Clinical & Biomedical Engineering Conference
Monday, 25 October | Online
Theme: Better together: BME, CE and HTA as co-enablers of optimised health technology impact
Online: 25-29 October 2021 | from your office or home
Clinical & Biomedical Engineering Conference
(3 Clinical Points)
Carefully developed under the theme of “optimising healthcare delivery through clinical and biomedical engineering excellence” this CPD educational agenda will provide a comprehensive review of the latest challenges, trends and developments concerning healthcare technology.
Attend to engage with industry leaders as they share novel insight on pragmatic, yet effective, strategy to improve purchase ROI, through better planning and management of healthcare technology across the lifecycle of a healthcare facility.
Organising committee
Mladen Poluta, Board Member, Clinical Engineering Division, International Federation for Medical
& Biological Engineering (IFMBE); Founders Council, Global Clinical Engineering Alliance (GCEA); Executive Committee, South African Health Technology
Assessment Society (SAHTAS), Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Sudesh Sivarasu, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Division, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University
of Cape Town; Executive Committee Lead, Biomedical Engineering Society of South Africa (BESSA), Cape Town, South Africa
Scientific committee:
Prof Andre Mboule, International Consultant; Associate Professor & Health Training Expert, Mboule Consulting, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Anna Worm, Expert & Independent Advisor on Biomedical Equipment challenges in developing countries, Anna Worm Ltd, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ashenafi Hussein, President, Ethiopian Society of Biomedical Engineers and Technologists; Chairperson, IFMBE working Group on Africa Activity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Debjani Mueller, Secretary, SAHTAS; Board Member, HTAi & ISPOR SA Chapter; Researcher, Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Mário Forjaz Secca, Medical Devices Consultant, WHO; Associate Professor of Biophysics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Medical Physicist; Clinical Engineer, Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique
Shauna Mullally, Biomedical Engineer & Consultant, Ontario, Canada
Prof S. Yunkap Kwankam, Executive Director, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH); CEO, Global eHealth Consultants; Chairman, TelenetHealth International, Lisbon, Portugal
Key topics:
- The MeDevIS Platform: WHO’s integrated Medical Device Information System
- Optimisation of medical device innovation, acquisition, and utilisation as a sine qua non for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
- Complementary roles of biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, and health technology assessment
Benefits of attending:
- Discuss the emergence of eHealth and the related opportunities and challenges
- Assess the role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in supporting innovation in healthcare
- Evaluate the complementary roles of biomedical engineering, clinical engineering, and health technology assessment
Download Clinical & Biomedical Engineering Conference Brochure
Enhance your knowledge at the clinical & biomedical engineering conference that will run during Africa Health 2021. Please complete the form below to download the brochure.
Online: 25-29 October 2021
In partnership with:
Supported by:
