Viktoria A. Kondratenko
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK
Publications
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Research Article
Ways to Address the Unification of Medical Equipment Certification Systems in the UK, EU, and UA
Author(s): Viktoria A. Kondratenko* and Leonid Slovianov
A seemingly simple task—assessing the suitability of a given piece of medical equipment for use in healthcare—evolves into a complex and critical challenge when it involves a comprehensive evaluation, often in quantitative numerical terms, of both the harm and benefit to human health and the environment posed by each human-made device across the entire spectrum of its impact. “... everything is poison, and everything is remedy...” (Paracelsus). The knowledge available to people in well- established areas of efficiency and safety assessment is formalized into standards and regulations. These are used by experts who are also professionally equipped with knowledge of potential environmental hazards associated with the use of the device. Experts may conduct various experiments and assess their outcomes. Although this process may seem straightforward, the .. Read More»

