Menon D
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, Ottawa, Ontario.
Med Biol Eng Comput. 1993 Jan;31(1):HTA33-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02446891.
Technology assessment is research that is intended to help decisionmakers deal with the development, acquisition and utilisation of healthcare technologies. Healthcare professionals now recognise the need for assessment information in decisionmaking. Among these professionals are biomedical and clinical engineers who need to manage technology assessment activities and use assessment information appropriately. It is imperative therefore that proper educational programmes be developed to prepare engineers for a broader role in healthcare. The paper elaborates on aspects of technology assessment and the need for training of engineers in specific concepts and principles.
技术评估是旨在帮助决策者应对医疗技术的开发、获取和利用的研究。医疗专业人员现在认识到在决策过程中需要评估信息。这些专业人员中包括生物医学和临床工程师，他们需要管理技术评估活动并适当地使用评估信息。因此，必须制定适当的教育计划，使工程师为在医疗保健领域发挥更广泛的作用做好准备。本文阐述了技术评估的各个方面以及对工程师进行特定概念和原则培训的必要性。
