Publications and Presentations by Ismael
Journals and Magazines
24x7 Magazine
• Ismael Cordero: 2014 Robert L. Morris Humanitarian- IC_Humanitarian
• Joining hands to advance clinical engineering in Bangladesh- 24x7_Bangladesh ACEW
• Ophthalmic Equipment- Part 1- 24x7_Oph equip part 1
• Ophthalmic Equipment- Part 2- 24x7_Oph equip opth 2
• A day in the life- Not your ordinary biomed job- 24x7_ORBIS biomed
• Soapbox- You don’t have it so bad- 24x7_Soapbox_not so bad
• Soapbox- Transparency in medical equipment pricing- 24x7_Soapbox_Transparency in pricing
• Soapbox- Eliminating the equipment pricing mystery- 24x7_Soapbox- equip pricing mystery
Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology /AAMI News
• Clinical Engineer Shares Challenges to Rebuilding Medical Technology- AAMINews_July_2010_Haiti
• Jump on board the world’s only flying eye hospital- BI&T_July_2006_jump onboard the FEH
• Report from Bangladesh- Seeing the Profession’s Roots in a Developing Country- BI&T_July_2007_Bangladesh
• Volunteering: a unique way to enhance your skills- BI&T_July_2008_volunteering
Community Eye Health Journal- English
• How to care for and clean optical surfaces- CEHJ_Dec_2010_cleaning optics
• Donations of consumables and surgical instruments: how to ensure you really benefit- CEHJ_Dec_2011_donations of consumables
• Sharpening and tightening surgical scissors- CEHJ_Dec2011_Scissors
•. Equipment maintenance and repair- CEHJ_Sept_2010_maintenance
• How to look after and care for a slit lamp- CEHJ_Sept_2010_slit-lamp
• Training for equipment maintenance and repair- CEHJ_Sept_2010_training
• How to safely use a portable electric generator- CEHJ_Sept_2011_portable generators
• Donations: how to ensure you really benefit- CEHJ_Sept_2010_donations
• Checking and replacing fuses- CEHJ_Oct_2012_Checking and replacing fuses
• How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers- CEHJ_Jan_2013_goldmann_tonometers
• Inspecting and unbending surgical needle holders- CEHJ_inspecting-and-unbending-surgical-needle-holders
• How to handle and care for bulbs in opthalmic equipment- CEHJ_how-to-handle-and-care-for-bulbs-in-ophthalmic-equipment
•. Fungus: how to prevent growth and remove it from optical components- CEHJ_Nov_2013_fungus-how-to-prevent-growth-and-remove-it-from-optical-instruments
• Verifying the calibration of a manual one-position keratometer- CEHJ_Dec_2013_verifying-the-calibration-of-a-manual-one-position-keratometer
• Understanding and caring for an operating microscope- CEHJ_Apr_2014_understanding-and-caring-for-an-operating-microscope
• Understanding your operating microscope’s assistant scope and beamsplitter- CEH_understanding-your-operating-microscopes-assistant-scope-and-beamsplitter
• Understanding and caring for a Schiotz tonometer- Understanding-and-caring-for-a-schiotz-tonometer
• Ensuring proper and safe use of the cryotherapy machine- CEHJ_Apr_2015_Ensuring-proper-and-safe-use-of-the-cryotherapy-machine
• Electrosurgical units – how they work and how to use them safely- CEHJ_June_2015_electrosurgical-units-how-they-work-and-how-to-use-them-safely
• Electrical safety in the clinical environment – good habits to maintain- CEHJ_September_2015_electrical-safety-in-the-clinical-environment-good-habits-to-maintain
• Caring for A- and B-scans- CEHJ_Jan_2016_caring-for-a-and-b-scans
• Understanding and safely using ophthalmic lasers- CEHJ_April_2016_understanding-and-safely-using-ophthalmic-lasers
• Understanding and caring for the direct ophthalmoscope- CEHJ_July_2016_Understanding-and-caring-for-the-direct-ophthalmoscope
• Understanding and caring for a lensmeter- CEHJ_October_2016_Understanding-and-caring-for-a-lensmeter
• Understanding and caring for an indirect ophthalmoscope- CEHJ_Feb_2017_indirect ophtalmoscope
• Understanding and looking after a retinoscope and trial lens set- CEHJ_Aug_2017_Understanding and looking after a retinoscope and trial lens set
• Caring for a retinal camera- CEHJ July 2023 Caring for a retinal camera
• Caring for refractive error equipment- CEHJ May 2024 Caring for refractive error equipment
Community Eye Health Journal- Spanish
• Donaciones: cómo asegurarse un verdadero beneficio- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2010_donaciones
• Editorial: Brindándole atención a la tecnología de salud ocular- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2010_Editorial
• Entrenamiento para mantener y arreglar el equipo- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2010_entrenam
• ¿Cómo cuidar de una lámpara de hendedura?- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2010_lamp de hendidura
• Mantenimiento y reparación de Equipos- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2010_manten
• Donaciones de insumos e instrumentos quirúrgicos: cómo asegurar un beneficio real- CEHJ_Span_Dec2012_Donaciones_insumos
• Afilado y ajuste de tijeras quirurgicas- CEHJ_Span_Dec_2012_Afilado de tijeras
• Cómo verificar la calibración de los tonómetros de Goldmann- CEHJ_Span_Aug_2013_tonometros
