Title :
BMEAT Nepal - Assistant technician training for resource-poor settings
Author :
Gammie, A. ; Upadhayaya, M. ; Shrestha, Sanjeeb ; Zimmermann, M.
Author_Institution :
Fishtail Consulting Ltd., Marshfield, UK
Abstract :
The development and curriculum content of a training course for Biomedical Engineering Assistant Technicians is described. The course is now being run under the auspices of the National Health Training Centre, Nepal. Over 120 participants, mostly from small rural hospitals, have successfully completed the course.
Keywords :
biomedical education; biomedical engineering; educational courses; hospitals; personnel; National Health Training Centre; Nepal; assistant technician training; biomedical engineering technician training; curriculum content; resource-poor settings; small rural hospitals; training course; maintenance; manual; repair; technician; training;
Conference_Titel :
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-680-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.1478
