2014
Educational Sessions; Blood Purification Systems

Clinical Engineers: Japan-The Importance of clinical engineers in hospitals-

Jun yoshioka
Japan association for clinical engineers (JACE)
International Exchange Committee

2014
Educational Sessions; Blood Purification Systems

Clinical Engineers: Japan-The Importance of clinical engineers in hospitals-

Jun yoshioka
Japan association for clinical engineers (JACE)
International Exchange Committee

Clinical Engineers
Clinical engineers (CEs)
Established in 1987
Education
University (4yrs) or academy (3yrs)
Master course (2yrs), Doctor course (3yrs)
National license
Need to pass a national examination

Clinical Engineers
The number of Clinical engineers (CEs)35,000Work place
Operating room, Dialysis room,
Cardiac catheterization room,
Hyperbaric oxygenation room,ICU, HCU, NICU, Emergency room,and the hospital ward.

Business Operations• Extracorporeal circulation• Blood purification• Hyperbaric oxygenation• Maintenance• Education

Safety management• Earlier
The equipment was simple and rugged,so did not break down easily.
• Present day
Modern critical care medical
equipment has numerous CPU boards
and sensors, and more failure points.

• Key CE services
Increased special maintenance of
medical equipment by CE is necessary.

The benefits of having Clinical Engineers
NUMBER

Example of mechanical ventilators
Ventilators
Minor Problems
FailuresYEAR
YAMAGATA UNIV. HOSPITAL

Jun Yoshioka et al. Journal of Intensive Care. 2014

Conclusion

Clinical engineers- are an essential profession
for the safe operation ofmedical equipment.

- have decreased medicalequipment failure which
exposes patients topotentially harmful risks

International Exchange Committee• Closer communication with other industrializednations and information collection through positiveTheInternationalExchange
participation in international conventions.
Committee
wantsin to• Technologicalcooperation
thesupport
areas of clinicalengineering
andengineers
blood purification,transfertoof clinicalclinical
who wantengineer systems to and exchange with China.
spread their wings around the• Dissemination of clinical engineering mind-set andworld, andis determined to further
developmentof internationally-mindedpeople throughparticipatingin JOCV,
Japancooperation.
Overseas Cooperation
promotesuch
Volunteers Program and Senior Volunteers Program ofJICA, Japan International Cooperation Agency.

International Exchange Committee• Closer communication with other industrializednations and information collection through positive
participation in international conventions.
• Technological cooperation in the areas of clinicalengineering and blood purification, transfer of clinicalengineer systems to and exchange with China.
• Dissemination of clinical engineering mind-set anddevelopment of internationally-minded people throughparticipating in JOCV, Japan Overseas Cooperation
Volunteers Program and Senior Volunteers Program ofJICA, Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Japan Association for Clinical Engineers
International Committee

Jun Yoshioka
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