A global leadership association of Clinical Engineers and allied professionals dedicated to the advancement of international standards for professional education, certification, and professional development in Clinical Engineering, and to the advancement of Clinical Engineering in the institutional frameworks of health care policy, strategy, planning, and management worldwide.

NEW MEMBERS: PLEASE USE "DATABASE" LINK AT LEFT TO OPEN THE *CED CONTACT LIST* AND ENTER YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

We will have ample opportunities for participation in our three Working Groups:

Professional Practice & Education - (Jorge Calil)
Standards & Guidelines - (Albert Poon)
Strategic Development & Communications - (Yadin David)

Rationale: Online exchange has become an important tool for many practitioners to stay connected with their professional community. Our goal is to provide an accessible forum in a widely used format where Clinical Engineers and others around the world just like you who are involved in the design, teaching, testing, maintaining and regulating of healthcare products and systems will be able to:

-Access information and exchange comments about unique global engineering issues facing us.
-Become aware of global initiatives impacting medical technology and its lifecycle support.
-Connect, network and collaborate with clinical engineering experts on finding solutions that can be applied locally.
-Get expert insights from our Working Groups participants about professional development opportunities, professional recognition, resources, where volunteers are needed, and how you can become involved in critical work.