Clinical Engineering

From Devices to Systems
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-803767-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Clinical Systems Engineering: New Challenges for Future Healthcare covers the critical issues relating to the risk management and design of new technologies in the healthcare sector. It is a comprehensive summary of the advances in clinical engineering over the past 40 years, presenting guidance on compliance and safety for hospitals and engineering teams.

This contributed book contains chapters from international experts, who provide their solutions, experiences, and the successful methodologies they have applied to solve common problems in the area of healthcare technology. Topics include compliance with the European Directive on Medical Devices 93/42/EEC, European Norms EN 60601-1-6, EN 62366, and the American Standards ANSI/AAMI HE75: 2009.

Content coverage includes decision support systems, clinical complex systems, and human factor engineering. Examples are fully supported with case studies, and global perspective is maintained throughout. This book is ideal for clinical engineers, biomedical engineers, hospital administrators and medical technology manufacturers.

Zielgruppe

<p>Biomedical Engineers, Clinical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Hospital Administrators, Students in medical engineering, Medical Technology Manufacturers, Consultants, Regulators</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miniati, Roberto

Dori, Fabrizio

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The evolution of clinical engineering: history and the role of technology in health careClinical engineering in growing markets: the china case studyClinical engineering in developing countriesClinical engineering for consolidated markets: Case study of EuropeHospital technology management Management of clinical complex systemsDecision support systems in healthcareHealth technology assessmentQuality and risk management for hospital systemsManagement of new technologies: sw and integrated systemsHuman factor engineering for medical devicesClinical engineering for disaster preparednessCertification of clinical engineersCareers and Education of clinical engineers

Über Autor(innen)

Dori, Fabrizio
Professor Fabrizio Dori received his M.Sc.in Electronics Engineering (biomedical curriculum) at the University of Florence (Italy) in 2001. His main professional activity is in the field of Clinical Engineering and Occupational Safety, as Health Technology Assessment Referring Coordinator, Regional Health Technology Department Tuscany (Italy), and as head of Protection and Prevention of Occupational Risks Office at "Le Scotte" Hospital, Siena (Italy).
His main research fields include Safety in Health Care, Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment, safety management and technology application in healthcare structures.

Miniati, Roberto
Dr Roberto Miniati received his M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering in 2007 at the School of Engineering, University of Florence (Italy), and Ph.D. in 2012 within the international program on Risk Mitigation at the University of Florence (Italy) and TU Braunschweig (Germany). He has published over 100 scientific papers in refereed journals, international conference proceedings and book chapters.
His main research fields include Healthcare Engineering, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Risk Management, Usability Engineering, Hospital Lean Manufacturing and Disaster Risk Reduction with focus in Health Emergency Planning and Vulnerability Assessment Methods.