The premier conference for those in Healthcare Technology Management is expanded this year to a three-day event including a golf tournament, networking events, keynotes speaker, educational sessions, and an outreach event to introduce high schoolers to the Biomed field.
Location
The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza San Diego. A room block for the conference has been reserved at $122/night.
Hotel Reservations
Keynote Speaker
Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP Acting Director, Department of Engineering
Herman McKenzie is currently the Acting Director, Department of Engineering in the Standards Interpretation Group at The Joint Commission. In this role, he manages all activities associated with the daily operations of the Engineering department, provides standards interpretation and education to The Joint Commission’s Surveyors and accredited organizations, reviews equivalency requests and survey reports, conducts surveys and Intracycle Monitoring conference calls, and serves as faculty for educational programs and a speaker for national, regional, state, and local audiences. Mr. McKenzie has more than 25 years of health care experience having held managerial and director level roles in clinical engineering, plant operations and facilities services throughout the Chicagoland area. He was part of the team that opened the first new hospital in Illinois in over 25 years. Mr. McKenzie holds a Bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration from Governors State University. He also is a Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP).
Conference Highlights
- 24 educational sessions with CEUs offered
- Outreach event targeting junior high and high school students to learn more about the biomed field
- Â 2 days exhibit hall with 75 vendors
- Keynote Speakers
- Golf Tournament at Riverwalk Golf Course
- Networking event: Sunset Harbor Cruise on Saturday night
Conference Schedule
Come Thursday to play in the CMIA Golf Tournament and CMIA Connect Kick-Off hosted by MD Expo or start your two-day conference experience on Friday with educational sessions, exhibitors and an outreach event. The Keynote Dinner will be Friday January 24 and CMIA Networking Event will wrap up the conference on Saturday evening.
Friday (January 24)
| 7:00am – 8:30am |
Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:30am – 10:00am |
| Sessions & Speakers |
Room |
AEM Best Practices
Nader Hammoud |
Pacific |
Healthcare Interoperability – Putting the Patients in Charge!
Michael Marchant |
Tropic |
Data Integrity and the Impact of Machine Learning for Actionable Insights
Michael Garel & Alan Gresch |
 Surf |
From Signal to Image – Video signals to Visualization
Jonah Post |
Lahaina |
Meeting medical device cybersecurity risk management demands today!
Anita Finnegan |
Peacock 1 |
Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Corrie Schumacher |
Bay |
|
| 10:00am – 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:15am – 11:45am |
| Sessions & Speakers |
Room |
Alarm Management and Artificial Intelligence – What’s on the Horizon
Bob Steurer |
Lahaina |
Engineering Patient Safety in Medical Device Design, Function and Use
Najib Azhar |
Peacock 1 |
The New Risk Spectrum- Security and Compliance Threats to Patient Safety
Clyde Hewitt |
 Tropic |
New Trends in Interoperability
Kim Stovall |
Bay |
RPT: CMS vs TJC
Nader Hammoud |
Pacific |
Ultrasound Applications Essentials and Image Artifacts
Matt Tomory |
Surf |
|
| 11:45am – 12:00pm |
Break |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm |
Break |
| 1:45pm – 3:15pm |
| Sessions & Speakers |
Room |
Engaging Your Audience
Chyrill Sandrini |
Peacock 1 |
Battery Management in Healthcare
Eben Kermit |
Tropic |
The Value of Wireless Sensing and Location Services for the Healthcare Market
Kapil Asher & Lorn Clancey |
 Surf |
Using an Ultrasound Phantom to verify Image Quality
Jim Rickner |
Pacific |
|
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm |
Break |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm |
Exhibit Hall |
| 5:00pm – 6:30pm |
Exhibit Hall |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm |
Keynote & Awards Dinner |
Saturday (January 25)
| 7:00am – 8:30am |
Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:30am – 10:00am |
Exhibit Hall |
| 10:15am – 11:45am |
Exhibit Hall |
| 11:45am – 12:00pm |
Break |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm |
Break |
| 1:45pm – 3:15pm |
| Sessions & Speakers |
Room |
An Introduction to Defibrillator Testing
Michael Walton |
Tropic |
Basics of Networking in a Hospital Environment
Arthur Kamesch |
Lahaina |
Getting out of Your Office to Make a Difference
Perry Kirwan |
Surf |
How to Prepare for a Successful Joint Commission Survey – lessons from the field
Avery Newsome, Bhaskar Iduri (MS, CCE, CHTM), Jason Howard |
Bay |
Setting up and running your own ISO
Gus Sakis & Mark Woodruff |
Pacific |
Transducer Care and Maintenance
Kyle Grozelle |
Maui |
Transport Monitoring – Maintaining Critical Care on the Move
Tim Larsen |
Kauai |
|
| 3:15pm – 3:30pm |
Break |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm |
| Sessions & Speakers |
Room |
Basics on Steam Sterilizers
Ken Bryson |
Lahaina |
Cybersecurity Challenges for Networked Medical Devices
Brandon White, Christopher Hsieh, Jim Matsumto, Jojo Gonzales, Priya Upendra |
Bay |
Developing a QA Program for Ultrasound
Joseph McCarthy |
Surf |
Electrical Safety Testing in Healthcare
David Heiselt |
Pacific |
Manage & Secure Your Medical and IoT Devices
Bryan McGowan |
Kauai |
Passion, Profit, Happiness
Nick Leighton |
Maui |
RPT in the PCV
Jonathan Lee |
Tropic |
|
| 5:00pm – 6:15pm |
Hors D’Oeuvres & Networking |
| 6:30pm – 9:00pm |
Sunset Harbor Cruise (All-inclusive drinks & food) |
More details about the schedule, sessions, and speakers will be available in the Conference App, which can be accessed after registration.
Questions
If you would like to volunteer, have any questions or comments, please contact Jenn Nichols at [email protected].
