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TABlE 2. 2015 HTM Seminar Participants • How to enable, using resources & influence to help
drive HTM
MOH Health Technology (HT)
Albania
Director • WHO needs data from specific case studies to bet-
ter assist
Argentina MOH HT Coordinator
3. Develop Regional Training Centers (RTC) – Improves
Argentina Private Hospital CE Director HR & HTM
Australia / Egypt WHO BME Intern • Need Key HTM Process Standardization
Bangladesh University BME Professor
• Lessons learned to be applied: (1) create RTC for
Bangladesh University BME graduate student maintenance; (2) Training that is university-based
Bhutan MOH Director HT Unit is more sustainable
Botswana MOH Regional HT Director • Incorporate CE/HTM in health care clinical & busi-
Brazil MOH HT Manager ness courses, such as for physicians and health
administrators
Brazil Private CE Company COO
Canada WHO BME Intern • Share different methods of risk management across
countries
Colombia MOH Director HT Unit 4. Develop standard medical equipment procurement
Colombia MOH Laboratory CE Director documents
Colombia University BME Professor • Incorporate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis, as World
Cuba MOH Hospital CE Bank has done for Information and Communication

Ethiopia MOH BME Advisor Technologies
Haiti National Hospital CE Director • Make use of WHO resources on Device Specifications
• Consider central/national Public-Private-Partnership
Haiti / USA Medical Device Consultant
(PPP)
India MOH WHO HT Center Director 5. Consider how to best facilitate “our group” ongoing
India MOH Consultant communications and networking – e.g., INFRATECH
Kenya MOH Hospital CE and WHO Listservs

Kosovo Telecommunications Engineer 6. Maintenance Management
Mexico MOH Hospital Coordinator • Need inventory management system on line with
Mexico University CE Professor history (CMMS); such as, basic inventory, then layers
• India is working on a national CMMS that can be
Mexico University CE Professor
made available on line for free
Nigeria MOH Director HT Unit 7. WHO & Medical Equipment Manufacturers
MOH Consultant, University CE
Peru
Professor • How to improve interactions?
• WHO: Has created a Forum for manufacturers
Sierra Leone/USA University CE Professor
8. Improve Domestic production of Medical Devices
Suriname MOH Hospital CE Director
• Affects HTM, making best use of Technology Transfer
Uganda MOH Director HT Unit
9. Organize professional societies to extend influence
Uganda MOH Senior BME • Many benefits to join locally, nationally, regionally,
USA NGO BME Leader globally

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