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AI-Driven Delivery of Clinical Solutions
Speaker: Jason Sherwood
Tuesday 21 July 2026 6.00PM
AI-Driven Specifications: Delivering Clinical Solutions That Satisfy Regulators and Clinicians
In an industry where the cost of a specification gap can be measured in patient outcomes, getting the requirement right — completely, traceably, and defensibly — has never mattered more. In this session Jason Sherwood draws on decades of experience in safety-critical regulated industries to explore a practical and immediately applicable approach: using AI not to replace engineering judgment, but to ensure that clinical requirements are captured completely, vendor obligations are unambiguous, and TGA compliance is built in from day one — not reconstructed under pressure at the end. If your work sits anywhere between a clinical need and a delivered technology solution, this session is for you.
Jason Sherwood has been in the automation and process control industry for over 40 years, with hands-on experience from the factory floor to the server room and now into the cloud — and his passion for all things automation is evident from even the shortest of conversations. His work at the intersection of classical control engineering and modern AI-assisted development reflects a rare ability to bridge decades of domain expertise with the emerging tools reshaping how complex industrial software is built.
Tonight 6.00PM on Zoom
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86354882309?pwd=guTB93tJ8DnyCCRtVAd1fZ2nVGZeut.1
Vale Dr Richard Kirsner
It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Dr Richard Kirsner, a long-time supporter of the Society.
A giant of the profession and a man of exceptional intellect who set and maintained the highest standards, Richard was also a kind and generous colleague who encouraged his peers and supported the professional development of many across the industry.
After graduating in electrical engineering from the University of Melbourne, Richard worked at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories for five years, where he developed a strong interest in biomedical engineering. He subsequently returned to the University to complete a Master of Science in physiology and a PhD, followed by a postdoctoral appointment at Imperial College London. He then resumed lecturing in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
In 1977, Richard established the Department of Medical Engineering and Physics at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and served as its Director for twenty years. He subsequently continued his contributions to teaching, research and postgraduate supervision through several universities and research organisations.Throughout his career, Richard was actively involved in professional biomedical engineering organisations both in Australia and internationally, through committee service and editorial roles with professional journals.
His outstanding contributions to the profession were recognised through a number of prestigious awards.Richard was deeply respected by colleagues and friends, and will be greatly missed. Those who knew Richard well may be pleased to know that his sense of humour never waned.
SMBEVIC Committee
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.