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AAMI: SUPPORTING THE ‘UNSEEN FRONTLINES’ OF HEALTHCARE By Brian Stallard, Media Relations Manager, AAMI W hen someone talks about the “frontlines” of healthcare, you likely envision harried doctors racing from room to room, seeing as many patients as they can while resilient nurses work long hours to deliver care. Appreciation for healthcare’s frontline workers, especially during a global health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, should never be understated. There is, however, another group of tireless frontline workers that you may not know exist! “When you hear about ventilators and other important medical equipment that’s being used to treat patients, healthcare technology management, or HTM, professionals are the folks that keep it all running. They’re on the front lines with the rest of the hospital staff,” explained Robert Burroughs, senior vice president of education for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was HTM