National Summit on Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) with Wireless Communication and Computing Devices in Healthcare Facilities
Sponsored by MoHCA (Mobile Healthcare Alliance) and preceding Mobile Health Care Conference and Exhibition, October 17-18, 2002, Sands Expo, and Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Washington DC: September 23, 2002 –The Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA) is sponsoring the first National Summit on EMI, representing key stakeholder perspectives in order to develop a national policy for addressing EMI in healthcare facilities.
As mobile handheld devices gain acceptance in point-of-care computing and are increasingly used for charge capture, hospital rounds, order entry, ED, and other applications, the safety hazards concerning EMI for medical devices continue to be a hurdle to broader industry utilization.
Healthcare providers, vendors and others from the healthcare industry are invited to participate in this high-level summit on October 15-16, 2002, at the Sands Expo and Venetian Hotel. The Mobile Health Care Conference and Exhibition follows the Summit, held in conjunction with CTIA.
For the complete agenda, refer to the Summit website at: http://www.medrecinst.com/conferences/wireless/oct02/program/special/summit_agenda.shtml.
Summit presentations include:
Overview
Peter Waegemann, CEO, Medical Records Institute and Vice Chair, MoHCA
General Overview of EMI and EMC for Medical Devices in Healthcare Facilities
Yadin David, MD, MSc, PhD, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Texas Children's Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute
Industry and Organizational Perspectives
FDA Concerns for Medical Device EMC with Wireless RF Technology
Donald Witters Jr., MS, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
FCC’s Role in Applications in Healthcare Facilities
Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission
Report on the work on Medical Device EMC of AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) and of ANSI-accredited Committee C63
Jeffrey L Silberberg, MSEE, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Communication Industry Perspective on Compatible Deployment of Wireless Equipment in Healthcare Facilities
Joe Morrissey, Motorola Labs
American Hospital Association Perspective
John Collins, American Society for Health Engineering (ASHE)
American Medical Device Manufacturers re EMC
Speak to be announced
Review/Discussion
Facilitated by Donald Witters, FDA
Summary of Medical Device Technology EMC
Bernard Segal, PhD, Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Issues Concerning Wireless Telemetry In Healthcare Applications
Stan Wiley, Director of Product Development, Spacelabs
AMA Perspective and Recommendations regarding EMC in Healthcare Facilities
Melvyn Sterling, MD, MA Council on Scientific Affairs
IEC Standards and Medical Device EMC
Jim Conrad, EMC Consulting
Biomedical Engineer’s Perspective
Paul Sherman, Biomedical Engineer, VA Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health
DoD: The Work at Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, TATRC
Rufus Sessions, US Department of Defense (invited)
The Use of Wireless Devices at Jacobi Medical Center
Sheldon Teperman, MD, Jacobi Medical Center
CareGroup’s Approach to Electromagnetic Compatibility Management
John Powers, MD, CareGroup
To register online, go the www.medrecinst.com/mobile site and click on the registration link in the left-hand corner or call 617-964-3923 #223 for more information.
The Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA) promotes the adoption of mobile technologies to support the delivery of higher quality healthcare. MoHCA provides an active forum in which all interested healthcare industry participants can identify and advance common priorities relating to the implementation, standardization, security, and regulation of portable devices, wireless technologies, and mobile workflow processes. For additional information about MoHCA, call 202-452-0889, write, ctessier@mohca.org, or go to www.mohca.org
