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Healthcare Facilities, March 2017 VOLUME 40 I NUMBER 1 I MARCH 2017 PP 100010900 HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE of HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AUSTRALIA FACILITIES LEGIONELLA RISK MANAGEMENT – State and Commonwealth Requirements PROTON BEAM THERAPY – Implications for Hospital Design HIGH PROFILE BACKING FOR GS1 DRIVER – Cutting Costs, Improving Efficiencies Hydrotherapy JustJust add add water. water. TRALIAN S O U W A N • E manufacture & supply a diverse range of products for the aquatic industry. 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HCD246 EQA 1116 BOCM_223456_Qi Services advert (HCD287)_(HCD246 with a new image)_FA.indd 1 21/11/2016 3:53 PM REGULARS these assets, and the IHEA is here to help make EDITORS that happen. We thank all of our contributors over the years, and MESSAGE look forward to maintaining a relevant and beneficial relationship into the future under the headline banner of “Healthcare Facilities”. Whilst I have been part of the editorial committee for a am delighted to have been involved with compiling number of years, this edition marks a significant change in this new and exciting edition of the IHEA Journal. the presentation of this publication, and we want to hear With the name change of the IHEA, from the Institute I from you, our readers. A “Letters to the Editor” section of Hospital Engineering Australia to the Institute of will be included which you are invited to contribute to. Healthcare Engineering Australia, comes a renewed “Letters” should be emailed to [email protected]. As is focus to improve our representation and presence in the editors challenge, not all mail can or will be published the broader healthcare sector. or necessarily responded to in the public forum, but we In the healthcare engineering sector there is always welcome your feedback and contributions. something exciting going on as technologies improve, In recognition of the years of service and contributions of standards and compliance moves to address new many long-serving IHEA members, we will also introduce risks, learning from incidents and disasters helps us to a new section, “Reflections”– where we will seek prevent recurrence in the future. New treatments require reflective stories and anecdotes from those with a few modification to existing systems, and the ever increasing runs on the board. Often stories that are part of our history burden and expectations placed on the healthcare will be of interest, like the ones shared by our longest sector means we all have to be doing things more serving member, Mr Charlie Shields at the National efficiently and effectively. Conference in Adelaide, last year. Periodically under this Medical Gas Services These interesting times are spread widely across heading we may dig into the archives of past journals the acute sector, residential
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