Dialysis Equipment Service — Level 1
Haemodialysis machines, water treatment and peritoneal cyclers
Part of the program: Dialysis Equipment Service Engineer — program (8 h) →
A dialysis machine is the last link in a chain that starts at the city water inlet. Poor water, a wrong concentrate, a reused filter or a conductivity system that agrees with itself and is wrong can all harm a patient while every screen looks normal. This course teaches the engineer who maintains dialysis equipment to keep the whole chain safe, verified and documented.
The machine passed its self-test. The patient still got the wrong fluid.
- Dialysis patients are connected to the machine for hours several times a week, so a fault in fluid composition, air protection or fluid removal reaches them directly and repeatedly.
- Many 'machine faults' start in the water plant, the loop or the concentrate, and an engineer who looks only inside the cabinet replaces good parts and misses the cause.
- Manufacturer training is model-specific and often closed to independent engineers; the principles that every haemodialysis machine and water plant share are rarely taught on their own.
After the course you can
Curriculum
Draw the whole dialysis chain from the city water inlet to the patient, name the main assemblies of a haemodialysis machine, and say on which link a complaint most likely sits.free
20 min02Safety: the patient's protective systems and the engineer's own protection
Explain what each protective system of a haemodialysis machine guards against, test it the way the manufacturer intends, and work on the machine without exposing yourself to blood, chemicals or mains voltage.20 min03Hydraulics: flow path, balancing and ultrafiltration, conductivity and temperature
Follow the dialysis fluid through a haemodialysis machine, explain how volumetric balancing controls ultrafiltration, and find the usual causes of leaks, air and valve faults.25 min04Water treatment: reverse osmosis, monitoring, microbiology and the loop
Explain how each stage of a dialysis water plant protects the patient, read its monitoring values for trends, support microbiological and endotoxin testing, and plan loop disinfection with the unit.25 min05Disinfection, calibration and planned maintenance
Check that a machine's disinfection and decalcification are done correctly, verify sensors against reference instruments as the manufacturer prescribes, carry out a PM with its kit and technical safety checks, and leave records another engineer can trust.25 min06Fault-finding and return to service
Work through conductivity, temperature, UF, leak, valve and blood module alarms in a safe order, and release a repaired machine only after the tests that prove it is fit for patients.25 min—Exam
25 · 40 min · 75 %
The certificate
Pass the exam and get a certificate of course completion with your name, hours and score. Every certificate has a unique number and a public verification page, so an employer or a customer can check it in one click. It confirms completion of the course; it is not an educational document (diploma) and not a manufacturer authorisation.
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Hospital biomedical / clinical engineering teams
- Field engineers in independent service companies
Who teaches
Written by a service engineer working with medical equipment since 2014, including 6.5 years at GE Healthcare and service supervision at Mindray, together with the engineers of Service Engineer.
FAQ
Is this manufacturer training?
No. It is independent, vendor-neutral training. It does not replace the manufacturer's procedures or grant authorisation or access to service software.
Does it cover a specific dialysis machine?
It teaches the principles shared by haemodialysis machines, water plants and PD cyclers, with examples from real machines. Model-specific procedures and values always come from the manufacturer's documentation.
What does the certificate say?
Your name, the course, the hours, the date and your exam score, with a unique number and a public verification page.
Can my company buy seats for a team?
Yes: five seats and a progress overview for the manager.
Languages?
English and Russian.