Exploring New Territory:
Innovative Solutions in Medicine and Health Physics
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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!
International Keynote speakers include the well respected Wolfgang Dorr, David Brenner and Joseph Smith, along with a multitude of dedicated invited speakers and special topics including:
Speciality Meetings
- Radiation Oncology Special Interest Group
- University Special Interest Group
- Radiology Special Interest Group
- Nuclear Medicine Special Interest Group
- Radiation Protection Special Interest Group
- Biomedical Engineering Special Interest Group
- Asia Pacific Special Interest Group
- Meeting of Speciality Chairs
- PRESENTATION: Leonie Katekar, National C-Health Transition Authority
Remember....
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 |
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| Student Registration: |
$500 |
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| Day Registration Member: |
$400 |
| Day Registration Non Member: |
$470 |
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.
Uranium Mining Health Physics Workshop:
- David Brenner (Columbia University, USA)
- Russell Robinson (Radiation Protection, Department of Health and Families, NT)
- Sharon Paulka (NT)
- Andrew Johnston (Radiation Protection, EPA, SA)
- To be advised (BHP)
- Nehal Ahmed (Radiation Protection, Department of Health and Families, NT)
Invited Speakers:
- Ivan Williams (Director Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service ARPANSA) about ACDS
- Sergei Zavgorodni (BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre Canada), VMAT& IMRT QA and verifications of treatment planning algorithms - AAA and AcurosXB QA
- Eric Yeoh - (RAH / RANZCR), Normal tissue complications
- Benjamin Blyth - (Flinders University), Review of Bystander Effects
- Roger Price - (University of WA), Nuclear Medicine Imaging
TEAP Sessions
- Chuan-Dong Wen - Victorian Experience
- Mark West - Queensland Experience
- Sean Geoghegan - TEAP Review
- Gary Disher / Caroline Irle - Education Unit Objectives
- Natalka Suchowerska - Measuring tool of knowledge and professional competence, RANZCR experience
- Anne Perkins - Progressive Assessment
- John Cormack / Stefan Eberl - DIMP TEAP
Asia Pacific Special Interest Group Session
- Simon Downes, Barry Allen, Raymond Budd and others.
Public Lecture:
- George Dracoulis - (Australian National University) - sponsored by AIP "Nuclear issues in Australia and beyond: One perspective"
Publishing Workshop
- Pam Sykes - Grants and personal publishing experience
- David Thwaites - Senior scientists publishing experience (Advice for young authors)
- Martin Caon - APESM Journal Editor
- Vlijmen van, Thijs, Springer - Publisher perspective. Open access journals
Debate: Point-Counterpoint Session
- David Thwaites, Barry Allen, Chris Langton, Wolfgang Dorr and Eva Bezak:
Topic - "Is the increasing cost of technology winning the war on cancer?"
Remote Facility Session
- Michael Penniment, John Shakeshaft, Kar Aun Giam, Abel McDonald and Stuart Greenham
Poster Session
15:00 - 17:00: Wednesday 17th August 2011 |
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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
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