staffing for Performance Excellence, ACCE Healthcare Technology Management Teleconference, June 16, 2011

Desafio de las Tecnologias de Salud, I Foro Internacional de Gestion Technologica en Salud, CAJA Costarricense

de Seguro Social, Gerencia de Infraestructura y Tecnologías, San Jose, Costa Rica, December 1, 2010 (via

videoconference)

Convergence of Technologies in Healthcare, 6º Foro Nacional de Tecnologias para la Salud, National Center for

Health Technology Excellence (CENTEC), Ministry of Health, Mexico City DF, Mexico November 10, 2010

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance, SENA University/MSP, Bogota, Colombia, October 29, 2010

The Value of Medical Equipment Quality Assurance and Preventative Maintenance: USA Best Practices, 11th

Annual Meeting of Medical Engineering Society of Chinese Medical Association, Shanghai, China, September 10,

2010

Improving Medical Device Availability, Cost-Effectiveness and Safety: Online Courses on Principles, Application,

Support and Management (Poster), 1st Global Forum on Medical Devices, World Health Organization, Bangkok,

Thailand, September 9, 2010

Health Technology Life Cycle: Planning and Management, Congreso de la Republica del Peru, Lima, Peru, May 24,

2010 (also presented to Universidad Cayetano Heredia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, and Maternity Hospital of

Lima)

Keynote Presentation: International Standards for Biomedical Equipment Testing and Calibration, Conference on

Metrology in Diagnosis & Therapy, Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2010

Safety in Healthcare Technology, Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal (National Maternity-Neonatal Hospital),

Lima, Peru, December 14, 2009 (via videoconference)Safety in Healthcare,

Biomedical Instrumentation, December 1, 2009 & Clinical Imaging Systems, December 3, 2009 for Professor J.

Iatridis, ME 207 – Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Medical Device, Information Technology, & Telecommunications Convergence in Healthcare, TSP Fall Seminar,

November 18, 2009

Healthcare Technology Quality Management: Benefits of Medical Device Quality Control, 3rd Annual Hospital

CEO Meeting, Shanghai, China, November 7, 2009

IMF: Turning Ideas Into Instruments, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, September 19, 2012; School of

Engineering: Student Experience in Engineering Design (SEED), October 8, 2012 & October 27, 2009; College of

Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) Faculty Meeting, November 18, 2008; InventVermont July 10,

2008; Invention to Venture, April 11, 2008

Patient Alarm Management: Advancing and Enhancing Your Response, AAMI Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD,

June 7, 2009

Global Clinical Engineering, Engineers without Borders – UVM Chapter, March 25, 2009

Improving Patient Safety: Medical Devices and Systems, Full day workshop, Pan American Health Care Exchange,

Mexico D F, Mexico, March 17, 2009

Biomedical Instrumentation & Clinical Imaging Systems, ME 207 – Introductory Bioengineering (for Professor

James Iatridis), CEMS, University of Vermont, December 2008

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance and Safety Systems in the USA, 2008 Chinese Congress of Clinical

Engineering & Digital Medicine and the 9th Annual Meeting of Medical Engineering Society of Chinese Medical

Association; Hangzhou, China, November 7, 2008

Medical Device Regulation & Quality Assurance in the U.S.A., Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China, November 5, 2008

Medical Device Regulation & Quality Assurance in the U.S.A., Chinese National Institute of Metrology, Shenzhen,

China, November 4, 2008

Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, TSP Fall Seminar (coordinator and speaker), Medical Device-related

Errors, University of Vermont, October 28, 2008

Clinical Engineering Track, Pan American Health Organization - Eastern Caribbean Conference for Health Services

Managers and Clinical Engineers, Bridgetown, Barbados, October 20-24, 2008

Distance Learning, Northeastern Healthcare Technology Symposium, Sturbridge, MA, October 9, 2008

Safety, Risk and Quality Management & Medical Equipment Quality Assurance and Safety Systems in the USA,

Medical Equipment Metrology and Quality Assurance workshop, Sponsored by Pontificia Universidad Católica del

Perú, Lima and Cusco, Peru, September 15 & 18, 2008

Global Healthcare Engineering for the 21st Century, Cooperativa de Hospitales de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia,

July 10, 2008 (via videoconference)

Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, Colombian Society for Biomedical Engineering, Pereira, Colombia,

June 5, 2008

Medical Equipment Quality Assurance and Safety Systems in the USA, Japanese Society for Medical

