Philips Healthcare provides training for its medical equipment customers to achieve maximum utilization of their equipment capabilities. In addition to providing product training for customers, Philips Healthcare also provides continuing education to healthcare professionals. Global Director of Learning Services at Philips Healthcare, Douglas Dell, says his department focuses on the continuing education programs serving over 200,000 radiologic technologists, sonographers and nurses through online courses available on the Philips Learning Center. "We offer over 450 accredited courses for Continuing Education, ranging from Anatomy and Physiology to advanced courses geared to those working with modalities like CT, MR and Ultrasound." The Philips Learning Center sources content from internal experts and over 25 external authors and organizations that share their knowledge with a cross-section of users to advance understanding in support of better patient care. As an example, the Philips Learning Center recently announced a program with HealthWorks, Inc. offering a series of live lecture webinars called Electrophysiology: The Essentials.

Philips Healthcare also offers specialized technical education for hospitals at its Cleveland Training Facility. Programs are offered to everyone from biomedical engineers to dealers and military personnel. Individuals are trained in-house at the Cleveland facility as well as locally through the Philips Trainer Program. JoAnne Bolas, program director for the Cleveland Training Facility says "Philips Healthcare actually has training campuses located in Cleveland, The Netherlands and Singapore. Our learning programs involve a blend of face-to-face training and online learning courses and we also send trainers out in the field to teach hospital personnel how to run and/or repair Philips equipment."

PMAs

Finally, Professional Medical Associations (PMAs) have always been a source for advancing health care standards through conferences, continuing medical education courses, practice guidelines and more. Many of the continuing medical education (CME) courses they offer are designed to inform association members of new and more effective patient care. These courses are usually offered at the association's annual conference or other educational meetings and members receive credits for attending.

The Executive Director of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators, Edward J. Cronin, Jr. says, "The number one goal of AHRA is to deliver state-of-the-art, multi-level educational programs for imaging managers at all stages in their careers." AHRA offers a complete slate of professional development programs, including a selection of education conferences and seminars through its Leadership Institute, diverse networking opportunities, publications and the Certified Radiology Administrator credential. AHRA also partners with leaders in the industry like Bayer and Siemens to advance the quality and value of leadership management in imaging departments.

There is a wealth of opportunity for those just starting out or choosing to expand their knowledge in the medical device field. For more information and opportunities go to DOTmed's Career Corner at www.dotmed.com.

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