Director, Instrumentation & Technical Services
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Engineering
Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
280 East Avenue, Suite 2
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone : (802) 656-0069
Fax : (802) 656-8561
Electronic mail
Areas of Interest
- Biomedical instrumentation - instruments for life science research, medical device calibrators, simulators and measurement devices, virtual instrumentation, and clinical instrumentation education and training
- Clinical engineering and Healthcare technology management - Medical device quality assurance, patient safety, medical technology replacement systems, and education. Focus on developing countries
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Areas of Responsibility
Director, Instrumentation & Technical Services, Univ. of Vermont (1993-Present)
· 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 Program (TSP) - TSP provides healthcare technology management assistance and direct technical services to twenty-six hospitals in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Engineering/Faculty, Biomedical Engineering, University of Vermont (1989-Present)
- Teach EE227, Biomedical Measurements, Instrumentation & Systems
- Teach NH 095 Patient Care Equipment Technology and NH 195 Advanced Medical Equipment Systems online courses
- Administer internships in clinical engineering and instrumentation for UVM and international students
- Advise students in project activities
Advisor, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC and World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland (1991-Present)
- 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
- Boston, Lithuania, Ecuador, Costa Rica* (2), Dominica, Colombia* (3), South Africa*, Brazil, and Perú (* faculty leader)
- Consult on healthcare technology management and clinical engineering
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Recent Presentations
IMF: Turning Ideas Into Instruments, Invention to Venture, April 11, 2008 and InventVermont July 10, 2008
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
Clinical Alarm Notification and Management, Webcast, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 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
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Recent Publications
Medical Equipment Quality Assurance, Fluke Biomedical Corp., 2008, (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)
A National Online Survey on the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms, American Journal of Critical Care, Volume 17:Pg. 36-41, January 2008 (co-authors Denise Korniewicz and Yadin David)
Impact of Clinical Alarms on Patient Safety, Editor and Task Force Co-Leader, ACCE/AHTF White Paper, 2006
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Grant Support
Medical Equipment Technology and Clinical Engineering: On-line Course, Pan American Health and Education Foundation, $158,500, June 06-July 31, 2008
Interactive Simulations of Physical Phenomenon for Online and Classroom Learning, UVM Instructional Incentive Grant, $2,465.50, July 1-2007 – June 30, 2008
Principles and Management of Medical Device 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
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Patent
1994/2006 - Simulation for Pulse Oximeter, RE39,268, Merrick, et al, Assigned to Fluke Electronics. Corp.
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Awards and Certifications
- American College of Clinical Engineering, Professional Achievement in Management Award, 2008
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (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)
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Recent Professional Service
- HIMSS - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise, Patient Care Devices - Alarm Communication Management Planning Committee (2007-present)
- American College of Clinical Engineering Healthcare Technology Foundation (AHTF) Board Member (2004-present)
- Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Editorial Board member (1992-Present),
- Session Chair: Intelligent Monitoring & Clinical Engineering Best Practices - IEEE International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, NY, NY, 2006
- Presidential Search Committee, University of Vermont (2001-2002)
- AAMI Board Vice Chair - Clinical Engineering (1998-2001)
- AAMI Co-chair - Annual Meeting (1997&1998)
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Education
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Vermont, 1979
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 1972
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Additional information: Complete listing of professional work
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