Title :
Clinical Engineering Education in France Situation in 2007 and Evolution
Author :
Donadey, A. ; Hadjes, P. ; Langevin, F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Tehnologie de Compiegne, Compiegne
Abstract :
Compiegne´s University of Technology is one of the main contributors in clinical engineering education in France. Knowledge and skills have been acquired since 1974 through professional specialization courses and new programs such as master´s degrees, engineering and PhD degrees, and continuing education courses for technicians. To face current hospitals needs, new investments in distance learning have been made. The first results are presented in the following.
Keywords :
biomedical education; distance learning; educational courses; professional aspects; Compiegne University of Technology; France; PhD degrees; clinical engineering education; distance learning; education courses; master degrees; professional specialization courses; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Clinical diagnosis; Continuing education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering profession; Hospitals; Investments; Academic Medical Centers; Academies and Institutes; Biomedical Engineering; Curriculum; Forecasting; France; Universities;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352984