25/02/2012
THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER AS A PLANNER & CONSULTANT -PART I - 25-FEB-2012
Role of Biomedical Engineers in healthcare projects:
BMEs are involved in new healthcare projects during:
* Design phase
* Construction phase
* Utilization phase
During design phase BMEs are responsible for:
* Determining the Quantities, Types, Sizes, capacities of all medical equipment required for the project
* Provide the project’s architect and the electromechanical engineers with all technical data and drawings required to prepare the electromechanical design:
- Equipment dimensions
- Equipment weights
- Needed power and power consumption
- Heat loss
- Water and drainage connections locations
- Defined any safety or environmental requirements regarding equipment location ( wall lead shielding, temp, humidity …etc)
* Play a bridge role between medical staff and others engineers
As a planner BMEs is also involve in equipment selection ,specifying them and coordinating these equipment with hospital building. It is essential for biomedical planner to :
- Understand how the hospital is organized as a building
- Be familiar with it different units and departments
One of main requirements to BMEs working as biomedical planner is to have excellent knowledge & understanding of the used drawing tools ( Auto CAD) and the used software tools
It is essential for BMEs working as biomedical planners to have also excellent knowledge & understanding of electrical, ,mechanical , safety and environmental requirements of different types of medical equipment.
