News: ABSPIE recent initiatives
Now Biomedical Engineering (BME) is in the ESCO! Another step towards BME recognition!
From 2015, Dr Pecchia along with the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering & Science (EAMBES), the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), Heatlh Technology Division and WHO, supported two MEPs: Nicala Caputo and Lara Comi in tabling a parlamentary question to the European Commision to recognise Biomedical Engineering profession.
Today, a step more towards the BME recognition... BME has been included in the ESCO database.
The study on fall prediction in hypertensive patients via short-term HRV Analysis was awarded the William James Award 2018
Dr Rossana Castaldo, recently awarded her PhD in biomedical engineering, has been awarded the William James Award 2018 by the Institute of Engineering and Technology for her work on recently published on IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics.
IFMBE HTAD providing inputs to WHO the 2019-2023 General Program
The IFMBE is an NGO in official relation with WHO. As such, it is called to participate to the WHO General Assembly (GA) and provide inputs presenting amendments, according to the WHO GA Agenda. The IFMBE delegates to the WHO is Prof Marc Nyssen, IFMBE Treasurers, which prepare amendments, collecting inputs by IFMBE AC members and Division Chairs. HTAD Chair Dr Pecchia participated to this discussion and to the drafting of the IFMBE amendments. This year was particular important as the draft of the WHO thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023鈥�.
Two amendments were presented.
Warwick Biomedical Engineering to the IUPESM World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences () is the umbrella organization for the International Organization for Medical Physics () and International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (). This union is regarded as the world scientific society for biomedical engineering and medical physics and federates more than 100 national societies from all the 6 continents, and the main transnational societies such as or .
Each 3-years, the IUPESM organizes the World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, which this year was in Prague ().
This was the first time that the 天美传媒 was so well and successfullyrepresented in this important event!
Dr Pecchia Honorary Member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Medical and Biological Engineering Society!!
Dr Pecchia was appointed as Honorary Member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Medical and Biological Engineering Society, for outstanding contribution to development and growth of Biomedical Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina.