Simulation in Healthcare meetings & conferences

Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Conference on Mathematics of Medical Devices and Surgical Procedures

Monday 17 - Wednesday 19 September 2012 University College London United Kingdom

Mathematics is playing an ever increasing role in the area of health and medicine, through the use of modelling, statistics, and virtual simulations. These mathematical tools are becoming invaluable in testing the feasibility of surgical procedures and medical devices prior to clinical trials. Furthermore, there is a very realistic possibility over the next twenty years that computer models coupled to patient-specific imaging will be used in real time in the clinical environment to directly advise on treatment strategies. The aim of this conference is to bring together the diverse community of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, clinicians involved in using applied sciences and mathematics to develop and use medical devices to discuss both the latest research and the needs of the clinical community and patients.

The topics that will be discussed will broadly include cardiovascular devices, medical imaging, ophthalmology, cell biology, disease transmission, orthopaedic, advanced simulations, as well as health in ageing. The conference programme will include keynote speakers drawn from both clinical and mathematical communities, along with contributed presentations and poster sessions. The programme will also include breakout sessions in certain topics as well as refreshment breaks for informal discussions. Social events include a drinks reception and a conference dinner.

Contact information
For scientific queries please contact Ian Eames (i.eames@ucl.ac.uk) or Nick Ovenden (nicko@math.ucl.ac.uk).

For general conference queries please contact Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer
E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.

8th International Symposium for the History of Anaesthesia

International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia 2013, Sydney

The 8th International Symposium for the History of Anaesthesia will be held from January 22-25, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists are pleased to announce that they are hosting the 8th International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia (ISHA) in Sydney, Australia in January 2013.

The theme of the meeting: HISTORY MATTERS!

ISHA 2013 is administered by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists.

Historical themes will include the relationship of the profession with industry, military anaesthesia, equipment, pioneers and notable names, regional anaesthesia, pain management, simulation, society and education, organisations, antiquity, subspecialty anaesthesia, veterinary anaesthesia, anaesthesia and the arts, anaesthesia mortality and others.

Contact

Please contact the ASA for more information.

email: isha2013@asa.org.au
tel +61 2 9327 4022

5th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics

The 5th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics will be held on 1st and 2nd of July at the Royal Geographical Society, South Kensington London, England.

Topics to be addressed by the symposium include, but are not limited to:

Clinical highlights in Urology, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedic, and Paediatric Surgery
Flexible Robotics
Emerging, multi-specialty applications of robotic technology
Medical robotics for NOTES
Mechatronic designs for medical robotics
Microbot design and applications
Surgical simulation, training and skills assessment
Human robot interaction and ergonomics
Surgical navigation and augmented reality systems
Intra-operative imaging and biophotonics for robotic surgery
Medical image computing and computer assisted intervention
Economic and general consideration of robotic surgery

General Enquiries
info@hamlyn-robotics.org

1st International Workshop on Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces Applied in Skills Transfer, Healthcare and Rehabilitation (IMIASH 2012)

In conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE 12

Guanajuato, Mexico. June 26-29, 2012

The first International Workshop on Intelligent Multimodal Interfaces applied in skills transfer and healthcare and rehabilitation, co-located with the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 12) aims to bring together researches, developers and practitioners involved in the research area of machine learning, bio-signals processing, electronics, robotics, mechatronics, virtual & augmented reality, medicine and rehabilitation.

Nowadays, multimodal interfaces have changed and revolutionized the way that people communicate, interact and learn. Undoubtedly, we are living in an age where these technological improvements have increased the human potential at levels that have not been seen before. Day by day, thanks to the science and technology, we are able to see how the fiction is converted into reality and how the multimodal interfaces are naturally integrated in the current life. This strong integration between humans and technology represents an incredible opportunity to investigate the human behavior through this interaction and analyze all the potentialities and advantages when the multimodal interfaces are used in the field of skills transfer, healthcare and rehabilitation.

