4 Notes from the Chair
6 Industry News Student Focus
10 Clinical Engineering Work placement in UHLG Emediong Inyang offers an insight into her work experience at University Hospital Limerick Group.
12 Internship Report from St Vincent’s University Hospital Ulasi Onyebuchi Wisdom on his internship in St Vincent’s University Hospital.
14 Delamination and Wrinkling of Adhesive Skin Patches Anna Roy investigates delamination and wrinkling in adhesive skin patches.
16 Internship at St Vincent’s Private Hospital: A Report Eli Pigot details his Clinical Engineering internship at Saint Vincent’s Private Hospital.
18 Additive Manufacturing Stephen Tutty on his final year project which examined the effects of using a rubber particle as a filler in stereolithography.
22 Sustainability and Energy Usage in Medical Electrical Systems Fiona Commins reports on the growing importance for energy efficiency in medical devices.
24 Rigid Scope Audits Gurshwin Fredericks and Adriana Delvecchio on Rigid Endoscope Audits.
26 Innovation Centre established in Irish acute hospital A report on the establishment of Innovate Health at Tallaght University Hospital.
29 Hospital thermometers: Types and Comparison Kuriakose Thomas reviews hospital thermometers.
32 Innovative Technology Engineering Sneha Joy presents her thesis for her MSc. in Innovative
Foreword
Welcome to the Autumn 2023 edition of Spectrum Journal, where we focus on the next generation of clinical engineering – our students. In this issue you will find a selection of articles from clinical engineering students detailing their experiences in internships and offering an insight into their studies and plans for the future.
Within this focus, Emediong Inyang a clinical technology student, reports on her work experience at University Hospital Limerick Group; Ulasi Onyebuchi Wisdom and Eli Pigot both discuss what they earned during internships with St Vincent’s University Hospital and St Vincent’s Private; Anna Roy reports on her Master’s project in delamination and wrinkling in adhesive skin patches; and Stephen Tutty shares his insights from his final year project, which examined the effects of using a rubber particle as a filler in stereolithography.
Elsewhere, Fiona Commins – Clinical Engineer at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin – writes about the growing importance for energy efficiency in medical devices; Gurshwin Fredericks and Adriana Delvecchio at Irish Hospital Supplies offer an overview of Rigid Endoscope Audits; Kuriokose Thomas at Beaumont Hospital reviews hospital thermometers; and Sneha Joy at University Hospital Kerry presents her thesis for her MSc. In Innovative Technology Engineering, ‘The Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Simulated Arterial Plaque (Calcium) for use in Benchtop Testing’.
This issue also features a report on the establishment of Innovate Health at Tallaght University Hospital.
Finally, Derek Farrell, Áine Muldoon and Frank Kelly offer a tribute to our esteemed late colleague Declan Murray, MSc and former Chief Clinical Engineer at St Vincent’s University Hospital. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Eoghan Hayden