Development and perspectives of biomedical engineering in South East European countries

Abstract

In respect with growing population, chronical disease management and aging population, the medicine and health care have drastically changed over the past decades. Engineering became more involved in medicine resulting in development of new discipline, Biomedical Engineering. As new engineering solution for problems in medicine regarding therapy, diagnosis and treatment have emerged, the need for new interdisciplinary educational curriculums evolved. Today, South East Countries are focused on developing new educational curriculums in Biomedical Engineering, following the models established in other European and United States Countries, and recognizing the new discipline — Biomedical Engineering as a professional discipline. International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, supported by United Nations (UN), gives support for national societies that are focused on Biomedical Engineering. In this article, overview of development and perspectives of Biomedical Engineering in South East European (SEE) countries is given, with focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina.