Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Practice

The 10 day course is ideally suited to those with some knowledge of instrumentation but lacking experience with biomedical systems. Learners will gain confidence in working with biomedical equipment by carrying out structured, practical assignments on equipment covered during the course.

Aim

To provide learners with a good understanding of biomedical equipment principles, applications and maintenance procedures.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Describe the principles of operation of a wide range of biomedical equipment.
• Understand the principles of operation of biomedical equipment with reference to human physiology
• Assess possible hazards associated with the use and maintenance of biomedical equipment.
• Perform electrical safety test to verify the safe use of medical equipment.  
• Perform routine maintenance and performance testing on a wide range of medical equipment

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for this course is that learners should be in relevant employment and an appropriate job role and have suitable experience.

Additional Information

Equipment area/types will include ECG, Defibrillators, Patient Monitoring, Infusion devices, Premature Baby Incubators, Foetal Monitoring, Physiotherapy equipment, Surgical Diathermy and an introduction to Anaesthesia & Ventilation.

The next courses will run on:

23rd February 2026

1st June 2026

21st September 2026

2nd November 2026

11th January 2027

8th March 2027