Darwin in August....the perfect time of year for a visit to the top of Australia, and for the conference of the year. Sunny days and blue skies all around. Please register for early bird rates by the 8th of July. Our relaxed atmosphere, tropical EPSM-ABEC 2011 Conference is for everyone involved in the physics and engineering required in medicine, as well as radiation safety and our mining industries. So, remember to pack those thongs and tropical shirts...The Pee Wee's dinner (tropical themed) and the Mindil markets opening night will be events not to be missed! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS - Before 8th July 2011 Register online at http://www.epsmabec2011.org/register.asp Member Registration: $795 (members of ACPSEM, Engineers Australia or SMBE) Non Member Registration: $900 Student Registration: $500 Day Registration Member: $400 Day Registration Non Member: $470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Clinical Engineering Practice and Management: Is our profession currently at a crossroad? Risk management Asset management strategies CE's role in strategic asset planning Registration of practicing CE's BME and ICT convergence The Electronic Medical Record - experience and future directions from both Australia and overseas. Wireless technologies, what role can and will they play? Humanitarian Engineering - Workshop sponsored by AusAID 2011 is the year of Humanitarian Engineering. BME's within Australia have a long and proud history of providing assistance within our region. ABEC will bring together a diverse range of people involved in a manner never seen before on our shores. Participants - Experienced individuals including Tom Judd (USA), WHO collaborator with decades of experience in planning and delivering program Recipients - Real stories from people who have been on the receiving end of aid programs Technology Developers - People that work towards making the appropriate technologies available for developing economies and in times of disaster Donors - What is appropriate and what is not Funding bodies - AusAid, Red Cross, service organisations Facilitators - Engineers without borders, East Meets West Foundation, Medical Technology Transfer Services Research New and innovative devices, techniques and measurements: Simulation and training, Managing the risks that come with innovation Medical Devices: The latest innovations from ESU's to ECT Rehabilitation Engineering: Wheelchair workshop (awaiting fuller description) Standards Workshops: The very latest on the two most influential standards in the safe application of medical devices AS/NZS 3551 and 3003, both with brand new editions this year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accommodation Bookings: Make sure you get in early and book your accommodation and travel, well in advance of the peak time of August in Darwin! Accommodation advice and costs are listed on the website. Accommodation still available through conference organisers (blocked out in advance) Regards, Anne-Louise Smith Convenor EPSM-ABEC 2011 www.smbe.org.au<http://www.smbe.org.au> Acting Asst Dir R&D, Biomedical Engineering Flinders Medical Centre Phone: +61 (0)8 8204 6083 Fax: +61 (0)8 8204 5840 Email: anne-louise.sm...@health.sa.gov.au<mailto:anne-louise.sm...@health.sa.gov.au>