IMIASH 2012 has two main tracks:

Track I: Multimodal Interfaces applied in Skills Transfer

The use of new technologies has dramatically transformed the conventional methodologies in which humans learn. This track is focused in the human behavior of learning process in which motor skills activities are transmitted from intelligent multimodal interfaces to human beings. The research is focused to investigate how these learning processes could be applied using intelligent multimodal systems and virtual environments to transfer knowledge associated to human motor skills. Skills transfer is a trend in the scientific and technological development fields, which focuses on developing systems that can help the users (human beings) to learn different kinds of tasks. These systems are designed to deal with the acquisition, interpretation, storing and transfer of human skills by means of multimodal interfaces, Robotics, Haptics and Virtual Environments (VE) technologies. It also adopts cognitive sciences and interaction design methodologies in order to obtain a digital representation of the skills and to develop techniques for its capturing and rendering.

Track II: Multimodal Interfaces applied in healthcare and rehabilitation

Nowadays the multimodal interfaces in healthcare have been changing and improving the quality of life of the people, principally of handicapped people. Therefore, this track is focused in the design of multimodal systems that improves and accelerates the rehabilitation process of the patients through the use of robotic and electronic devices capable to help the users to carry out different routines in an accurate way.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Brain Computer Interfaces
Haptics
Robotics
Rehabilitation
Skills Transfer
Multimodal Platforms
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Computer Vision
Data Mining
Machine Learning Applications

If you have any inquiry, please, contact with Oscar Osvaldo Sandoval-Gonzalez at oscar [at] sandoval-gonzalez [dot] com

3rd International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies

16-17 October, 2012 Lugano, Switzerland

The 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies will take place during two days on 16-17 October at the same venue in Lugano, Switzerland as the previous two events.

This conference and its parallel exhibition aim to fulfill the demand for an international event focused on 3D human body scanning technologies, 3D human body measurement methods and applications. This event is the world leading technical platform dedicated to these specific fields.

In the last two decades, 3D scanning technologies developed in other industrial sectors were successfully applied to the measurement and scanning of the human body. Methods and techniques are continuously ameliorated, more efficient and performing scanning systems are produced every year and new software tools are developed unceasingly.

The international conference and exhibition on 3D body scanning technologies serves as a platform for the information on the latest developments and interesting applications in various sectors, as well as, for building relationships and exchanging ideas between manufacturers, users, developers and researchers from around the world.

The conference is organized by Hometrica Consulting, Zurich/Ascona, Switzerland.

For any inquiries about the conference please contact the brach office of Hometrica Consulting:

Conference office:

HOMETRICA CONSULTING
Dr. Nicola D'Apuzzo
Via Collegio 28
CH-6612 Ascona
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)91 791 5524
Conference website: www.3dbodyscanning.org/2012
Conference e-mail: info@3dbodyscanning.org

17th Annual CyberPsychology & CyberTherapy Conference (CYBER17)

This year the Interactive Media Institute, in collaboration with the Virtual Reality Medical Institute, is organizing the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation’s (iACToR) 17th Annual CyberPsychology & CyberTherapy Conference (CYBER17), scheduled for September 25-28, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. We would like to invite you to join us!

The Annual CyberPsychology & CyberTherapy Conference began as a symposium that featured presentations dealing mostly with conceptual matters and future possibilities at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference. CYBER17 has now grown to a full-scale conference with presentations that demonstrate controlled clinical trials with unique applications of cutting edge technologies that improve the access and increase the quality of healthcare.

CYBER17 will continue to build upon this 17-year legacy, which includes the 2011 conference just completed in Gatineau, Canada, which attracted 200+ participants from 25 countries. Locating this year’s conference in Europe’s capital, Brussels, provides a unique opportunity to raise the conference’s visibility and highlight the importance of technology and healthcare research. Prominent academic representatives from Europe, North America, and Asia will serve as Scientific Chairs and on its Scientific Committee. iACToR’s Secretary General, Professor Brenda K. Wiederhold, who divides her time between the U.S. and Europe (http://iactor.ning.com), will serve as the conference’s chief organizer and host.

