Findings of the Latin America Clinical Engineering Survey Conducted by the Clinical Engineering Division of International Federation for Medical andBiological Engineering

摘要

The survey, developed by the Clinical Engineering Division of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, was conduced to identify the profile of the clinical engineer, its activities and the kind of employer worldwide. Due to the great number of replies from some Latin American Countries, it was decided to analyze the clinical engineers profiles specificalfy from four countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. The results give a very good picture of the experience within the clinical engineering area as well as the differences and similarities on the employers, activities and positions occupied by the clinical engineers that responded the questionnaire.