Here Are Some Files That Are of Interest to a Biomed

Mapping Our Future
Read this! This is the direction of our professional lives. Circulate it and talk about it with your colleagues. We need the involvement of all our members to be successful in this ambitious and proactive undertaking.

New Digital Television Could Affect Medical Telemetry This article is directed to Canadian interests but covers information of interest to anyone in North America. (This article was written in 1998, but is still somewhat pertinent)

A PRIMER ON "POINT Of CARE" BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS This article talks about Blood Gas Analysis at the bedside. It uses several examples from H/P and Marquette to indicate the type of technology that most are using, and talks about the advantages for going this way (This article was written in 1997 so is probably out of date, but still has useful information in it).

Tutorial On Rechargeable Batteries  Thanks to Ron Green of INSET

Electromagnetic Interference: Causes and Concerns in the Health Care Environment This article is part of the Healthcare Facilities Management Series as put out by the American Society of Hospital Engineering of the American Hospital Association

Roles and Responsibilities of the BMET This is a copy of the letter that was written by John Leech, the Executive Director of ASTT. It was sent to Mr James Dorsey, the Health Sector Labour Relations Commissioner, to ensure that he has a complete understanding of the Roles and Responsibilities of a BMET. It is definitely worth reading.