- C63.18 Seminar (2 days)
- On-Site Training for C63.18
- Interactive Hospital Management Tutorial
- Hospital Simulator Prototype
- Hospital Resource Manual
- Hospital Report
- Hospital Management Seminar (half day)
- Consulting Services
TOOLS FOR EMI MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALS
Tools for Addressing EMI Management in Hospitals: Education and Analysis
The Center for the Study of
Wireless Electromagnetic Compatibility has
many different ways that it can assist and educate hospitals and hospital
personnel. The following is a list of what the Center offers:
Table of Costs for EMI Management in Hospitals Tools
C63.18 Seminar (2 days)
The Center offers a 2-day
seminar on the ANSI
C63.18 Standard for on-site medical device testing. The standard is intended as a guide for
hospital personnel and conducted by clinical/biomedical engineers. It
allows hospitals to evaluate the RF immunity of in-stock and pre-purchase
medical devices. The standard provides a test method for repeatable ad
hoc EMC testing, which may be accomplished on-site at the hospital. It
also provides guidance in the selection of the medical devices to be
tested. The seminar will provide the clinical/biomedical engineers the
knowledge they need to conduct the testing.
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On-Site Training for C63.18
The Center will travel to a
hospital to
explain and teach the ANSI C63.18 Standard for on-site medical device
testing to the clinical/biomedical engineers of that hospital. The
standard is intended as a guide for hospital personnel and conducted by
clinical/biomedical engineers. It allows hospitals to evaluate the RF
immunity of in-stock and pre-purchase medical devices. The standard
provides a test method to improve the repeatability of ad hoc EMC
testing. It also provides guidance in the selection of the medical
devices to be tested. The Center will provide a customized one-day
seminar on this standard to address the particular needs of a
hospital.
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Interactive Hospital Management Tutorial
The tutorial software is separated
into three
sections: Tutorial, Glossary, and Incident Reports. The Tutorial is
designed to provide a hospital policy developer with the basic
information he/she needs to actually develop a policy. At the end of the
tutorial is an example of a possible hospital EMI policy. The Glossary
contains terms related to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and/or the
biomedical fields. The glossary can be browsed or searched by keyword.
The Incident Reports section is a database of actual accounts of
EMI with medical devices. These reports can be browsed or searched by keyword.
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Hospital Simulator Prototype
The EMC Center is developing a new software simulation program to assist medical centers in developing and evaluating hospital policies concerning medical and wireless devices. The program should help hospitals determine where medical devices should be located and if any limitations should be put on the use of wireless phones in the hospital. To accomplish this, the EMC Center is developing a sound, scientific methodology for evaluating the effects of management policies for the use of wireless devices in hospitals.
Based on simulation of hospital
operations,
officials will be able to look at many factors that could affect
interactions. The software provides several output values, including:
the number of interactions, the probability that interactions will occur,
the duration of the exposure, the magnitude and severity/ consequences of
the interactions, and the location of the interactions.
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Hospital Resource Manual
The manual was designed to provide important information to assist in managing EMC issues in hospitals. Development of the hospital manual was funded by the CTIA.
The hospital resource manual contains articles and information on recent research activities in the area of electromagnetic compatibility in healthcare, and is formatted so administrators, medical professionals, biomedical engineers, and hospital personnel can easily identify and access the sections most pertinent to their job function.
The manual is made up of six
chapters. The
first four chapters include: an overview and objectives, a roadmap for
each user type, a primary reference on the subject of the chapter, and
abstracts of the related articles. The references are prioritized with
"must read," "should read," and "can read" labels. In addition, the
fifth chapter is a "Filing Cabinet" chapter. It contains complete copies
of the more than 75 abstracted articles. Full references are provided.
Finally, chapter six contains a list of Internet resources.
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Hospital Report
This report is addressed to hospital administrators and clinical engineers concerned with the effects of electromagnetic interaction of wireless devices with medical devices.
This report gives an
introduction to
electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC), discussing general terminology, types of interference, and the
ambient electromagnetic environment. Problem reports show the scope of
EMI, and five general solutions are discussed: altering the coupling
path, ad-hoc testing, identification of electromagnetic sources,
education, and conformity to standards. A list of ten recommendations is
also given for hospital administrators to manage EMI.
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Hospital Management Seminar (half day)
The Center offers a half-day
seminar on EMI
Management in Hospitals. The development of the seminar was funded by
CTIA. The seminar is intended as a guide for hospital management to
educate them on the realities of EMI in hospitals and to provide them the
information so that they can develop an effective EMI management policy.
The seminar includes sessions on the medical environment, radiated EMC
problems in hospitals, EMC risks, C63.18 immunity testing standard,
hospital EMC policy evaluation software, management solutions to EMC
problems, and a success story.
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Consulting Services
The Center will provide on-site
consulting to aid the hospitals in the area of EMI/EMC issues and policies.
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Table of Costs for EMI Management in Hospitals Tools
| C63.18 Seminar (2 days) | |
| On-Site Training for C63.18 | |
| Interactive Hospital Management Tutorial | |
| Hospital Simulator Prototype | |
| Hospital Resource Manual | |
| Hospital Report | |
| Hospital Management Seminar (half day) | |
| Consulting Services | |
| Product Testing |
- * This price does not include the cost of the meeting room,
equipment, or food. Minor adjustments for airfare and hotel rates may
also be necessary.
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More Information
For more information, or to receive any of
these items or services, please contact:
- OU Wireless EMC Center
Sarkeys Energy Center
100 East Boyd, Suite R-208
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-2429
Fax: (405) 325-2556
E-mail: emc@ou.edu
Webpage: www.ou.edu/engineering/emc
