Rob Dickinson has more than 30 years of practical experience in the healthcare sector, working both as an individual and as a team member. He is involved in all levels of healthcare technology management and combines his engineering knowledge with experience gained by day-to-day working with medical professionals of various levels and specialties and on four continents. Rob is contracted by international universities to both teach and provide support for their biomedical engineering students. Rob is a services provider to several international organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO assignments have included medical equipment specifications review, drafting training presentations, drafting equipment lists and validation methodology for countries covering the needs of various clinical departments within district, regional and tertiary/academic hospitals; also hospital equipment functionality and condition reporting and the provision of technical training for biomedical engineers within member states requesting this.Specialties: Healthcare technology management including the design, planning, specification, selection, supply, commissioning, user applications in-service training, maintenance, upgrading, functionality and appropriateness auditing, replacement and disposal of medical equipment of various types and technologies.