March 10, 2010 - Presentation to the Intermountain Clinical Instrumentation Society (ICIS) by Pat Lynch of Global Medical Imaging.
This presentation is on the state of professional biomed and clinical engineering presentations.
Location: Ogden Weber Applied Tech
1. Biomed AssociationsState of the Profession ICIS ICIS Ogden Weber College March 10, 2010 Patrick Lynch, CBET, CCE Global Medical Imaging Charlotte, NC 1
3. Who am I? plynch@gmi3.com 704-941-0116 3 35 years (1975) BMET CBET CCE Manager - - - - Managed large hospital system in Atlanta Managed 130 BMETs and Engineers in 140 hospitals nationwide Former - - - - - Chair of BMET Bd of Examiners (CBET) Chair of Clin Eng Bd of Examiners (CCE) 1st President of NCBA in 1980 Current - - - - - Membership Secretary of NCBA Treasurer – FMESA Board – Alabama Advisory Committee – Ohio, Utah, Virginia Author, Presenter, Organizer General pain in the a_ _.
13. American College of Clinical Engineering Runs the only Clinical Engineering certification program Moved annual meeting from AAMI to HIMSS Engaged in high-level, forward thinking activities 8
16. CMIA Serves California over 500 members 8 regions Chapters control own meetings, frequency, locations, content Annual Statewide Meeting – Single Day (Saturday) Banquet on Saturday evening LA or San Diego - 125 attendees Good Web site with Chapter Pages 11
17. Serves NC over 500 Members no chapters, but holds statewide educational seminars based on need and location of interested persons Annual Statewide Meeting Fall (September – Dec) 3 days plus Golf 300 attendees 32 years in operation 12
18. Annual Meeting in January in Indianapolis Membership directory booklet given at Annual Meeting One Day - Saturday Great turnout – 140 people 13
19. Starting up Based in Nashville Serves Middle Tennessee and So. Ky Incorporated Jan 15, 2010 14
20. FBS Serves Florida 4 Chapters Chapters control own meetings, Location, frequency, content. Annual Meeting Orlando or Tampa October 200 attendees at Disney 15
21. OCEA Serves Ohio 4 Chapters Chapters control own meetings, Location, frequency, content. Great Board Communications Annual meeting (sporatic) Statewide Tour (4 cities in 4 days) 16
22. BMETSBaltimore Medical Equipment Technician Society Great logo Serves Baltimore metro area Excellent Newsletter Monthly meetings Sept thru April May meeting is a big social bash 17
23. Serves Wisconsin 5 Regions Chapters control own meetings, Location, frequency, content. Annual Meeting - rotates between all regions annually Milwaukee LaCrosse Green Bay Madison 18
26. Opportunities companies want to support local associations to have visibility to members. training is cheaper locally. much to be learned from others in the local area. 21
36. Membership Perks Local Training Membership certificate Lapel Pin Educational discounts Automatically become a member whenever you attend an ICIS event State Listserv / local communications Access to other members 31
37. Ongoing Regular Membership Meetings Location Frequency Regular BOD Meetings Location Frequency Educational Seminars Location Frequency Topics 32
38. Ongoing (2) Annual Symposium Annual banquet to other networking event. revenue from vendors Educational presentation Fun Events Summer Picnic Family-oriented Culture good-ole-boys equality openness trust among members addressing tough topics directly 33