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Canadian Medical & Biological Engineering Society
Founded1965
FounderJohn Alexander Hopps
TypeProfessional Organization
FocusBiomedical Engineering; Clinical Engineering; Medical Engineering
Location
Area served
Canada
MethodConferences, Publications
Members
200+
Key people
Martin Poulin, President
Websitecmbes.ca

The Canadian Medical & Biological Engineering Society (CMBES) is a technical society representing the biomedical engineering community in Canada. CMBES is supported by its membership which consists of biomedical engineers, biomedical engineering technologists and students. CMBES also hosts an annual conference and regular webinars. It produces a number of publications including the Clinical Engineering Standards of Practice and a Newsletter. The Society's aims are twofold: scientific and educational: directed toward the advancement of the theory and practice of medical device technology; and professional: directed toward the advancement of all individuals in Canada who are engaged in interdisciplinary work involving engineering, the life sciences and medicine.[1]

Conference

CMBES hosts an annual conference called the Canadian Medical & Biological Engineering Conference. The CMBES conference sponsors seminars, which include peer-reviews, technical paper presentations, exhibits of current medical devices, a continuing education program, workshops, symposia, and networking opportunities.

The location of the conference rotates between Canadian cities every year. It's occasionally held in conjunction with a larger event such as Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT) or the IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering.

Standards of Practice

The CMBES Clinical Engineering Standards of Practice (CESOP) was first published in 1998 and revised in 2007 and 2014. These guidelines outline criteria for health care institutions on the management of medical devices, promote the professional development of its members, and outline the education and certification requirements for clinical engineers and biomedical engineering technologists and technicians.

Affiliations

CMBES is a member society of the Engineering Institute of Canada[2] and the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering.[3] They also have affiliation agreements with the Association des physiciens et ingénieurs biomédicaux du Québec[4] and Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society.[5]

Notes and References

  1. ^ http://cmbes.ca
  2. ^ http://www.eic-ici.ca/member_societies/
  3. ^ http://2016.ifmbe.org/members/members_directory/wpbdp_category/canada/
  4. ^ http://www.apibq.ca/_accueil
  5. ^ http://accesociety.org/


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