CYBER17’s focus is three-fold:

1. The Impact of Technologies as Tools
CYBER17 will continue its examination of the exciting applications of advanced technologies being used in training, therapy, rehabilitation, and education for the improvement of the quality and availability of healthcare for people around the globe.

2. The Influence of New Technologies
CYBER17 will further its investigation into how new technologies are influencing behavior and society through the use of positive technology, healthy ageing, well?being, cyberadvertising, cyberfashion, and cyberstalking to name a few.

3. The Imprint of Social Networking
CYBER17 will embrace, as it did in 2011, the exploration of social networking tools on individual behavior and societal relations.

Encouraged topics include but are not limited to:
• Virtual Environments
• Advanced Interaction Training
• Video-conferencing
• Robotics
• Brain Computer Interfaces
• Cognitive Rehabilitation & Therapy
• Wearable computing
• Non---invasive physiological monitoring devices
• Positive Technology
• Social Networking in Healthcare
• Information Technologies
• Videogames
• Telehealth & Telepresence
• Social implications of Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Neurorehabilitation
• Mobile healthcare
• Cyberbullying
• Health Applications
• Healthy Ageing
• Games for Health
• Serious Games
• Apps for Kids

Because of the international nature of CYBER17 and the expanded focus of its theme, we recognize the importance of extending our invitation to participants around the world interested and dedicated to enhancing public awareness of how technology can overcome obstacles and increase access to top quality healthcare for all citizens.
 

International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Healthcare

September 19-21, 2012 Wien, Austria

A holistic view of healthcare leads to an interdisciplinary field of research ranging from life-science to management disciplines. The increasing computational power and the tight integration of natural and computational sciences open the doors to new paradigms in life science research. The huge complexity of biological systems let deterministic and deductive methods reach its limitations, thus large scale simulations together with advanced methods of modelling are new tools to get insight into the huge diversity of healthcare. This workshop, part of the I3M Multiconference, aims to bring together scientists from engineering, natural and life sciences to stimulate discussion on new methods and topics in the emerging field of health care. Tracks shall cover the main aspects of health care. It shall not only provide a forum for presentation of novel approaches and methods of advanced simulation for both modelling and analysis but also provide meaningful results and applications.

For further information please contact Francesco Longo, Marina Massei

http://www.liophant.org/i3m/i3m2012.html

2nd International Workshop on Pervasive and Ambient Applications, Systems and Technologies for Healthcare (PASTH 2012)

in conjunction with

The 3rd International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2012)

August 27-29, 2012 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

It is our great pleasure to announce the 2nd International Workshop on Pervasive and Ambient Applications, Systems and Technologies for Healthcare (PASTH 2012) in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2012), to be held on 27-29 August 2012 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Pervasive / Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence are evolving and playing a vital role in the advancement of the modern Computing and Information Technology research. They encompass a broad range of aspects, such as mobile and wireless computing, wearable computing, sensor based systems, context aware computing, RFIDs, distributed computing, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and human computer interaction. These technological aspects have a significant impact on various industries in our society, and healthcare is one of them. With the social, economical and technical needs and challenges, the healthcare and medical industry is continuously exploring and exploiting these emerging technologies, applications and paradigms for improved, reliable, efficient, cost-effective, collaborative and secure multi-purpose solutions.

This workshop (PASTH 2012) aims to bring together the multi-disciplinary researchers, professionals and practitioners from both academia and industry, who are involved in the fields of computing / information technology and healthcare / medical care. It encourages innovative research contributions providing the recent and significant developments of mobile / pervasive / ambient applications, systems, technologies, environments and infrastructures in the fields of healthcare / medical care, and other similar domains, such as public health and pharmaceutical industry.