Instrumentation, Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 2008 (Real Player video)

Collaboration in Healthcare Technology, Global Engineering Leadership and Knowledge Sharing, Pan American

Health Care Exchange, Long Beach, CA, January 28, 2008

Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, Pan American Health Care Exchange, Long Beach, CA, January 28,

2008

Clinical Alarm Notification and Management, Webcast, FDA MedSun Project, November 29, 2007

Profile and Importance of the Engineer in the Context of Globalization, International Seminar, Colegio de

Ingenieros del Peru, Lima, Peru, November 7-8, 2007

Medical Equipment Technology and Clinical Engineering: On-line Course, 3rd Annual Forum on Health

Technologies, CENETEC, Ministry of Health, , Mexico City, Mexico, September 19, 2007

Electrical Safety: Medical Devices and the Patient Care Environment, Workshop, Commission for the

Advancement of Healthcare Technology Management in Asia (CAHTMA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September

10-14, 2007

Improving Patient Safety Through Clinical Alarms Management, 11th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and

Biomedical Engineering and Computing 2007, MEDICON 2007, 26-30 June 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia (co-authors:

Yadin David, J. Ott, T. Bauld, B. Patail, I. Gieras, M. Shepherd, S. Miodownik, J. Heyman, O. Keil, A. Lipschultz,

B. Hyndman, W. Hyman, J. Keller, M. Baretich, W. Morse and D. Dickey)

Medical Device Testing, Management and Quality Control in U.S. Hospitals, Jinsing Medical Engineering

Association, People’s Hospital #1, Nanjing, China, May 24, 2007

Medical Device Testing, Management and Quality Control in U.S. Hospitals, 2007 International Forum on Safety

and Quality Control of Medical Devices, Wuxi, China, May 24, 2007

Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, Poster: Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress, National Patient Safety

Foundation, Washington D.C, May 2-4, 2007

AHTF Clinical Alarms Task Force, Colloquium: Responding to Medical Device Incidents, MD Anderson Cancer

Center, Houston, TX , March 8, 2007

Medical Equipment Technology and Clinical Engineering: On-line Course, Pan American Health Care Exchanges

(PAHCE), Los Angeles, CA, February 15, 2007 (Rossana Rivas/Luis Vilcahuamán)

Medical Device Testing, Management and Quality Control in U.S. Hospitals, Guang Dong Military Sector General

Hospital, Guangzhou, China, August 24, 2006

Medical Device Testing, Management and Quality Control in U.S. Hospitals, Chinese Clinical Engineering Society,

Beijing, China, August 22, 2006

Healthcare Technology Assessment. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Seoul, South

Korea, August 31, 2006

Adverse Patient Events Involving Medical Devices: Investigative Tools, World Congress on Medical Physics and

Biomedical Engineering, Seoul, South Korea, August 30, 2006

AHTF Clinical Alarms Improvement Initiative, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering,

Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 1, 2006

AHTF Clinical Alarms Improvement Initiative, AAMI Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 24, 2006

Healthcare Technology Management Workshops - Advanced Capacity Building for Solving Real Problems, 19th

International Federation for Hospital Engineering, Cape Town, South Africa, May 10, 2006

Biomedical/Clinical Engineering Role in Providing Safe Healthcare, 19th International Federation for Hospital

Engineering, Cape Town, South Africa, May 9, 2006

AHTF Clinical Alarms Improvement Initiative, Northeastern Healthcare Technology Symposium, New England

Clinical Engineering Society, Southbridge, MA October 10-12, 2005

Certified Clinical Engineering Test Review, Northeastern Healthcare Technology Symposium, New England

Clinical Engineering Society, Southbridge, MA October 10-12, 2005

AHTF Clinical Alarms Improvement Initiative, FDA/Medsun Representatives Conference, Sept 2005

Major Medical Equipment Inventory and Analysis, Vermont State Health Resource Allocation Planning Retreat,

Cortina Inn, Rutland, VT, March 7, 2005

Certified Clinical Engineering Exam Prep, The Annual Audio Educational Teleconference Series, ACCE, July 15,

2004

A Town Meeting on Clinical Alarm Management and Integration, AAMI Conference & Expo, Tampa, Fl, May 15,

2005

Medical Device Testing, Management and Quality Control in U.S. Hospitals, 2004 International Forum of Safety &

