Join Us For CMIA Connect 2022 – CMIA’s Educational Conference

We are proud to announce the California Medical Instrumentation Association will be hosting 2022 CMIA Connect, our new name for the annual educational conference and exhibit, at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel from Friday, September 30 – Saturday, October 1, 2022.

With 250+ attendees anticipated, the conference will allow healthcare technologist and clinical engineers to learn and develop the skills needed for growth and success. We have six educational, professional development, and personal development tracks planned.

Pre-Conference Events

Industry Tour & Imaging Training

Thursday, Sept 29, 3pm-7pm
Hosted by Block Imaging

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Free Student Outreach Event

Friday, Sept 30, 8am-12pm
Hosted by ERD

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Schedule & Agenda

Conference Day 1 Friday, September 30th, 2022
Conference Day 2 Saturday, October 1st, 2022

7:00am - 8:30am	Breakfast & Registration — Room: Magnolia
8:00am - 12:00pm	Outreach Event Student Outreach and Networking Event located off-site from the Conference, hosted by ERD.
8:30am - 10:00am	Sessions & Speakers Room: Bataglieri Tough Love for Team Meetings: How Top Leaders Drive More Quickly to What Matters Jo Ilfeld • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Beavis Climbing the Healthcare Technology Management Career Ladder Izabella Gieras and Donald Armstrong • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Bondi Biomedical Metrology: Back to Basics of Test and Measurements David Heiselt and Donald Sheppard • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Carr Beyond CE: Clinical Asset Management Joe Laughlin and David Stevens • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Compagno Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Dr. Jeffrey Smoot • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Falor Helping Biomed Departments Succeed During Today’s Challenges Alan Haney and Tino Garza • 1.5 CEU Credit
10:00am - 10:15am	Break
10:15am - 11:45am	Sessions & Speakers Room: Bataglieri Why Can’t We Be Friends? – A Coopetition Model for Delivery World Class Mammography Service Support Perry Kirwan, Dan Adams and Ernie Oates • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Beavis How to Leverage MDS2 Data for Medical Device Security Jeremy Linden • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Bondi Building a Strong HTM Talent Pipeline Togther Through the BMET Apprenticeship Danielle McGeary • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Carr Establishing a Standards Based HTM Quality Management System Denisa Lambert and Elisa Culver • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Compagno You Can’t Hide WIFI Mark Germanos • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Falor Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) HTM Best Practices for Asset Management Dave Wiedman • 1.5 CEU Credit
11:45am - 12:00pm	Break
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Room: Magnolia Friday Lunch & Keynote – Why My Next Career Step is Forensic Engineering Yadin David • 0.5 CEU Credits *Included with your Conference Ticket
1:30pm - 1:45pm	Break
1:45pm - 3:15pm	Sessions & Speakers Room: Bataglieri Launching a career in HTM Calliana Sandrini • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Beavis Internal staff training, what is it good for? Absolutely Everything! Donald Armstrong and William Barbaritz • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Bondi Your Career in HTM / Biomed – How to Plan, Prepare and Succeed in Your Professional Development Eben Kermit • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Carr Mobilize your workload with Pronk Technologies Rick Walston • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Compagno Vital Product Data—Don’t Get Caught Without It James Rickner • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Falor 3 Major Causes of Ultrasound Image Quality Issues Michael McNamara • 1.5 CEU Credit
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm - 6:30pm	Exhibit Hall — Room: Camelia / Gardenia
6:30pm - 8:30pm	Room: Magnolia Friday Keynote & Awards Dinner Herman McKenzie • 1 CEU Credit *Included with your Conference Ticket

7:00am - 8:30am	Breakfast & Registration — Room: Magnolia
8:30am - 11:45am	Exhibit Hall — Room: Camelia / Gardenia
11:45am - 12:00pm	Break
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Room: Magnolia Saturday Lunch & Keynote – How to Survive Adversity and Succeed in Life and Career Chyrill Sandrini • 0.5 CEU Credits *Included with your Conference Ticket
1:30pm - 1:45pm	Break
1:45pm - 3:15pm	Sessions & Speakers Room: Bataglieri Remote Patient Monitoring using Body Worn Sensors and Cloud Based Infrastructure Bob Steurer • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Beavis “Welcome to the Holodeck” – The expanding world of VR/AR in medical education and training Perry Kirwan and Steve Sowards • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Bondi CMMS Update Ted Cohen, Al Gresch, Travis Stoltz, Ben Mannisto, Rich Sable, Rick Joslin and Mark Claffey • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Carr Leadership Skills For The HTM Professional Ivan Joyner • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Compagno Clinical and Educational objectives in Anesthesia Colleen Harp • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Falor The History and Fundamentals of Medical Imaging Curtis Wheelhouse • 1.5 CEU Credit
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Sessions & Speakers Room: Bataglieri Performance Improvement: Taking your HTM Department to the Next Level Ted Cohen and Nader Hammoud • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Beavis LASERS: EMPOWERING INHOUSE BIOMEDS TO DO MORE Amaury Jose Agoncillo • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Bondi Computer networking Arthur Kamesch • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Carr Midmark M9/M11 Tabletop Sterilizers: Repair and PM neil blagman • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Compagno The importance of selecting the correct RTLS technology for HTM. Roderick Bell • 1.5 CEU Credit Room: Falor Clarifying the Healthcare Cyberattack Landscape: Insight and Actions to Protect Patients Chad Holmes • 1.5 CEU Credit
5:00pm - 6:15pm	Hors D’Oeuvres & Networking
6:30pm - 9:00pm	Room: Magnolia Casino Night * Not Included with Conference ticket. * Requires separate Ticket Purchase