• Explicación del funcionamiento y cuidado de un microscopio quirúrgico- CEHJ_Span_Oct_2014_microscopio
Journal of Clinical Engineering
• Focus on: ORBIS International Flying Eye Hospital, Department of Technical Services- JCE_orbis article
Arab Medico
• Tips for Negotiating Service Contracts for Your Medical Equipment- ARAB_MEDICO_service _contracts
• The Mystery of Medical Device Pricing- ARAB_ MEDICO_Jan_2013_Medical Equipment Prices
Unpublished Articles
• Technology Management in Less-Developed Countries: An Untold Success Story- Health Technology Management in Less-Developed Countries
Manuals & Guides
• Opthalmic Nursing- Getting Started Volume 1
English- Vol_1_Ophthalmic_Nursing_-_Getting_Started
Spanish- Vol_1_Ophthalmic_Nursing_-_Getting_Started-spanish
• Guide to Ophthalmic Equipment For non-ophthalmic people- ORBIS_2004_guide to ophthalmic equip
• The Vision 2020 Handbook on equipping a secondary hospital- Chapter – XII Procurement Management- V2020_India_Equiping a secondary eye unit
• Medical device donations: considerations for solicitation and provision- WHO_medical device donations (English)
WHO_donaciones_dispositivos_medicos.pdf (Spanish)WHO_Dons_dispositifs_medicaux (French)
• Ophthalmic Operating Theatre Practice: A manual for lower-resource settings- Ophthalmic Operating Theatre Practice Final
Presentations
• Managing Medical Technology to Eliminate Avoidable Blindness- WCO_2006 poster
• New Technologies for Surgery- ACCE 2008 Teleconference Series, December 18, 2008- New Technologies for Surgery
• Ophthalmologist’s Response to natural Disasters- PAAO Poster Chicago 2010-Haiti
• Medical Devices Management Workshop during First Global Forum on Medical Devices- Medical Devices Management workshop
• Challenges and Rewards of Building Capacity to Support Healthcare Technologies around the Globe- weServe Seminar at Drexel University
• Interview- Catholic Health Association Medical Surplus Donations: FIrst Do No Harm- http://youtu.be/Pvok_GMWn0Y
• Interview- Catholic Health Association- The Case for International Outreach- http://youtu.be/n3dmkfNDB7k
• AHT 2014- Innovation for Medical Devices for Low Resource Settings - How Limiting the Scope of Work to creating Attention Grabbing Designs is not Effective- http://scpro.streamuk.com/uk/player/Default.aspx?wid=20375&ptid=1066&t=0
• AHT 2016- Innovating beyond technology: building a technical support model to sustain the Universal Anaesthesia Machine- AHT2016 POSTER
Translations
• Instrumentos y Equipos Oftalmologicos- Manual de cuidado y mantenimiento- Instrument_maintenance_spanish
Selected ECRI Publications
Evaluations
• Evaluation: venous needle dislodgement monitors for hemodialysis. Device Evaluation. November 16, 2023.
• Evaluation: subglottic aspiration devices. Device Evaluation 2023 Feb 8.
• Evaluation: intensive care ventilators. Device Evaluation. 2023 Jul 14.
• Evaluation: high-flow oxygen therapy units. Device Evaluation. 2021 Dec 8.
• Evaluation: respiratory assistance helmets. Device Evaluation 2021 May 12.
• Evaluation: transport ventilators, evaluated for intrahospital use. Device Evaluation. 2019 Oct 17.
• Evaluation: electric beds for critical care units. Health Devices 2019 Jan 30.
• Evaluation background: electric beds for medical/surgical units. Health Devices 2019 Jan 30.
Guidance
• Undetected venous needle dislodgement or access-bloodline separation during hemodialysis can lead to death. Hazard #4—2023 top 10 health technology hazards. Device Evaluation 2023 Jan 11.
• Make your device donations count—use a medical surplus recovery organization. Device Evaluation 2022 Mar 9.
• Inadequate emergency stockpiles could disrupt patient care during a public health emergency. Hazard #4—2022 top 10 health technology hazards. Device Evaluation 2022 Jan 12.
• Between-use electrical leakage testing of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probes. Device Evaluation 2021 Nov 3.
• Effective use of ultrasonic cleaners for surgical instruments. Health Devices 2020 Apr 6.
• Medical suction devices: using them safely and effectively. Device Evaluation 2020 Jan 8.
• Medical gases and their uses. Health Devices 2019 Apr 3.
• Flawed battery charging systems and practices can affect device operation. Hazard #10—2019 top 10 health technology hazards. Health Devices 2018 Sep 26.
Presentations
• Webinar panelist: Venous Needle Dislodgement: Technological Solution to Fatal Hazard? 2023 Sept 21.
• Webinar panelist: Home-Use Device Recalls: What You Need to Know to Mitigate Risk and Protect Patients 2023 Feb 2.
• Webinar panelist: Exploring the Evidence and Devices Designed to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 2022 Oct 27.
• Webinar Panelist: Helping Patients with Recalled Philips CPAP Devices Used in Home 2022 Jun 24.
• Webinar panelist: Respiratory Assist Helmets—An Alternative Treatment Option? From ECRI's "COVID-19 and Medical Devices" Lab Webcast Series 2021 Jan 15.
• Webinar panelist: Addressing Ventilator Shortages during the COVID-19 Pandemic From ECRI's "COVID-19 and Medical Devices" Lab Webcast Series 2020 Apr 30.
