Who Should Attend:
The course provides the knowledge and practical ability for medical engineering staff involved with the servicing, maintenance and set up of medical device networks and networkable medical devices and test equipment. It is also suitable for those wishing to gain greater insight into networking in the Healthcare sector.
Pre-requisites:
Some familiarity with networked medical devices would be advantageous but not essential. The minimum age for entry onto the course is 18 years old. minimum age.
Course Aim:
To provide learners with the knowledge and practical skills needed to work on medical device networks or networkable medical devices/test equipment. This course goes far beyond just the ability to disconnect and reconnect devices for other maintenance purposes, it enables learners to build a medical device network, fault find connectivity issues on wireless networks, severs/router/switches and ensure data transmission of the device’s information on the network.
Qualification:
On successful completion of the course, learners will gain a Level 3 award in Medical Equipment Networking.
What Next?
Learners should consider enrolling on one of our 3-day equipment-specific programmes to provide further focus on particular medical equipment.