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Training
Program for Bio-medical Engineers
A hospital may have the best available expertise, yet the
quality of its medical services will depend largely upon
the standard and efficacy of the equipment used by the doctors,
nurses and bio-medical personnel. Sometimes the equipment
used for diagnostic tests and surgical procedures may fail
to function or malfunction. The frequency of such failures
can be reduced considerably by meticulous planning and the
establishment of preventive maintenance systems.
It is, therefore, vital for
a hospital to have a trained team of bio-medical engineers
and technicians to ensure the optimum utilisation of all
the equipment. This holds good for eye institutes as well
as eye care centres. Apart from general maintenance, all
equipment and instruments need to be calibrated regularly.
In addition, all eye care professionals handling the equipment
should be trained to use the correct techniques and procedures.
LVPEI has a full-fledged bio-medical team of engineers and
technicians to train new candidates.
Course
Details
Basic course: Three months
Advanced course: Six months
Places available: Four in
each session
Session commences: In April
and October each year
Eligibility
Basic Course: ITI (two-year course) in electronics, electrical
and electronics and instrumentation or candidates who are
in the same field, i.e., working for a hospital in the bio-medical
department and seeking to advance their skills
Advanced Course: BE, B Tech
in bio-medical, electronics, communication, instrumentation
or B Sc in electronics instrumentation or a three-year diploma
in bio-medical electronics and instrumentation
Selection procedure: Candidates
will be selected on the basis of an interview.
Course fees
· For sponsored candidates: Rs 30,000
· For non-sponsored candidates applying directly
from within India: Rs 10,000
The same course fee applies to both courses.
Training equipment
The department has a training centre and a centralised servicing
station where six candidates are undergoing training at
any given time. The basic equipment for practical demonstrations
includes a retinoscope, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes,
slit lamp,
A-scan and vitrectomy unit, tonometer, cornea chart projector,
phacoemulsification operating microscope and standard general
equipment such as a defibrillator, ECG machine, etc. The
department is also fully equipped with all the testing and
measuring equipment required for trouble-shooting in all
emergencies
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Training program
The Bio-medical Engineering Training Centre offers training
programs for two categories of personnel:
· Personnel at eye
centres under the International Centre for Advancement of
Rural Eye Care (ICARE)
· Personnel from other
institutions and hospitals
Courses are divided into
two types — a basic
course and an advanced
course. The duration of the program varies
from three to six months, depending on the qualifications
of the candidate. Trainees from the first category handle
the various types of equipment usually available in a secondary
level eye hospital.
Evaluation
At the end of the training program the candidate’s performance
will be evaluated by a bio-medical engineer. The examination
will include a written and oral test.
Stipend and leave benefits
No stipend will be paid during the training period. The
trainee is entitled to 3 – 6 days leave — one day of leave
accrues for each month of training completed.
Accommodation and food
Trainees are provided rent-free shared bachelor's accommodation
in the campus hostel during the training period. The Institute
campus has its own cafeteria, which provides food at subsidised
rates.
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Basic
course
The basic course includes training in:
· The working principles
of vision chart projectors, retinoscope, lensometer, tonometer,
slit lamp, keratometer, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes
and operating microscopes
· Maintenance of the
basic minimum spares, important tools and a systematic preventive
maintenance schedule
· Calculation of power
ratings for instruments to provide the appropriate fuses,
transformers, voltage stabilisers and UPS
· Maintenance of files
to keep track of all operating manuals, and other details
pertaining to the equipment and suppliers list
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Advanced
course
In addition to what is taught in the basic course, trainees
in the advanced course are also taught the theory, working
principles, operating procedures, and trouble-shooting procedures
which apply to all the diagnostic equipment and other operating
theatre equipment. Equipment manufacturers’ representatives
conduct classes for the trainees in the use of these instruments.
Trainees are supplied teaching materials related to the
instruments. Videocassettes are also available to demonstrate
the dismantling and assembling of instruments.
Based on individual requirements,
students can be trained to use audio-visual equipment like
CCD cameras and adapters, colour televisions, VCR and VCD,
LCD projectors, slide projectors and overhead projectors.
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For more details please contact:
Head of
Department
Bio Medical Training Centre
L V Prasad Eye Institute
L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad - 500 034
Tel: 040-3061 2809
Fax: 040-2354 8271
E-mail: education@lvpei.org
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