Honduras BMET Session Two Completed

The second session of BMET Continuing Education program in Honduras was completed successfully, running for four weeks from May 30 to June 24 with 20 participants representing 11 public hospitals and clinics throughout the country. The training was conducted in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional (INFOP), the local educational partner, and with support from the GE Foundation. INFOP provided valuable administrative support to the program, including instructors, transportation, translation, and facilities. INFOP is preparing to become the sustained home of the BMET training program in Honduras, and has identified three instructors who will teach new Honduran students after the direct involvement of the EWH program comes to an end in several years.

Billy Teninty, EWH BMET Training director, retires

Billy Teninty has announced his decision to retire from EWH effective since Tuesday June 7th.

Billy joined the EWH staff in November 2009 to lead EWH in our BMET training program in Rwanda. In addition to his tireless efforts to ensure the success of the training program in Rwanda, Billy played a critical role in securing grant funding for BMET programs in Cambodia, Ghana and Honduras. Billy’s dedication to his work and to the mission of EWH have received worldwide recognition, thus we consider ourselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with a true leader in the BMET field. EWH and Duke University will be working together to engage Billy as a consultant as we finalize the BMET curriculum and make the transition to new program leadership within EWH.

La Semana Pasada

This story was originally posted by Hannah on her blog.

So it turns out everything has been quite busy here. The last week has flown by! Last weekend, we went white water rafting, which was a lot of fun. It was a 4 hour bus ride but well worth it.  We had 6 people in each raft and the rapids ranged up to level 4.

Our raft was doing pretty well through all of it until we got stuck on a rock and our raft completely flipped.

An Association for Professionals in the Biomedical Sciences in Honduras is in the Works

On May 25, Engineering World Health hosted the first large-scale meeting to initiate an association for Honduran professionals working in the field of biomedical technology to promote health within the country. The meeting included over 60 interested technicians, engineers, students, and educators as well as representatives from the office of Honduras’ Secretary of Health. Valuable ideas were discussed by participants from many different backgrounds, and a volunteer task force was assembled to take the necessary following steps in officially establishing the association.

BMET Session 3 currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda

Students attending BMET Rwanda Session 3 have been learning about cardiac monitoring equipment by attending lectures and engaging in a great deal of hands-on training. The training has included the complete disassembly and reassembly of the numerous cardiac equipment products donated to hospitals in Rwanda by the GE Foundation.

Report from EWH’s Chapter at Northwestern University

Northwestern University’s chapter of EWH provides its members with a vast number of opportunities to make a positive difference in the global biomedical community. From planning speaker events and discussion forums to establishing the Northwestern University 5K Run for Global Health, it seems as though this chapter is good at keeping itself busy. Here are just a few of the exciting things going on at the Northwestern chapter.

Preparing for Honduras BMET Session Two

Engineering World Health is building on the success of the first session of BMET continuing education in Honduras and looking to increase BMET capacity and strengthen the systems for managing and maintaining medical equipment in the country.

EWH is interviewed by Temple University Television

Watch Dr Mohammad Kiani, EWH co-founder, and Melissa Beard, EWH CEO, get interviewed by Temple University Television:

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