Quality Control of Medical Devices, Medical Engineering Society/Chinese Medical Association, Shanghai, China,

October 2004

Medical Device Safety and Performance Testing in the U.S.A., Chinese National Institute of Metrology, Hangzhou,

China, March 8, 2004

The Future of Clinical Engineering - Hospital Perspective, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical

Engineering, Sydney, Australia, August 28, 2003

Careers and Opportunities in Biomedical Technology and Engineering, Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT,

April 24, 2003

Telemedicine: Technology, Application, Support and Millennium View, AAMI Annual Conference and Expo, San

Jose, CA, June 4, 2000

Keynote Speaker, 19th Annual Northeastern Biomedical Symposium, Manchester, NH, November 1999

Medical Device Year 2000 Contingency Planning, Health Care and Social Services, City of Burlington, June 29,

1999

Year 2000 – Are We Ready?, HealthTech Annual Meeting, St. Louis, April 29, 1999

Clinical Engineering Management: Telemedicine – What You Need to Know, 18th Annual Northeastern Biomedical

Symposium, Albany, NY, November 1998

Technology Management in Small Healthcare Institutions and Community Care Networks, 12th National Conference

on Medical Technology Management, ASHE, December 1996

Total Technology Management in Rural Hospitals, 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition, AAMI, Boston, MA, May 9,

1993

Equipment Replacement Planning, 28th Annual Meeting & Exposition, AAMI, Boston, MA, May 9, 1993

Reducing Maintenance Expenditures without Compromising Service Quality, 72nd Annual Meeting, New England

Hospital Assembly, Boston, March 31, 1993

Equipment Maintenance Management Strategies, 11th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology,

November 1991

Jobs in Biomedical and Clinical Engineering, University of Vermont Mortar Board, January 1991

Clinical Equipment Replacement Planning, The National Conference on Medical Technology Management, The Six

Annual Clinical Engineering Symposium and Technical Exhibition; Clinical Engineering Section (CES), American

Society for Hospital Engineering (ASHE), American Hospital Association (AHA), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1990

Cost Effective Approaches to Clinical Engineering Services, 9th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare

Technology, New England Society of Clinical Engineering, Springfield, MA, November 27, 1989

Perinatal Care Technology, Clinical Engineering Symposium, American Hospital Association, Oak Brook, IL,

October 1989

Perinatal Monitoring, ASHE Clinical Engineering Symposium, Chicago, IL, 1989

Technology Acquisition Methods: Shared Service Approach, AAMI annual meeting, Washington D.C, May 15,

1988

Technology Assessment and Acquisition, 7th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology, 1987

Instrumentation for Apnea Monitoring, 7th Annual Northeastern Symposium on Healthcare Technology, 1987

Preventive Maintenance Considerations, INSITE on Facilities Management Workshop, MIT Office of Facilities

Management Systems, Cambridge, MA, September 29, 1987

A University-Based Shared Service Clinical Engineering Program – 11 Years Experience, AAMI 20th Annual

Meeting, May 6, 1985 (co-presenter: James Bernard)

Protocol for Medical Instrumentation Purchase in the 80’s, 20th Annual Meeting, AAMI, May 6, 1985

Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: A Review with Discussion of Noninvasive ICP Monitoring in Neonates, AAMI

Conf. Proc. On Medical Technology and the Neonate, 1983

Inadequacy of Current Oxygen Monitoring, Society of Pediatric Research Meeting, 1983

A TcPO2 Data Reduction Device, American Association of Respiratory Therapy Annual Meeting, 1981

Judging the Quality of O2 Care Using TcPO2 Monitoring and a Microprocessor, Society of Pediatric Research

Meeting, 1980

A Clinical Tool for the Evaluation of TcPO2 Data; Proceedings, AAMI 15th Annual Meeting, 1980

Radiation Dosage for Common Diagnostic Procedures: Variations Due to Equipment and Technique Factors, 6th

New England Bioengineering Conference, 1978

Radiation Exposure for Common Diagnostic Procedures: Variation due to Equipment and Technique Factors,

AAMI, 1977

Radiation Facilities Safety and Preventive Maintenance in Rural Community Hospitals, 29th ACEMB, Boston, MA,

1976

A Fiberoptic Reflection Fluorometer, 2nd New England Bioengineering Conference, 1974

Vestibular Function and the Clinical Significance of the Electronystagmograph, Electrical and Computer

Engineering Seminar, Boston University, 1972