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Proceedings 4th ICEHTMC 2021

Editor’s  Corner
4th International Clinical Engineering & Health Technology Management Congress (ICEHTMC)

October 24-26, 2021, Virtual Congress

Dear 4th ICEHTMC Congress Community,

On behalf of the organizers and sponsors of the 4th International Clinical Engineering & Health 
Technology Management Congress (ICEHTMC), it is our honor to offer this publication that con-

tains all of the abstracts accepted for the oral sessions in this Congress. Through the amazing support 
received from the Scientific Program Committee, consisting of several dozen experienced reviewers 
from all over the world, all of the submissions received were subjected to strict peer review process. 
This made the Congress’s scientific program an event that exceeded all previous Congress records for 
quality, quantity, and registration.

Major recognition must be given to the unique cooperation between the Global Clinical Engineering 
Alliance (GCEA), the IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division (IFMBE CED), and AAMI for hosting and col-
laborating on the organization of this event. Especially, since due to the curtail of international travel 
during this COVID-19 era, the organizers had to convert the Congress from in-person to a global virtual 
congress, a first for the international clinical engineering field. 

The unabated commitment of organizers led by Tom Judd and Yadin David who were endlessly sup-
ported by Kallirroi Stavrianou, and Luis Fernandez resulted in the engagement of Clinical Engineering 
practitioners from around the world, including pre-recording of over 200 presentations. Keynote pre-
sentations included globally recognized speakers from the World Health Organization, India and the USA. 
Support and presentations from sponsors Zoom for Healthcare, R-Zero, Healiom, and Schiller Americas  
provided a unique opportunity for global health technology shared learning and professional networking. 

This is the second time that the Congress’s proceedings are published and available in on-line format 
(GlobalCE.org). The Global Clinical Engineering Journal’s commitment to the promotion and sharing of 
knowledge is evident through its commitment to timely publication of subjects at the cross between 
engineering, technology, and patient care outcomes. These proceedings are a great accomplishment that 
well serve the ongoing and growing Global Clinical Engineering publication task. 

Conducting a virtual Congress presents a different stage and an opportunity to engage with more 
members within our field as well as with other stakeholders around professional development, scien-
tific debate, networking, strengthening friendships, and learning more about best practices from places 
we cannot yet visit in person. We thank all the participants and are confident that you will find these 
proceedings useful. We wish you success and hope to meet you at our next Congress.

Yadin David

Together we can make it better!

Editor-in-Chief of GlobalCE Journal 
and GCEA Interim President

Tom Judd
IFMBE CED Board Chair

https://www.globalcea.org/home
https://ced.ifmbe.org/
https://www.aami.org/
https://explore.zoom.us/docs/doc/Zoom_for_Healthcare.pdf
https://rzero.com/
https://www.healiom.com/
https://www.schillerus.com/
http://GlobalCE.org

