Friday, May 11

 Special East of Cascades  WSBA Meeting

Join us as we hold our May WSBA Meeting at

Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane

 A WSBA First:  Live Webinar Presentation by Fluke Biomedical

Summary Details

LOCATION:  Sacred Heart Med Center, Heart Institute, 2nd Floor Classrooms A&B, 122 W. 7th Ave, Spokane

MAP LINK:   http://www2.providence.org/spokane/facilities/sacred-heart-medical-center/patients-and-visitors/PublishingImages/arial_view-2007-lg.jpg

Detailed Agenda

11:15 am: Fluke Webinar (1 Hr)

“Leveraging Complementary Training to Shorten Learning Curves for Test Instrument Use”

Fluke’s interactive webinar discussion will attempt to address such questions as: 

• Training Budget—are you serious?
• When do I have time for training?
• How can I be sure my staff has actually received training or completed training?
• How can I bring my newest staff up to speed in the shortest time?

12:15:    Lunch (45 minutes)

1:00:   Mick Daly, Intermountian Medical  (1 plus hrs) –

Demonstration of the latest in selected biomedical test equipment.

This portion of the meeting will not be part of the webinar session.

You Must RSVP !

 Please RSVP to Jim Kenyon, CBET, via email, james.kenyon@providence.org no later than Friday, May 4, 2012.  Join us on the web or in person!

To Attend the Webinar Portion of the Meeting go to this webinar Registration Site:

https://danaher.webex.com/danaher/j.php?J=921316403 

 Once you register, the information needed to join the meeting will be emailed to you

Congratulations

NSCC Scholarship Winners !

The Washington State Biomedical Association (WSBA) and North Seattle Community College (NSCC) are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Scholarship awards:

April Winters

Hannah Jo

Each year the WSBA and NSCC leaders select two deserving students to receive $500 scholarships. These scholarships are funded by the members of the WSBA.  One of the key missions of the WSBA is to promote educational opportunities in the Healthcare Technology field.

Congratulations April and Hannah!

WSBA Looks Ahead In 2012 !

Stay Tuned, the WSBA Officers and Board

are working on a number of projects. 

The first is an update of the WSBA Bylaws which

has been sent out to WSBA paid members for their comment.

There’s more to come.

Best Regards

Your WSBA Leadership

CBET Study Group

The CBET study group established by Michael Enquist (NSCC) is soon to have another study session.  Details are as follows:

When: Saturday, December 3rd at Noon

Location: Miachel’s home at 8203 234th St SW, Edmonds 98026. (A block west of Hwy 99 and two intersections north of Safeway)

Lunch is potluck.

Contact:  Michael Enquist, 425-773-2593 or michael.enquist@gmail.com

Nov, 2011: A new job posting was added to WSBA web site for Spacelabs.  Click here to go to the WSBA website & see details under Employment:  www.bmet.org/employment

WSBA Annual Meeting

November 2011

Thank-you Philips!

 The WSBA held its annual membership meeting on November 16th. 

This was an excellent WSBA annual event hosted by Philips Healthcare at their Bothell facility.  The event was a great opportunity to socalize, network, share a meal, hold a business meeting, elect officers, and present awards and prizes.  Despite the wet weather, we had a great turnout.

Elections were held and the officers for 2012 will be the following:

Jeff Schwier, President

President-elect, Brandon Keith

Secretary, Ron de Ru

Treasurer, Chris Walton

The WSBA Annual Achievement Aware went to

Corrie Schumacher

Corrie has provided numerous years of support & energy to the WSBA organization.