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No-cost basic BMET biomedical technician training for medical device testing, including: Medical Device Quality Assurance (MDQA) program development and procedures, performance and safety testing, documenting for regulatory compliance, productivity improvement ideas and demonstrations, and using test instruments effectively. Technical service training tailored to fit your needs. Technical Product Education is designed for hospital professionals responsible for operating and maintaining GE Healthcare and non-GE Healthcare equipment. See how our hands-on technical training can provide you with the skills you need to manage your environment. The GE Training Centre will play a critical role in supporting the capacity development of biomedical engineers, radiologists and technicians, helping to reduce the skills gap, improve job prospects and build a solid national healthcare system.”. The two-year biomedical equipment technology associate's degree program teaches students how to service, install, calibrate and maintain equipment like radiographic x-ray machines, diagnostic.

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GE opens new healthcare training and skills institute committed to training 10,000 health professionals by 2020

As part of GE’s commitment to supporting sustainable healthcare development in Kenya, the $13 million investment provides localized human capital development capabilities

This commitment to healthcare capacity building will help to reduce the country’s skills gap, improve job prospects and build a solid national healthcare system

• As part of GE’s commitment to supporting sustainable healthcare development in Kenya, the $13 million investment provides localized human capital development capabilities
• The institute builds on the Ministry’s ongoing $420 million health modernization program, which has new impact data demonstrating improved access to radiology services for patients and increased operational performance

General Electric (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com) today marked another step in the development of sustainable healthcare in Kenya, with the inauguration of the brand new $13 million GE Healthcare Skills and Training Institute, an education facility for healthcare professionals.

The centre was inaugurated in the presence of Dr Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health for Kenya (or designate) and Mr. John Flannery, President & CEO of GE Healthcare, in Nairobi.

Through the new facility, GE has committed to training over 10,000 healthcare professionals from across Kenya and East Africa by 2020.

At the inauguration event, Dr. Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health said: “Demand for quality healthcare is increasing. The GE Training Centre will play a critical role in supporting the capacity development of biomedical engineers, radiologists and technicians, helping to reduce the skills gap, improve job prospects and build a solid national healthcare system.”

The GE Healthcare Skills and Training Institute will initially offer clinical applications and technical training courses for healthcare professionals in Kenya and East Africa; over the longer-term, it will be expanded to offer leadership, biomedical and clinical education courses, working with the Ministry of Health, private healthcare providers and other educational partners.

During the event, deepening its local partnerships to support human capital development and capacity building, GE Healthcare also signed three new partnerships for skills building in Kenya and East Africa with the Kenya Medical Training College and global partners IntraHealth and Management Sciences for Health.

Farid Fezoua, President & CEO, GE Healthcare Africa said: “The new centre will not only help to ensure that Kenya’s healthcare workforce receives critical training to optimize the full features and benefits of country’s newest healthcare equipment, in the future, it will support the development of a pipeline of future biomedical engineers, radiologists and technicians. This commitment to healthcare capacity building will help to reduce the country’s skills gap, improve job prospects and build a solid national healthcare system and private healthcare sector.”

Healthcare Modernization Shows Increased Access to Healthcare

Further, assessment of the impact of Government’s radiology modernization initiative, being executed by GE, has shown positive early trends with increased system efficiency, reduced patient waiting times and increased throughput. Results show:

 Emphasizing the Ministry’s focus on digital transformation to bring better quality healthcare, an increase in examination volume post implementation from about 1,500 monthly digital exams to over 28,800 monthly digital exams across the first 44 hospitals[1]

 Improved workflow efficiency has shown a preliminary 14% reduction in average scan time from analogue to digital[2]

 A +50% improvement in access to radiology services across three pilot hospitals in the first 5 months’ post installation of the new equipment[3]

 Reliable and continuous radiology services with response and rectification time ensuring operation of the equipment for more than 95% of the time

 Screening for breast cancer, a leading cancer killer in Kenya, 90% of level 5 hospitals have so far been installed with the latest digital mammography capability, enabling 30% of these facilities to offer in-house mammography exams for the first-time.

“To date, radiology departments at 70 modernized hospitals are delivering services to patients in 42 of the 47 counties. Work is well underway in the remaining 28 hospitals.” Said Dr. Mailu, “While data that assesses the long-term impact of the programme will take some time to be compiled and analysed, the early results are positive.”

In February 2015, the Kenyan Ministry of Health and GE signed a contract in response to Kenya’s Managed Equipment Services plan, which includes a four-pillar solution being provided by GE: an adapted technology approach covering wide scale radiology modernization with e-health capabilities; a sustainable service and maintenance program; a commitment to localized skills development and capacity building and a structured financing solution that is enabling the Ministry to sustainably fund its long-term healthcare transformation.

