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Annual Student Presentations 2024
Once again the top talent from the students studying biomedical engineering will present the results of their project in a live online forum on Tuesday 22 October 2024 from 5.30PM.
We have invited four presenters to speak to us. The best presentation as chosen by our independent judges will be awarded the Hugh Wilcock-Geoffrey Kaye Award. Registration on eventbrite is required to document attendees. There is no charge for registration. Please register here. A unique link to the Zoom platform will be provided for you by eventbrite
The Right To Repair
The Society welcomes Professor Leanne Wiseman to speak to us on the subject of “The Right to Repair” on Tuesday 13 August 2024 at 6.00 PM. See below for details.
The Right to Repair movement, defined broadly as the ability to have products repaired at a competitive price using repairers of choice, gained even more support from the community during the COVID-19 pandemic as hospitals worldwide reported issues with the ongoing maintenance of crucial medical equipment and devices. The ability to keep lifesaving medical equipment operational is not only relevant in hospital settings but is fundamentally important for those individuals in our community, particularly those in remote regions of Australia, who need to rely upon medical devices in their day-to-day lives. This presentation will examines these complex issues in light of the findings of the Australian Productivity Commission’s Right to Repair Inquiry findings in 2021 that significant barriers currently do exist to medical device repair and that a review be conducted of the medical device market and current regulations.
The meeting will be held at the Tower Hotel Function Centre, 686 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn and online on the Zoom platform. Register on eventbrite here. Zoom link is here. ID .891 6531 5162Passcode: 868568.
See the Video Records of this meeting in the Vision History
How do we understand medical equipment and our needs?
Dr Rebecca Bailey
Manager, Asset Support, Victorian Department of Health
Time: 30 July 2024, 18:00 AEST (Networking from 17:30)
Venue: Online. Please register on eventbrite here.
Modifying Medical Devices In-house
Modifying Devices In-house – What do the Standards Say About That, and Use of Non-OEM Parts in Repairs…… Yes, No……..Maybe !
Permitted modification of medical devices by a hospital biomedical engineer requested by a physician or surgeon is the subject of the February talk by Mike Flood, biomedical engineering consultant.
The SMBEVic is pleased to invite you to join us on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 6.00PM on Zoom. Please register here.
The Physician and Surgeon may require something different to the medical device being used to treat a patient. The hospital biomedical engineering department is asked to help. Modifying medical devices can bring an individula under the regulations of medical device manufacturers, which involve strict quality, safety, and performance requirements. Failing to meet these regulations can result in significant fines and legal action. Is there an alternative path for the biomedical engineer?
Join us to hear what Mike and the other clinical engineers think of the TGA guidelines on modifying medical equipment in their hospitals.
Breaking News- Video of Mike Flood’s talk in the Vision History
SMBE NSW Biomedical Engineering Conference 2024
SMBE NSW 2024
Presents the 33rd Annual
Biomedical Engineering Conference
“The Country Technicians’ Training Seminar”
Celebrating the Biomedical Engineering Team’s Contribution to
Advances in Healthcare over the Past 33 Years
The national SMBEs support the annual SMBE NSW BME Conference in rural NSW.
The program is varied from papers on cybersecurity for medical devices (including a workshop) to the use of the correct cleaning materials for patient monitors. The conference is strongly supported by the commercial sector with all the latest technology on display.
Join the SMBE NSW in Port Macquarie. Get the Brochure and Registration Form below.
24th to 27th March 2024 at Panthers Port Macquarie
1 Bay Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444