Course Details
This course combines classroom and practical sessions. Those attending will gain an insight into the principles and operation of infusion devices whilst facilitating them to become confident in determining performance verification. Coupled with practical sessions that will allow individual practice with individual and multi-channel infusion device testing using specialist test equipment within a safe environment.
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Who the course is for?
The course is ideally suited for clinical/medical engineers who wish to expand their knowledge of the principles of operation of infusion devices as part of continuous professional development.
Course Aim
To provide participants with the knowledge of the principles of positive displacement infusion pumps and syringe drivers, applications, and maintenance procedures.
Course Objectives
- Describe and apply knowledge of infection prevention and control within a clinical engineering environment
- Describe medical electrical safety with reference to BS EN IEC 62353
- Describe the principles and applications of infusion devices
- List hazards and alarm functions associated with infusion devices
- Perform electrical safety testing, verification, and performance testing on infusion devices, using specialist tools and test equipment
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Course FAQs
Our Maintaining Infusion Devices course provides practical training in the operation, maintenance and performance testing of infusion pumps and syringe drivers used within healthcare environments. Learners develop an understanding of infusion device principles, infection prevention, medical electrical safety, alarm functions and performance verification through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on practical sessions using specialist test equipment.
Learners gain practical experience working with positive displacement infusion pumps, syringe drivers and associated test equipment. Practical exercises cover routine maintenance, performance verification, electrical safety testing and fault finding to help build confidence in maintaining infusion devices used in hospitals and healthcare settings.
Yes. This is a practical course where learners perform electrical safety testing in accordance with BS EN IEC 62353, alongside performance verification and functional testing using specialist infusion device analysers. These practical sessions help learners apply recognised testing procedures in a safe training environment.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to understand the principles of infusion pumps and syringe drivers, identify common hazards, interpret alarm conditions, perform preventative maintenance, complete electrical safety testing and carry out performance verification using specialist biomedical test equipment.
The course introduces medical electrical safety with reference to BS EN IEC 62353, alongside recognised maintenance procedures, infection prevention principles and best practice for testing and maintaining infusion devices used in healthcare environments.
Eastwood Park Training combines expert tuition with practical learning using specialist infusion pumps, syringe drivers and biomedical test equipment. Learners develop the knowledge and confidence to maintain, test and verify infusion devices in a realistic healthcare engineering environment, helping them apply these skills effectively in NHS and private healthcare organisations.