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I borrowed the Fluke IBP cable to Marquette and buzzed it out and I would never open that as it is not mine. They cost hundreds to buy but all it is is a 5 pin DIN. I used the Fluke cable to commission an Ortus Corpuls3 HBO defib-monitor. I would not like to plug my home made cable into the £44,000 Ortus Corpuls3. But it does buzz out the same as the proper cable. I sent my document to Muhammad at Ultramedic-Fluke. Unfortunately, this hospital disposed of all the GE Dash monitors that were surplus, and its all Philips here. I was > £800 for 2 Philips IBP and a Philips Temp to Prosim 8.

Geoff —I'm not sure, I think we often miss the point. treating innovation as if it’s some optional extra that sits on top of “discipline, graft, and clarity”, when in reality those behaviours are the engine of innovation itself. Universities could be seen factories for “inspiration”; they were built to teach the exact cognitive disciplines that make innovation inevitable — problem framing, systems thinking, mechanism analysis, and purposeful iteration. That is innovation.

Your point about “given enough time and resources you can teach anyone anything” actually reinforces this: if you can teach discipline, clarity, and structured reasoning, then you can teach the very architecture that produces innovative outcomes. Very important outcomes.

And I guess the idea that “innovation may not be the answer” only shows a misunderstanding of what innovation actually is — it isn’t a shiny end product, it’s the disciplined thinking that prevents wasted effort and clarifies aims in the first place.

So yes, universities are supposed to do this, and when they don’t, that’s a failure of execution, not a limitation of the concept. The argument you made drifts a little off target — it misses somewhat the system in which the target sits.

Looking forward to this week's EBME Expo. Why?

For one, seeing the 17th annual event come together at the Coventry Building Society Arena this Wednesday and Thursday is always an incredibly rewarding experience.

But beyond the logistics, here is what I am most excited about:

Connecting with the Community: There is nothing quite like bringing together the brightest minds in Healthcare Technology Management and medical engineering under one roof to collaborate and share expertise.

Showcasing Innovation: Having a front-row seat to the latest medical device technologies and governance strategies that are actively shaping the future of our NHS and private sectors.

The Closing Keynote: I am particularly eager to deliver Thursday’s closing presentation, "Beyond the Blueprint: Building the Intelligent Hospitals of Tomorrow." The landscape of HTM is rapidly evolving, and I'm looking forward to diving into the strategic steps we need to take to seamlessly integrate these future technologies.

It's going to be a fantastic couple of days for our sector. Who else is heading to Coventry this week? Be sure to say hello! ?

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