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Medical equipment networking and cybersecurity

MENC

Course Details

Course code
MENC
Days
3 days
Category
Medical Equipment
Tags
Medical Engineering
Accreditation
City & Guilds Assured
Training method
Scheduled

This course provides clinical engineers with the underpinning knowledge of network systems and cybersecurity principles to be able to interrogate, test and repair interconnected medical devices.

Who the course is for?

This course is ideally suited to all clinical/estates engineering or digital managers and clinical engineers who are in new, existing, or developing digital roles that encompass installation, maintenance, procurement and through life management of interconnected/networked medical devices.

Course Aim

To provide clinical engineers with the underpinning knowledge of network systems and cybersecurity principles to be able to, interrogate, test and repair interconnected medical devices.

Course Objectives

· Identify a network and associated network infrastructure, topology, interfacing protocols and data transmission

· State the cyber security principles and explore the threats to interconnected medical devices

· Distinguish between Software as a Medical Device, (SaMD) and Software in a Medical Device, (SiMD)

· Identify the relevant standards applied to healthcare data, (OSI Reference model, HL7)

· Complete network cable manufacture, repair, and testing

· Build and test a basic network

 

You can find further information on this course by downloading our course spotlight below.

Upcoming Courses

Course FAQs

Eastwood Park’s medical equipment training covers machines such as ECG, defibrillators, patient monitoring, infusion devices, premature baby incubators, foetal monitoring, physiotherapy equipment, surgical diathermy and an introduction to anaesthesia & ventilators.

Your joining instructions will state whether you need to bring anything with you to your course.

To book one of our courses follow the ‘book now’ link above or call our sales team on  +44 (0)1454 262777.

Take a look at where you will train

Our extensive practical facilities give learners the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience within a safe and controlled environment.

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