DelftX: Biomedical Equipment: A Practical Approach to Healthcare Technology Management

• Understand the principles and tools of healthcare technology management
• Plan, assess and create a budget for biomedical equipment, procurement and maintenance
• Acquire relevant and appropriate biomedical equipment from companies and donors
• Manage operating biomedical equipment
• Overcome pitfalls and challenges to manage biomedical equipment effectively in limited-resource settings

Week 1: Introduction to Health Technology Management
In this module you will get an overview of HTM.

• Basics of HTM
• Life cycle of a biomedical device
• Ecosystem of healthcare units
• Finances and funding of different levels of healthcare units

Week 2: General asset management 1: Planning tools
In this module you will learn about the systematic tools that you can use to discover your direction of travel and to plan the budget and procurement of biomedical devices.

• How to create inventories?
• Stock value estimates
• Budget lines
• Reference materials
• Standard equipment lists

Week 3: General asset management 2: Budgeting and storage tools
In this module you will learn how to calculate budgets for equipment that is needed.

• Capital and recurrent budgeting
• Equipment development plan
• Core equipment expenditure plan
• Storage and reordering budget

Week 4: Procurement
In this module you will learn the procedures and strategies to procure biomedical equipment based on the budgets and plans.

• Different procurement methods
• Procurement procedure
• Installation and registration of the procured equipment

Week 5: Daily operation management
In this module you will learn how to manage the equipment when it is in use.

• Training
• Safety
• Planned corrective maintenance and repair
• Workshop management

Week 6: Decommissioning and disposal

• Procedures to decommission/replace the equipment
• Correct disposal of damaged equipment
• Summary and finalizing the course

"This comprehensive program has deepened my understanding of biomedical equipment, standards, and protocols. The hands-on experience and practical training provided have equipped me with the skills necessary to implement best practices in patient safety" - Clement Nana Yaw Adjei Appiah Anokye, Biomedical Engineer from Ghana

“I increased my knowledge in the Healthcare Technology Management field, specifically in the planning, selection, and procurement phase of the operations. Excellent delivery, very flexible and efficient” - Walid Awdat, Technical Operations Senior Manager, Jordan