North Central Biomedical Association

2008 Education Schedule 15^th Annual Conference Sugar Lake Lodge
Time	Sept. 3rd	Sept. 4^th (Thursday)				Sept. 5^th (Friday)
7:30-8:30	8:00-4:30 Principles of Servicing Radiology Equipment Manny Roman, DITEC ROOM: MAPLE 12:00-1:00 Lunch	Registration & Continental Breakfast				Breakfast
		TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4
8:30-10:00		Successful Customer Relations Skills Manny Roman DITEC ROOM: Lodge 1	Understanding and Testing GFCIs and Isolated Power Systems Ray Nielsen ROOM: Maple	HDTV, the OR and the PACS Network – What Biomeds Need to Know Scott Reardon SENCORE ROOM: Alex 3	Network Security Mike Petelin RSTI ROOM: Lodge 3	Keynote Speaker 9:00-11:00 Assessing Scheduled Support of Medical Equipment Tim Ritter ECRI
10:00-11:30		Infant Incubator Testing: Standards and Clinical Implications Driven Jerry Zion FLUKE BIOMEDICAL ROOM: Lodge 1	How to prepare for the CBET Exam and Why Should I be Certified? Ray Nielsen ROOM: Maple	Troubleshooting and Basic Operation of Hearing Testing Equipment Tom Fuerstenberg MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES ROOM: Alex 3	TCP/IP: Basic Network Principles Mike Petelin RSTI ROOM: Lodge 3	ROOM: Alex 1 Sponsored by Pronk Technologies
11:30-1:00		~~~ LUNCH / NCBA BUSINESS MEETING ~~~				12:00-2:00 BEST BALL TOURNAMENT Sponsored by Pronk Technologies
1:00-2:30		Ventilator Testing: Matching Quality Assurance with Clinical Expectations Jerry Zion FLUKE BIOMEDICAL ROOM: Lodge 1	Evidence Based Quality Assurance of Endoscope Systems Jim Carr SONORA MEDICAL ROOM: Maple	RFID Interference with Medical Equipment: Round Table Rodney Severson MAYO CLINIC ROOM: Alex 3	Biomedtalk: Open Round Table Discussion ROOM: Lodge 3
3:00-5:00		~~~ VENDOR SHOW ~~~ ROOM: ALEX 1 & 2
6:00-9:30	Sugar Lake lodge Wed. Evening: Karaoke Jack’s Grille Sponsored by Spectrum Technologies & ACT Services	Barbecue outside the Lodge on the Patio & Bonfire on the Beach Sponsored by DITEC Sponsored by RSTI