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Biomedical Engineer / Technician
There is a short term opportunity for a biomed engineer/technician to work in Tuvalu.
This link was forwarded by one of our Members. The information is here and the full Terms of Reference for the role is here.
Medical Device Security: Challenges and Practical Solutions
An overview of the threat landscape and risk to patient safety of insecure medical devices, dispel myths and provide practical solutions
The presenter is Simon Cowley who is a Principal Cybersecurity Officer at the Department of Health, Victoria. Simon is a Member of SMBEVic.
Simon has significant experience in cybersecurity for medical devices. Previously Simon was a biomedical engineer with over 15 years of experience in healthcare technology management at public hospitals. He specialised in network connected medical devices.
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM AEDT. Presented on the Zoom platform
Register on eventbrite here. A unique link will be forwarded from eventbrite.
Optimising stability and maneuverability in manual wheelchairs
Optimising stability and maneuverability in manual wheelchairs within a multidisciplinary team – the project goal is to develop a device and methodology to determine the seated position of a wheelchair user, through the calculation of the centre of gravity, to assess, monitor and potentially improve clinical practices and user outcomes at the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Specialist Wheelchair and Seating Clinic.
Speaker is Jesús Campo LivingLab (MedTechVic) Technical Manager, Swinburne University of Technology
Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 6.30PM (1830) AEST Register here
SMBEVic Inc. Annual General Meeting
The Society for Medical and Biological Engineering Inc. is holding the Annual General Meeting of the Society on Tuesday 19 October 2021. The meeting will be held on-line on the Zoom platform. The Committee invites all Members and interested persons to join us on-line. Please register in the email which will be sent on 27 September 2021. The AGM Agenda can be read here. For any information please send a request by email to the Secretary at smbevic.info@gmail.com
Wilson Greatbatch- Pacemaker Pioneer
Engineering News published by Engineers Australia has a story about Wilson Greatbatch in the current edition (see here).There are many stories about Wilson. There is a fascinating Oral History on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW) website here. Wilson came to Melbourne in 1971 for the 9th IFMBE Conference organised by the President of the IFMBE, Dr David Dewhurst. Wilson presented the design for the Greatbatch battery, a lithium based design encased in titanium. Read this amazing history on the ETHW website. Wilson was the guest of Dr Graeme Sloman, the pioneer in pacemakers in Australia and visited The Royal Melbourne Hospital to meet the cardiology and biomedical engineering staff.
