Introduction:

Normative documents establish the state of the art related to a certain field of knowledge. There is a large number of standards related to health services and their management, whose application is relevant in this sector.

Objective:

To show the importance of technical standards in the training of professionals from the fields of biomedical engineering, health technology and health management.

Development:

Different aspects related to the performance and functions of professionals from the fields of biomedical engineering, health technology and health management are gathered in international and other national technical standards, relevant and useful for their training at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Conclusions:

The addressed professions require the use of normative documents related to their functions in order to contribute to the quality of health services, hence the relevance of their incorporation into the curriculums of these major.

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