Topics of Interest

Mobile devices and Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Pervasive health and mobile health applications
Information and knowledge processing in pervasive healthcare environments
Wireless technologies for smart home and hospitals
Wireless emergency response systems
Telemedicine applications and systems for healthcare delivery
Context aware applications for patient monitoring and care
User interface design for wireless healthcare applications
Collaboration technologies for healthcare
Emerging m-health applications
M-health applications in public health and pharmacy
Healthgrids
Cloud computing for healthcare
Virtual reality in healthcare
Virtual environments for healthcare
RFID solutions for healthcare
Design and development of ambient healthcare systems
Privacy and security in pervasive and ambient healthcare systems
Ambient assisted living for elderly care
Sensor based decision support systems
Embedded system architectures in healthcare
Activity recognition in smart healthcare environments
Wearable intelligence for healthcare
Intelligent medical devices, sensors and systems
Intelligent medical applications for mobile devices
Intelligent agent architectures for smart healthcare environments
Sensing and actuating systems for patient care
Related real world experimentations and case studies

Contact Us
Please send an email to:
Mohyuddin [at] ieee.org
and
Senol.erdogan [at] ieee.org

International Conference on Bioethics Education

September 2-5, 2012 Tiberias, Israel

A World-wide Call to The Community of Experts in the fields of bioethics and health law.

Invitation

The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics is pleased to invite you to become an active participant at the International Conference on Bioethics Education

The Conference is designed to offer a PLATFORM for the exchange of information and knowledge, and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops and exhibition of programs and databases

Target Groups
teachers and educators • researchers and writers • rectors, deans and
administrators in academic institutes • medical schools • nursing schools
• law schools • schools of social work • faculties of philosophy and ethics
• professional organizations • governmental & public bodies

Main Topics in Ethics Education
general objectives • teaching methodology • level of teaching
• status of the programs • evaluation of teaching • teachers and students
• study resources • references • materials

Main Aspects
bioethics • echo-bioethics • dental ethics • environmental ethics
• ethics and law • ethics and religion • ethics and social sciences
• medical ethics • meta-ethics • nursing ethics • pharmacy ethics
• philosophical ethics • scientific ethics • technological ethics

Main Issues

Bioethics Education: General
• Ideology & concepts
• History
• Trends
• Prospects

Objectives
• Awareness of normative
dimensions
• Moral sensitivity
• Good conduct
• Identification of moral issues
• Knowledge/information
• Analysis/reasoning
• Justification/argumentation
• Critical reflection

Teaching Methodology
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Computer-assisted learning
• Clinical cases
• Moral games
• Simulation & role play
• Group discussions
• Distant learning:
• On-line /out-reach education
• Videoconferences
• Teleconferences

Level of teaching
• Schools/Academic institutes
• Graduation programs
• Master programs
• Doctorate/PhD programs
• Continuous programs
• Post doctorate programs
• Specialization

Status of programs
• Mandatory
• Optional

Evaluation of students
• Oral examination
• Written examination
• Essay
• Attendance

Study resources, references
& materials
• Publications
• Journals
• Case materials
• Videos & films
• Websites
• Facebook
• UNESCO bioethics
• Core curricula

10th World Congress for Nurse Anesthetists

The congress will take place on May 26 - 29, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists in asscociation with Group of Nurse and Health Technicians in Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Transfuziology part of Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia

Main topics:

Multiple trauma patient
Simulation
Transfusion
Pain management in the pediatric patient
New techniques and drugs
Flow monitoring
Anesthesia for the elderly
Ecology
Evidence-based nursing
Management and organisation

President of the Congress

Zorica Kardoš, R.N.
Nursing Officer

University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Division of Surgery, Clinical Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy

Zaloška 7
1525 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: +386 1 522 35 60
Fax: +386 1 522 22 34
E-mail: zorica.kardos@kclj.si

Professional Congress Organiser

Ms. Alenka Kregar

Cankarjev dom
Cultural and Congress Centre

Prešernova 10
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: + 386 1 241 71 33
Fax: + 386 1 241 72 96
E-mail: alenka.kregar@cd-cc.si