DocumentCode
2947895
Title
Clinical engineering development in the Uruguayan public health system
Author
Di Virgilio, Valerio ; Ambrois, Gonzalo
Author_Institution
Pan American Health Organ. of Argentina, Argentina
fYear
2010
fDate
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Firstpage
6042
Lastpage
6045
Abstract
Establishment of the clinical engineering department with a network of 5 operational centers to strengthen public medical equipment management and maintenance, in the context of the Health System reform with the purpose of ensuring universal access to the health services in the Republic of Uruguay.
Keywords
biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; maintenance engineering; Uruguayan public health system; clinical engineering development; medical equipment maintenance; medical equipment management; universal health service access; Biomedical equipment; Clinical diagnosis; Hospitals; Maintenance engineering; Safety; Surgery; Training; Biomedical Engineering; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Goals; Humans; Internationality; Personnel Selection; Public Health; Public Health Administration; Uruguay;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Buenos Aires
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4123-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627606
Filename
5627606
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