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Editor’s  Corner
The Inaugural Issue! 
If you have ever had the good fortune to experience 

the moment a child is born, then you know that it trans-
forms life as you know it. If you have not experienced this 
magnificent moment yet, I do hope that one day soon, 
you will. It is hard to put such a feeling into words, but 
it is a glorious moment, especially when the newborn 
is part of your own family.

Our Journal has arrived! In a way, you can think of the 
Global Clinical Engineering Journal as the child that will 
foster a sense of pride for clinical engineers all over the 
world – producing the magnificent aura that new parents 
delight in as they nurture and rear their beautiful baby.

This baby (the Journal) has older siblings – all mem-
bers of the profession’s family that are working together 
to be successful. Among the slew of important, recent 
achievements that makes our family proud, are:

• The ushering of the only Congress dedicated to the 
Clinical Engineering field –  the  International Clinical 
Engineering and Health Technology Management 
Congress – the third congress slated to take place 
in Rome, Italy, in October 2019 (www.icehtmc.com).

• The world-wide celebration of the Global Clinical 
Engineering Day (http://global.icehtmc.com/), this 
year on October 21st will be initiated from Chengdu, 
China, recognizing the contributions of CEs to im-
proving healthcare outcomes.

• The initiation of the Clinical Engineering Awards 
Program (http://cedglobal.org/awards/).

• The free-access posting of Human Factors for Health 
Technology Safety book (http://cedglobal.org/
human-factors-for-health-technology-safety/) on 
the Clinical Engineering Division Web site (www.
globalced.org); and now 

• The arrival of our own publication – the Global Clinical 
Engineering Journal (www.GlobalCE.org).  

It is critically important that you feel as though the 
Journal is your child, since this is going to be your cre-
ation, and the outcome will be directly correlated to 
the level of your personal engagement and investment. 
We all know that raising a child “takes a village.” It is 
no exception that Global CE Journal needs a village, and 
that with the proper amount of tender loving care, it will 
grow and turn into a mature, impactful publication. It 
will only thrive when and if you (the village) will feed, 
care for, encourage, and share your knowledge with it. 

We do have a few advantages that should make you 
all proud. For instance, I am so proud of the amazing 
members of the Editorial Board of our Journal who make 
up a wide range of disciplinary fields, including clinical 
engineers, medical doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologist 
researchers, health informatics, technology evaluation 
experts, medical device incubator leaders, forensic 
engineers, academicians, researchers, adult and pedi-
atric hospital engineers, industry, government, World 
Health Organization (WHO), Federation, associations, 
non-government organizations, and patient care. They 
are all established leaders in their areas of expertise, with 
well-published manuscripts. In addition, they represent 
expertise from the four corners of the world, ranging 
from Africa and the Americas, to Europe and Asia. Who 
can ask for more? 

Another advantage we have is the selection and de-
ployment of an open-access platform that facilitates a 
timely, systematic, and consistent double-blind review 
process of submissions, online archiving, and secure 
access to high-quality manuscripts anywhere in the 
world. The Journal is fortunate to have a dedicated 
manager, Ms. Stavrianou, who holds a doctorate degree 
in Biomedical Engineering. What a suitable expert for 
our high-quality Journal.

Our volunteer-based reviewers represent a wide scope 
of knowledge in many related topics. These reviewers 
offer their time and expertise to facilitate and promote 

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Together we will make it the best it can be!

Dr. Yadin David

fair, high quality, and a scientifically constructive review 
process of the submissions, thus supporting the editors’ 
objectives.

As you probably know, raising a child requires re-
sources, and we have an advantage there as well. Through 
the Clinical Engineering Division (CED) early support, 
the first few baby steps were taken successfully. Now 
thanks to the generous support of China Medical Device 
(CMD) enterprise, these steps have turned into a march.

This is a momentous occasion, where your submissions 
and scholarly contributions will turn our dream into a 
reality. The Journal aims to also encourage submissions 
from young engineers, as well as from senior scientists. 

To join as a reviewer, or to submit your manuscript, go 
the Web site: www.GlobalCE.org and log in. Once you 
register, you can select the actions you would like to 
follow – either to become a reader, a reviewer, or to 
submit your work. I invite you to act and be part of the 
family. This Journal is for you and your colleagues. You 
have a unique opportunity to participate in “raising” our 
profession. Prepare your submission now!

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