The Medical Gas Pipeline System (MGPS) refers to a complete standalone engineering infrastructure that facilitates continuous availability of medical gases required in a hospital. The medical gases include oxygen, compressed air, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. The MGPS supplies vacuum also. The fact that oxygen from MGPS is used in the life supporting ventilators shows its paramount importance. The nitrous oxide is used in anesthesia. Carbon dioxide supply is necessary during endoscopic surgery. Vacuum is necessary in the suction apparatus to remove pooled secretions and blood.
Supplying accurate composition/ concentration (purity) of medical gases at the right pressure forms the basis for the functional operation of ventilators and anesthesia machines in operation theatres, in intensive care units and treatment rooms. Unexpected breakdown of the MGPS is catastrophic as it will throw the patients under critical care to extreme risk. Mishandling and improper maintenance of MGPS may cause fire accidents as the medical gases are highly inflammable. Any inadvertent changes in the purity and pressure of supplied gases may end up with serious medical errors and casualty. Hence, there is an urgent need for trained MGPS taskforce in our country and across the globe.
To produce a well-motivated taskforce of certified medical gas pipeline system professionals who can enhance the quality of healthcare delivery through their ethical practice.
The professions who complete the certificate programme on medical gas pipeline systems will be able to;
Mr Eldhose T K is a trained professional and enterpreneur in the area of MGPS. He is a veteran in MGPS with more than 25 years of experience in design, costing, installation, operation and maintenance of MGPS at leading hospitals in south India. He has done many international certification programs on MGPS offered by reputed agencies like BOC Healthcare UK. He has been a consultant in many MGPS projects. He has profound knowledge in MGPS standards, namely, HTM 02-01, HTM 08-06, FGI and ISO 7396-1, 2016 Medical gas Pipeline Systems- Part 1. Pipeline systems for compressed medical gases and vacuum. MIMGT is an organization under his prudential administration.
Dr. Justin Joseph is a Biomedical Engineer by training. He started his technical education with a three-year Diploma in Medical Electronics from the Model Polytechnic College, Painavu, Kerala. After receiving diploma and later BE in Electronics & Instrumentation from Anna University Chennai, he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Equipment Maintenance from Apollo Hospital, Chennai. After the PG certificate, he got trained in medical equipment maintenance from the Department of Medical Electronics, Advanced Training Institute for Electronics and Process Instrumentation, Hyderbad, Govt. of India. He pursued his M Tech degree from Department of Biomedical Engg, Manipal Institute of Technology and Ph.D from the department of Biomedical Engg., National Institute of Technology, Raipur. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the School of Bioengineering, VIT University, Bhopal. Before joining VIT he had been a postdoctoral fellow at Medical Ultrasound Engineering (MUSE) Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGn). Dr. Justin is a life member of Indian Unit for Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IUPRAI), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, Society for Biomaterials & Artificial Organs (India) and Biomedical Engineering Society of India. He has authored 26 research papers in Biomedical Engineering and allied areas.
The MIMGT is a sister concern of the company Metro Medi Systems, Kochi. Metro Medi Systems have been involved in designing, installing and maintaining a wide range of medical gas systems at leading public/private sector hospitals in south India, over 20 years. The company has more than 230 installations in South India. The MIMGT has signed a formal MOU with the Metro Medi Systems for student training and placement. In addition, major employers of the certified professionals in MGPS are super/multispecialty hospitals and companies involved in the erection and maintenance of MGPS. An opportunity to start own companies and establish themselves as entrepreneurs is also wide open for the trained MGPS professionals.