Clinical engineering and biomedical equipment technician education in the developing world

Author

Weed, Herman R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

9-12 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1705

Abstract

The importance of educational training programs for developing practical biomedical equipment technician (BMET) and clinical engineering capability in the developing world are discussed. Four basic components of the project HOPE biomedical engineering (BME) program are discussed. These entail the development of (1) a functioning BME repair-maintenance capability in a major hospital, (2) an education training program in BMET and/or clinical engineering with an intership component, (3) an organizational structure to accept and support BME at the Ministry of Health and hospital director level, and (4) user and continuing education programs. A suggested plan of study is presented, and the internship program operation is described

Keywords

biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; education; Ministry of Health; biomedical equipment technician education; clinical engineering education; developing world; hospital director; intership; major hospital; project HOPE; repair-maintenance capability; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Calibration; Clinical diagnosis; Continuing education; Cultural differences; Educational programs; Hospitals; Medical services; PROM;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96416

Filename

96416