Hackable Medical Devices: Fact or Fiction? Organised in collaboration with Techealth and Software Alliance Wales It's the kind of topic which belongs in an American political thriller, but medical devices have entered the zeitgeist as a new security target, and malicious interference with devices – such as pacemakers and infusion pumps – is a real threat, and one which...
You are invited to attend BEACON’s First Climate Awareness Breakfast Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. In celebration of Climate Awareness Week, BEACON will be holding a breakfast event in Cardiff Bay focusing on sustainability and product lifecycle assessment. The event provides...
Launch of 'Think about Me': Good Care Guide "Think About Me": Good Care Guide is a local web based feedback system where residents and relatives can rate and review care homes. This development has been driven by relatives of older people already living in care homes. They believe that at a time when people have...
The NHS eProcurement Strategy, published in May 2014, aims to transform how the NHS improves patient care through a modern, effective and efficient NHS procurement function. Demand for NHS services is growing, but NHS funding is not keeping pace. NHS trusts are being challenged to operate more efficiently. A step in doing so is to...
Join the free to attend Supply Chain Special Interest Group event on Thursday 12 March, the theme for this event is Hospital inventory: planned deliveries, consignment stock and on-site stock management. Hospitals have pressure on their inventory from many directions. How much stock to hold, budget constraints on purchasing, utilisation of space and requirement for...
Multi Sector Trade Mission to Erbil Kurdistan Following the very successful meetings in London Pathfinder is now working in association with the Kurdistan Regional Government in organising a high level delegation to meet with senior businessmen and key Ministries in ERBIL. The Mission will be framed , as far as possible, to meet the objectives...
Join the new South Wales branch committee for a discussion about the main infection related issues facing us today. Despite impressive scientific advances, infectious diseases remain one of the major threats to public health. As we have seen from recent events both locally and globally, there are still many controversial issues surrounding how we treat...
This event is for any healthcare professional, academic or company interested in discussing the challenges, current barriers and ways to move forward in the arena of surgical robots. Register here The global market for medical robotics and computer-assisted surgical (MRCAS) equipment was worth nearly $2.7 billion in 2013. The market is projected to approach $3.3 billion...
Investing in design is great for business and businesses hire designers for many different reasons, from technical product design services to graphic design for marketing materials. But buying creative services is not like buying equipment or hiring staff. Getting the best results from any designer starts with having a good brief. This session will show...
Medilink East Midlands has once again joined forces with Shakespeares and Potter Clarkson to bring you a breakfast event on 'Exploiting Intellectual Property in Healthcare'. This workshop will cover a number of legal, regulatory and practical issues when choosing the route to market your IP. Topics that will be covered are: Freedom-to-operate conditions Regulatory aspects...