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THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (IFMBE) AFRICA REGION INVITES YOU ALL TO:

 

The First Africa Region Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology Conference Hosted By: Association of Medical Engineering of Kenya (AMEK)

THEME: 

HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES POST COVID PANDEMIC IN AFRICA AND BEYOND

VENUE

SAFARI PARK HOTEL

NAIROBI, KENYA

SUB THEMES

    1. Biomedical Engineering and Medical Device Innovation
    2. Capacity Building, Accreditation and Certification
    3. Covid-19 Case Studies and Oxygen Supply Sustainability
    4. Digital Health and Home Care Technology
    5. Donations: Impact Measurement and Improvement
    6. Engineering Asset Management and Maintenance Strategies
    7. Health Systems Strengthening
    8. Health Technology Assessment and Management
    9. Health Technology Policy and Regulation
    10. Healthcare Analytics, Big Data, AI and Cybersecurity
    11. Healthcare Infrastructure Planning, Design and Assessment
    12. Human Resources for Biomedical & Clinical Engineering
    13. Quality Assurance, Safety and Risk Management

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstracts Submissions : CLOSED

Authors Notification: 15 July, 2023

Conference: 6 - 8 September, 2023

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FEES

MEMBERS AMEK / IFMBE

$60

NON MEMBERS

$80

LATE REGISTRATION

$80

LATE REGISTRATION WITH SPOUSE

$80

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BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS

Fee Payment Details

All payments are done in favour of the Association of Medical Engineering of Kenya (AMEK) as follows:

ACCOUNT NAME: ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING OF KENYA (AMEK)

BANK: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, KENYA

BRANCH: HARAMBEE AVENUE BRANCH.

BANK CODE: 00200 | Branch code: 02019 | Swift code: SCBLKENX

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 01-520-793867-00

Or

AMEK PAY BILL: 823910

IFMIS No. 846138

ACCOUNT: Your ID. No.

Upon DEPOSITING the Money please send an email confirming the same to amekenya@yahoo.com As proof of payment.

IFMBE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR COMPETITION

The purpose of the Young Investigator Competition is to recognize excellence in conference contributions whose primary authors are young investigators; based on originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications or theoretical foundations.
IFMBE Young Investigator Competition (guidelines ex IFMBE website):

  1. Aim

The purpose of the IFMBE Young Investigator Competition is to recognize excellence in conference contributions whose primary authors are young investigators; based on originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications or theoretical foundations.

  1. Eligibility

Young Investigators are concerned persons under the age of 35 working in the field of biomedical engineering and science. Young investigators must be the first authors of the paper and have to present the paper/poster at the conference themselves.

  1. Submission

The papers for the Competition have to be sent through the regular conference submission system. When submitting their paper to the conference, candidates have to confirm that they want to participate in the Competition.

  1. Awards Committee

The Awards Committee of the Regional IFMBE Conference consists of five distinguished researchers from the region, usually members of the International Program Committee of the Conference. The Awards Committee Members are proposed by the regional conference organizing committee and approved by the IFMBE AC (or president). The Awards Committee has to be appointed within fifteen days after the deadline for the submission of the papers.

  1. Conflict of Interest

Members of the Awards Committee are not allowed to be authors or co-authors of the competitors.

  1. Selection

The Awards Committee makes an initial selection of papers based on the regular conference paper review procedure. Further selection is made on additional reviews of the papers of the finalists. Final decision includes evaluation of the oral or poster presentation at the conference in regular sessions. Each paper has to be reviewed by at least one of the Awards Committee members during the reviewing process.

  1. Finalists

The number of finalists may vary depending on the number of the participants of the conference and/or the number of Young Investigators who entered the Competition but should not be less than 3 or more than 10. The names of the finalists are announced on the website at least one month before the beginning of the conference.

  1. IFMBE Young Investigators Awards

The awards for the best papers; first, second and third place are awarded at the Closing Ceremony of the Conference. The awards are presented jointly by a member of the Conference Organizing Committee and by IFMBE President himself. The Award comprises of a diploma and of a monetary prize as set in agreement by the Conference Organizer and IFMBE. Diplomas are provided by IFMBE.

 

Please note that since the award finalists will be preselected before the Conference, full paper submission is mandatory so as to enable the Awards Committee to select the finalists beforehand. The full paper must be written and formatted in accordance with submission instructions as provided.

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CONTACT PERSONS

  1. Hon. Symon Mbakah (Chairman) Cell: +254 720 449636, E-mail: sykamba@yahoo.com

  2. AMEK Team (amekenya@yahoo.com)