BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

12 September 2019

09:25

Opening remarks

Eng. Hatim Najjar, Executive Director, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE), Jeddah,KSA

SESSION 1: THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING LANDSCAPE: AN UPDATE AND REVIEW

Moderator: Eng. Hatim Najjar, Executive Director, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE), Jeddah, KSA

 

09:40

Graduate Level BME Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr Hasan Al-Nashash, interim Director of the Biosciences and Bioengineering Research Institute, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Sharjah, Chair, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE EMBS (UAE chapter), Sharjah, UAE 

10:10

Interactive Q&A

11:00

Networking Coffee Break

SESSION 2: ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATION

Moderator: Eng. Hatim Najjar, Executive Director, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE), Jeddah, KSA

 

11:45

Biomedical engineering standards and accreditation

Dr Ibrahim Andijani, Consultant Biomedical Engineering, Princess Sultan Medical Military City PSMMC, Certified Facility Management and Safety Hospital Surveyor, Member of Professional Accreditation Committee and Chairman of Biomedical Engineering Chapter, Saudi Council of Engineers
SCE, Chairman of Scientific Committee of Medical Equipment, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties SCFHS, Riyadh, KSA

12:15

Planning Principles: Low-Energy (SPECT) vs. High-Energy (PET) Molecular Imaging Modalities

Tobias Gilk, Architect and Radiology / MRI Safety Consultant, RAD-Planning, Kansas City, USA 

12:45

Q&A

13:15

Networking Lunch Break

SESSION 3: HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Moderator: Eng. Hatim Najjar, Executive Director, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE), Jeddah, KSA

 

15:15

Medical devices management guidance: Local and International

Dr Nazeeh Alothmany, Vice President Executive Director Medical Devices, Assistant Professor of Electrical/Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, SFDA, King Abdul Aziz University, Riyadh, Jeddah, KSA

15:45

Planning and managing healthcare technology across the lifecycle of a healthcare facility

Kamal Zaidan, Business Development Director, Biomedical Engineer, MENA, E3 Corp, Riyadh, KSA

16:15

Enhancing internal maintenance strategies and sustaining highly skilled personnel

Dr Mohammed Rahman, Senior Managed Equipment Services Manager, IHS Operations, Medtronic, Dubai, UAE

16:45

Closing remarks

16:50

End of Conference

Conference Chair:

  • Eng. Hatim Najjar, Executive Director, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering (SSSBE), Jeddah, KSA

Speaker:

  • Dr Hasan Al-Nashash, interim Director of the Biosciences and Bioengineering Research Institute, Director of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Sharjah, Chair, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE EMBS (UAE chapter), Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Ibrahim Andijani, Consultant Medical Engineering, Princess Sultan Medical Military City, Member of the Professional Accreditation Committee and Head of the Medical Engineering Division, Saudi Council of Engineers, Chairman, Scientific Committee for Medical Devices, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, KSA
  • Kamal Zaidan, Business Development Director, Biomedical Engineer, MENA, E3 Corp, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Mohammed Rahman, Senior Managed Equipment Services Manager, IHS Operations, Medtronic, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Nazeeh Alothmany, Vice President Executive Director Medical Devices, Assistant Professor of Electrical/Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, SFDA, King Abdul Aziz University, Riyadh, Jeddah, KSA
  • Tobias Gilk, Architect and Radiology / MRI Safety Consultant, RAD-Planning, Kansas City, USA