April 5, 2008 - Read bio's of all the 2008 winners and papers from the Student Paper Competition!
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| Plymouth Meeting PA, Arlington VA, Chicago IL - Three national associations have joined forces to
develop guidance documents, share best practices, and promote an understanding of the issues surrounding the ongoing
integration of information technology (IT) and clinical engineering.
Leaders of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the American College of Clinical
Engineering (ACCE), and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have signed an agreement to
develop a joint Clinical Engineering/IT (CEIT) community, thus pooling their expertise and knowledge and avoiding the
duplication of efforts under way.
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| San Jose, CA - ACCE is holding a one-day intensive "Clinical Engineering & CCE Review Course" to help clinical
engineers who are interested in taking the November 1, 2008 CCE examination offered by the Healthcare Technology Certification Commission. The course
will provide an opportunity to review the main clinical engineering topics. The course is designed and presented by a group of experienced certified
clinical engineers. This course will provide an overview of the new CCE examination topics and include a mock written and oral exam.
Registration deadline: April 15, 2008.
Inquiries about the course should be directed to secretariat@accenet.org.
Click here to view the course brochure and registration form. |
Since 1995, ACCE has been offering audio teleconferences on current and emerging topics in clinical engineering. This year’s topics include 2009 Joint Commission medical equipment standards, revisions to NFPA 99, applying Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) techniques to equipment maintenance, certification in clinical engineering (CCE), radiation and MRI safety, fundamentals of RF/Wireless, CE/IT Collaboration—a case study in medical device interface, and much more! A group of leading clinical engineers will speak at the next ACCE teleconference series.
View the 2008-09 schedule here. |
The written examination for HTCC Certification in Clinical Engineering will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 in 29 cities across the United States.
The deadline for applications is August 16, 2008 for applicants testing within the United States and July 19, 2008 for applicants testing outside the United
States. For more information please visit the AHTF Website's Clinical
Engineering Certification Program page.
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The Professional Practices Committee has started producing Professional Practices Guidelines. The Guidelines are available on the ACCE website. Current guidelines include:
- Code of Ethics for Clinical Engineers
- Incident Investigations
- Medical Equipment Management Program (MEMP)
- Modifying Devices and Systems
To read more on Professional Practices Guideline, please click here
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| In February 2005, ACCE was appointed as the sponsor of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Patient Care Devices (PCD) Domain. The IHE brings together a wide
range of stakeholders to develop the framework and process for achieving interoperability among medical information systems.
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To learn more about ACCE's activities in IHE, please click here.
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 The American
College of Clinical Engineering is offering a Study Guide for the Clinical Engineering Certification Examination. The Study Guide is available online through ACCE for $30.
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Send check payable to ACCE to:
Al Levenson
ACCE Secretariat
5200 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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The ACCE study guide was written by an independent group of clinical engineers not associated with the HTCC or the exam process. |
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Mar / Apr 2008
Volume 18, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
| • |  | ACCE Honors Awardees at HIMSS | | • | | IT Collaboration | | • | | Editor’s Commentary: What I learned at HIMSS | | • | | Bi-Lingual Equipment Management Course | | • | | Pan American Health Care Exchange | | | | and more... | | Newsletter Homepage |
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Please click this link to read about the remarkable lifetime and humanitarian efforts of one of ACCE's
founders. Professor Morris was a celebrated teacher, trusted colleague and good friend who is sorely missed around the world. His efforts continue to
bear fruit, and his spirit soars on...
Robert L. Morris ACCE Humanitarian Award Recipients
2001-Robert L. Morris
2002-Herman R. Weed
2003-George Johnston
2004-Alfred Jakniunas
2005-David Harrington
2006-Robert Padgett
2007-Lou Schonder |
www.accefoundation.org
www.mymeta.org
www.accenet.org/ihe/
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