Advanced clinical engineering workshops in Central America.
Over the past ten years the American College of Clinical Engineering has conducted numerous Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshops in developing countries around the world. Most of the recent workshops have been conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean in cooperation with the Pan American Health Organization, an affiliate of the World Health Organization. This presentation describes workshop objectives and topics. It also describes the author's participation in workshops conducted in Costa Rica (2002) and El Salvador (2003).
Baretich
Matthew F
MF
Baretich Engineering, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002489:Central America; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods; D008283:Maintenance / Q000458:organization & administration; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration