EBME Forums Forums Management Equipment Libraries The NEXT BLACKPOOL FORUM

ok, ok, ok
I will facillitate the decontammination thingy for you!
Jo Jo

Oh I always said you were a wonderful woman!!
Ta very much

Sooo what acutally is the blackpool forum ? sorry to jump in here :P

Hi Adam,
The Blackpool forum as it has become known, is a forum of people that got together in February this year for the first time. They all are involved in some way with running medical equipment libraries. Some have just started out, some have been in operation for many years. All wanted to meet in real life to discuss, share and debate issues and best practice. I offered to host and launch the forum, and the popular vote was to meet again on an annual basis. We are meeting again on the 26th September 2008 - it will then be held every year in September so that people who travel from afar can also enjoy the illuminations! Last time we began networking and looked at what issues could be useful for discussion. This time the theme looks like infection control and issues surrounding medical equipment. The format will be largely workshop/ discussion with some presentation in the morning to kick things off. We had upwards of 46 people last time - I am hoping for the same if not more this time round. The venue is Blackpool Hospital in our Health Professionals Education Centre - a large lecture theatre is available as well as a refreshments area with lunch, coffee and room for networking and socialising. We will be running from 9am till 4pm. If anyone is interested in attending please let me know so that I have numbers for catering - there is no cost! All welcome!

How does anyone feel about a presentation on risk issues and equipment libraries etc? I have a volunteer speaker who could deliver this - does this seem to be a valuable topic and what would people like to hear about ? Your feedback would be greatly appreciated so that I can focus this appropriately.
Many thanks

Risk manangement is a very important topic these days and one that we all need to constanly deal with so there could be could discussion there.
Another good debate could be the advantages of linking Medical Devices with Medical Engineering to get the optimun service provision or what about the problems associated with providing equipment for home use which is becoming an increasing part of some device libraries remit.

Fab idea Liz re the EBME - library link it certainly is something that we espouse the advantages of here.

The presenter works closely with risk management so I will go forward with that idea. Thanks for the feedback Liz.

The biomed sheds (aka EBME) support all medical equipment, wherever it is located, used or stored!

Aye and a damn good job they do n all !

D day loometh anyone else wishing to attend needs to tell me NOW!!