• DocumentCode
    3059900
  • Title

    Clinical Engineering in Mexico

  • Author

    Borjón, L. Fernando ; Armendariz, Fabian ; Mayagoitia, Ruth E. ; Pérez-Bravo, Monica

  • Author_Institution
    Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Iberoamericana Prol. Paseo de la Reforma 880, 01210 Mexico City, Mexico
  • Volume
    7
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
  • Firstpage
    2804
  • Lastpage
    2805
  • Abstract
    Clinical Engineering (CE) activities in Mexico have been done in national research institutes as well as private hospitals. This paper describes the conditions found in Mexico for the professional practice of a clinical engineer. It also deals with the description of the activities done by this professional in the Private health care sectors. A cost-effectiveness structure for a CE department is proposed.
  • Keywords
    Head; Training;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Paris, France
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-0816-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761699
  • Filename
    5761699