MeDD organized a 1-day symposium on infusion technology May 22. This symposium aimed at bringing together researchers, doctors, nurses and clinical physicist in the field of drug delivery. More than 80 people attended from 11 different countries. Below you will find the program and presentations.
Session 1 Results MeDD (1)
- Overview metrology for drug delivery (VSL, Peter Lucas)
- Clinical relevance of metrology for drug delivery (UMC Utrecht, Annemoon Timmerman)
- Calibration services for health care (METAS, Hugo Bissig)
Session 2 Multi-infusion and new technologies
- Towards a fully disposable pressure and flow sensor for industrial and medical applications (Imtek / University of Freiburg, Peter Koltay)
- Integration of a liquid flow meter for IV therapy (Sensirion, Daniel Längle)
- Towards system-Level modeling and characterization of components for intravenous therapy (Bronkhorst High-Tech / University of Twente, Joost Lötters)
- Drug-multiplexing (FH Lübeck, Bodo Nestler)
Session 3 Clinical applications and policy
- IV management and IV peripheral compliicatoins in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (UMC Utrecht, Agnes van den Hoogen)
- Precise and low variability drug dosing: where infusion technology and medication management meet (Utrecht University / UMC Utrecht, Toine Egberts)
- Infusion technology: challenges and pitfalls (Tergooi Hospital, Jeroen Verbunt)
- Improving insulin infusion method in the intensive care unit: from in vitro assessment to clinical data (Centre Hospitalier Régional / Lille University, Stéphanie Genay and Gilles Lebuffe)
Session 4 Results MeDD (2)
- Dosing errors in multi-infusion (UMC Utrecht, Roland Snijder)
- Assessment of several drug delivery devices (IPQ, Elsa Batista)
- Infusion best practices (UMC Utrecht, Annemoon Timmerman)