Six Professionals Honored for Leadership, Innovation
by Barbara Kram, Editor | June 26, 2007
They come from different parts of the country, bring different backgrounds and experiences to the table, and have worked in very different environments. But together, the six individuals featured here all have one thing in common: a demonstrated commitment to improve patient safety.
AAMI and the AAMI Foundation will recognize these individuals for their achievements in research and technology at the Dwight E. Harkin, MD, Memorial Lecture and Awards Luncheon on June 17, during AAMI's Annual Conference & Expo in Boston.
Marvin Shepherd: Clinical Engineering Pioneer
Marvin Shepherd's illustrious medical technology career dates back to 1958, when he began developing special equipment for the researchers in the physiology department at the University of California - San Francisco. Among his developments was a defibrillator, designed for student use, before defibrillators were available on the commercial market. At that time he was also maintaining the devices used to train medical students.
Shepherd continued to develop medical equipment until 1970, when he jumped with both feet into the clinical engineering field.
As a clinical engineer, Shepherd has been fervent in his dedication to patient safety. "The contributions he has made to healthcare are visible through his consulting on medical device safety issues to hospitals, manufacturers, and government agencies, as well as seminars on medical device safety, risk management, and human error," says Izabella Gieras, manager of clinical engineering for Beaumont Services Company, LLC."He continues to be a true inspiration to all clinical engineers."
According to Stephen Grimes, FACCE, director of clinical engineering for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Shepherd's "pioneering efforts in patient safety and forensic engineering have been the gold standard by which those of us in the field take our measure. Marv not only sets the standard, but has generously shared his expertise with others in the profession."
Shepherd has been named winner of the 2007 AAMI Becton Dickinson Career Achievement Award.
"This is such a heartwarming thing," says Shepherd. "You spend all these years working on something and you never stop to think that someone might be paying attention. But this is a validation of so many years of work."
W. Glenn Scales: Patient Safety Champion
When Ron Middleton, MD, director of nephrology, came to the Duke University Medical Center, his first priority was to upgrade the hospital's dialysis services - particularly the dialysis water treatment functions.
AAMI and the AAMI Foundation will recognize these individuals for their achievements in research and technology at the Dwight E. Harkin, MD, Memorial Lecture and Awards Luncheon on June 17, during AAMI's Annual Conference & Expo in Boston.
Marvin Shepherd: Clinical Engineering Pioneer
Marvin Shepherd's illustrious medical technology career dates back to 1958, when he began developing special equipment for the researchers in the physiology department at the University of California - San Francisco. Among his developments was a defibrillator, designed for student use, before defibrillators were available on the commercial market. At that time he was also maintaining the devices used to train medical students.
Shepherd continued to develop medical equipment until 1970, when he jumped with both feet into the clinical engineering field.
As a clinical engineer, Shepherd has been fervent in his dedication to patient safety. "The contributions he has made to healthcare are visible through his consulting on medical device safety issues to hospitals, manufacturers, and government agencies, as well as seminars on medical device safety, risk management, and human error," says Izabella Gieras, manager of clinical engineering for Beaumont Services Company, LLC."He continues to be a true inspiration to all clinical engineers."
According to Stephen Grimes, FACCE, director of clinical engineering for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Shepherd's "pioneering efforts in patient safety and forensic engineering have been the gold standard by which those of us in the field take our measure. Marv not only sets the standard, but has generously shared his expertise with others in the profession."
Shepherd has been named winner of the 2007 AAMI Becton Dickinson Career Achievement Award.
"This is such a heartwarming thing," says Shepherd. "You spend all these years working on something and you never stop to think that someone might be paying attention. But this is a validation of so many years of work."
W. Glenn Scales: Patient Safety Champion
When Ron Middleton, MD, director of nephrology, came to the Duke University Medical Center, his first priority was to upgrade the hospital's dialysis services - particularly the dialysis water treatment functions.
