The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s (AAMI) most comprehensive collection of clinical engineering publications has been updated to include new IT, career, and imaging related tools and resources.

The 2010 edition of the Clinical Engineering Collection CD features hundreds of articles and publications all on one convenient, searchable and easy-to-use CD. It’s designed expressly for clinical engineers, biomedical equipment technicians (BMET), and other medical technology professionals.   

New additions to the CD include:

• The 2009 edition of IT World: A Biomed’s Guide
• The 2010 Career Moves CD
• IT Horizons, 2010 edition
• Imaging Horizons

The Clinical Engineering Collection is a vital resource to help solve numerous issues, including Joint Commission standards compliance, patient safety guidance, and troubleshooting tips on equipment repair issues. The CD also includes resources for developing information technology (IT) skills and mastering other specialties.

The CD also offers resources to help clinical engineers and biomedical equipment technicians enhance their careers. Information on preparing for certification exams, how to prepare for a career in management, and benchmarking data on salary and fringe benefits is also included in the new version of the collection.

The Clinical Engineering Collection is also quick and easy to use thanks to the Web-like user interface, and the convenient, high-powered search and find functions of Adobe Acrobat, which is provided free with the CD.

What’s On the CD?
Here is a complete list of the CD’s contents:

• Electrical Safety Manual
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems Manual
• The Fundamental Collection
• Clinical Engineering Management Guide: Lessons from the Field
• IT World Reference CD
• Medical Equipment Management Manual
• Career Moves CD
• Imaging Horizons
• IT Horizons, five-volume set
• Healthcare Technology Horizons, two-volume set
• Hemodialysis Horizons
• Future Horizons
• Sterilization Horizons
• ANSI/AAMI EQ56:1999/(A) 2008, Recommended practice for a medical equipment management program