Medical Technology and Risk Management
Description
The Risk Management and Engineering Department is holding a symposium on risk management and medical devices on 9 September 2015. Technical issues in testing prototypes of new devices will be discussed. Is certification currently adequately regulated? Are regulations for use in hospitals effective? Where does the responsibility of the designing engineer lie in the development phase and beyond?
Not unimportant is the ethical dimension. What is the relationship between technological development and prevailing morality? Should the implicit morality involved in much medical intervention be made explicit? How should the engineer act responsibly in using his technical creativity when working on designing and building the prototypes?
During the symposium, there is plenty of room for discussion. Important question points will be raised, on which participants can cast their votes.
Programme:
15:30 Reception participants
16:00 Welcome by the RBT chairman and handover to the Chairman of the Day: Prof Dr J.C.M. van Eijndhoven
Josee van Eijndhoven held many positions in society. Her main area of interest is sustainability and socially sustainable governance and business. She is a member of the Risk Management and Engineering Department of KIVI.
16:15 Brief introduction to UMC Utrecht by ing. Paul Allers, manager facility services
16:30 Medical equipment a category with special risks? Speakers: dr T.J.C. Faes and dr J.P. van Loon
Theo Faes is responsible for training people with a physical/medical technology signature at the VUmc in Amsterdam. His main area of focus is the application of technology in medical science.
Jan-Paul van Loon is senior consultant at Qserve Consultancy. He deals with quality improvement of medical devices, supervises certifying bodies and has several patents to his name.
5pm Infusion technology and controlling risks in application. Speakers: Dr A.M.D.E. Timmerman and Dr Agnes van den Hoogen, nursing researcher
Annemoon Timmerman is Patient Safety and Clinical Physics Officer at UMC Utrecht. She is involved in research on the effects of multiple infusion systems in patients. She is part of a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, physicists and engineers.
17.30:00 Networking (sandwiches and supplements)
18:30 From ethical dilemma to ethical design: on labs-on-a-chip, health apps, and the ethics of medical technology. Leader: Prof Dr P.P.C.C. Verbeek
Peter-Paul Verbeek (1970) is professor of Philosophy of Man and Technology and chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Twente. In particular, he studies the history and philosophy of science and technology. He conducts philosophical research on the blurring boundary between man and technology.
19.00 Forum discussion among themselves and with the audience
20.00 Closing conclusion by the chairman and closure
20.00 - 21.00 After-dinner drinks and networking (with snacks, soft drinks and coffee)
Meetings of the RBT working groups A&O, C&I and P&I will take place between 14.00 and 15.30 before the symposium. Follow the links below for more information and registration.
Location
Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht
Organiser
Medical Technology
Risk Management and Technology
Name and contact details for information
Jan Meissen at the e-mail address below