Systems medicine for the delivery of better healthcare Services- International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences (IUPESM) perspective

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Medicine has ever been evolving in accordance with the clinical needs and the knowledge and philosophical attitude of the healthcare practitioners and service providers and at the same time influenced by geographical specific social, economic, political and environmental factors. The process is primarily aimed at improving human health through better access to quality medicine. One of the key indicators for quality medicine is clinical outcome, which is often determined by how early and accurate a disease is diagnosed and its staging determined and the efficacy of the clinical modalities used in treatment and post-treatment management of the patient. Biomedical engineers and medical physicists have played an important role in the development and operation of global healthcare services. One of their important contributions is in the research and development of better and more effective medical technologies in meeting clinical needs. They have close collaboration with healthcare professionals and medical scientists in development of the better tools and equipment to solve clinical challenges. …