title: Clinical engineering education in France situation in 2007 and evolution.
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.
authors.affiliation: Université de Tehnologie de Compiegne. Centre de Recherches BP 60319 60203 Compiegne Cedex France. alain.donadey@utc.fr
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donadey
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hadjes
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Langevin
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000639:trends*; D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000639:trends*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005602:France; D014495:Universities / Q000639:trends*