American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)

Welcome to the World Wide Web home of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE). Founded in 1991, ACCE is committed to enhancing the profession of clinical engineering. With members in the United States and abroad, the ACCE is the only internationally recognized professional society for clinical engineers.

The First Global Forum on Medical Devices
Convened by the World Health Organization
9-11 September, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand

2010-2011 ACCE Teleconference
Programs Now Available

3 Series to keep you informed:

2010 Body of Knowledge Survey The Body of Knowledge survey is critical in assisting the ACCE with developing the scope of practice and knowledge base for Clinical Engineers during their day-to-day work.

We hope you will take a few moments to assist us our efforts! Please visit the following website to participate in the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2010CEBOK

Advocacy Awards 2010-Click to view The Winners!

Relief Efforts for Haiti - How You Can Help ACCE has put together the following list of resources that support Haiti Relief Efforts:

IHE Patient Care Devices User Handbook

If you are a healthcare Administrator who makes purchasing decisions, a Clinical Engineer, an IT Systems Analyst, or a Medical Technology Evaluator you need to read this handbook! This handbook describes how you can use IHE PCD profiles to improve how the integration capabilities of your systems are selected, specified, purchased and deployed. Read more

Do You Know a Clinical Engineer Who Demonstrates Leadership Excellence?
Excellence in Clinical Engineering Leadership Award (ExCEL)
Now is the time to nominate that person, or yourself! ACCE Healthcare Technology Foundation is accepting nominations for the Excellence in Clinical Engineering Leadership Program until the end of the year. Read more

Clinical Engineering Certification Program

The written examination for HTCC Certification in Clinical Engineering will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 in 27 cities across the United States. The deadline for applications is August 14, 2010 for applicants testing within the United States & Canada and July 17, 2010 for applicants testing outside the United States & Canada. For more information please visit the AHTF Website's Clinical Engineering Certification Program page.

Professional Practices Guidelines

The Professional Practices Committee has started producing Professional Practices Guidelines. The Guidelines are available on the ACCE website. Current guidelines include:

Code of Ethics for Clinical Engineers
Incident Investigations
Medical Equipment Management Program (MEMP)
Modifying Devices and Systems

To read more on Professional Practices Guideline, please click here

ACCE's Clinical Engineering Certification Study Guide

ACCE CE Certification Study Guide The American College of Clinical Engineering is offering a Study Guide for the Clinical Engineering Certification Examination. The Study Guide is available online through ACCE for $30.

or Send check payable to ACCE to:
Al Levenson
ACCE Secretariat
5200 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

The ACCE study guide was written by an independent group of clinical engineers not associated with the HTCC or the exam process.

Institutional and Corporate Membership Programs Now Available

What's New

ACEW covered in El Salvador Press
The first CE-IT Community webinar held in June 2010
Student Papers from the 2010 ACCE Awards competition
JOB OPPORTUNITIES in the Clinical Engineering field

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ACCE Newsletter

May / June 2010
Volume 20, Issue 3
Inside this issue:

•		Healthcare Technology Foundation News
•		Baxter Colleague and FDA
•		ACCE at AAMI
•		Education Committee Update
•		Assessing Eye Care Services After the Haiti Earthquake
		and more...
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