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References:
1. Source: Cumulative throughput data extracted from HCIT systems. Trend data is a function of increasing throughput in individual hospitals and increasing installations.
2. Data collected on hospital (Nakuru) by GE Healthcare field engineers with consent from the MOH
3. Pre/post data was derived by averaging monthly patient exam volumes, extracted from hospital blue books/HCIT systems. Data was collected at ten hospitals, by GE Healthcare field engineers with the consent of MOH, the three hospitals with complete datasets (Naivasha (L4), Coastal Provincial General (L5), & Mama Lucy Hospital (L5) were selected for statistical analysis. Pre and post results reported are aggregates of exam volumes for CR and DX systems. These results are hospital specific, indicative, and not prescriptive. They could vary depending on hospital, user and circumstances.

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About GE Healthcare:
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This course covers the basic physics and principles of ultrasound. The class provides the theory and understanding behind ultrasound operation. Basic system architecture, transducer types and their applications will also be discussed.

Class gives background and fundamentals for ultrasound operation and lab provides hands on scanning techniques, scanning modes and knobology.

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Philips iU22/iE33 Service Training

The iU22 and iE33 are the flagship ultrasound platforms manufactured by Philips. The iU22 is primarily a general imaging system while the iE33 is the premier cardiac system. Both systems offer excellent image quality and ergonomics. This platform is built on similar architecture of its predecessor the HDI 5000.
The iU22/iE33 service training course is designed for the ultrasound service professional. This course will focus on the system as it pertains to theory, architecture, block diagram and functional repair.

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• Basic Theory
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The course is completely hands on with labs focusing on scanning techniques, common failures, and board/module replacement.
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GE Logiq/Vivid E9 Service Training

The Logiq E9 is the newest flagship Radiology ultrasound system manufactured by GE. The system produces outstanding images, has improved ergonomics and allows for integration of multiple modalities.
The Logiq E9 service training course is designed for the ultrasound service professional. This course will focus on the system as it pertains to theory, architecture, block diagram and functional repair.

Course Outline

• Basic Theory
• System Familiarization
• Manual Overview
• System Architecture-Common Failures
• Troubleshooting-Replacement
• PM Procedure
• DICOM Connectivity

The course is completely hands on with technicians focusing on scanning techniques, common failures, and board/module replacement.
*Course prerequisite is 1 year of ultrasound experience or Ultrasound 101 course.

S2000 Service Training

The S2000 is a premium ultrasound imaging console. The system is built on next generation acoustic technologies that enable you to experience never-before-seen detail during examinations.

The system software uses advanced algorithms and an expert database of real clinical cases to recognize anatomical patterns and landmarks as well as perform automatic measurements. The S2000 is the replacement system for the Siemens Sequoia.

The S2000 service training course is designed for the ultrasound service professional. This course will focus on the system as it pertains to theory, architecture, block diagram and functional repair.

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Course Outline

• Basic Theory
• System Familiarization
• Manual Overview
• System Architecture-Common Failures
• Troubleshooting-Replacement
• PM Procedure
• DICOM Connectivity

The course is completely hands on with technicians focusing on scanning techniques, common failures, and board/module replacement.
*Course prerequisite is 1 year of ultrasound experience or Ultrasound 101 course.

Philips EPIQ/Affiniti Service Training

The Epiq 5/7 and Affiniti 50/70 are the newest offerings for the ultrasound modality manufactured by Philips. The Epiq 5 & Affiniti 50 are primarily general imaging systems while the Epiq 7 and Affiniti 70 are the premier cardiac systems. Both series of systems offer excellent image quality and ergonomics. The platforms are built on similar architecture of their predecessor the iU22 & iE33.
The Epiq/Affiniti service training course is designed for the ultrasound service professional. This course will focus on the system as it pertains to theory, architecture, block diagram and functional repair.

Course Outline

• Basic Theory
• System Familiarization
• Workbook Overview
• System Architecture-Common Failures
• System Software Revision
• Software Reload and Upgrade Procedures
• System Comparison
• Troubleshooting-Replacement
• PM Procedure
• DICOM Connectivity

The course is completely hands on with labs focusing on scanning techniques, common failures, and board/module replacement.
*Course prerequisite is 1 year of ultrasound experience or Ultrasound 101 course.

GE Voluson E8 Service Training

The Voluson E8 is one of the newest in the Voluson family of OB/GYN & Women’s Health ultrasound systems produced by GE. The system provides anatomical images never seen before, has improved ergonomics and improved automation.
The Voluson E8 service training course is designed for the ultrasound service professional. This course will focus on the system as it pertains to theory, architecture, block diagram and functional repair.

Course Outline

• Basic Theory
• System Familiarization
• Manual Overview
• System Architecture-Common Failures
• Troubleshooting-Replacement
• PM Procedure
• DICOM Connectivity

The course is completely hands on with technicians focusing on scanning techniques, common failures, and board/module replacement.
*Course prerequisite is 1 year of ultrasound experience or Ultrasound 101 course.

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