ICEHTMC 2015– 1st International Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Management Congress
October 21, 2015 – October 23, 2015
Hangzhou, China
First, this inaugural event was sponsored by: the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Clinical Engineering Branch (CEB) and the IFMBE/Clinical Engineering Division (CED). The organizer was the Journal Pressof China Medical 
Devices, with other sponsors/endorsers including the World Health Organization (WHO), ACCE, AAMI, HTF, the Italian Clinical Engineering Society (AIIC), the Malaysian Society of Medical and Biological Engineering (MSMBE), the Chinese Society of Medical Engineering, the Chinese College of Clinical Engineers (CCCE), the Japan Association for Clinical Engineers (JACE) etc.
Global Summit Declaration
1. This inaugural Global CE Summit group was convened in Hangzhou, China on October 23, 2015 for the purpose
of improving global health and wellness for the growing world population … by identification of common issues,
strengths, expanding opportunities and demand … for clinical and biomedical engineering (CE/BME) research
and skills.
2. The Global CE Summit group included representatives from senior CE/BMEs, national societies, international
federations, and WHO that agreed on the need to educate, advocate, articulate, and harmonize definitions,
scope of practice of CE/BME body of knowledge (BOK), education, credentialing, certification, recognition, value,
international collaboration, and interdisciplinary relationships.
3. We agree a draft Action Plan will include and find Resources needed by end of March 2016.
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