• Aug 24 to 28, Medical Instrumentation and Physiology Seminar - Milwaukee School of Engineering is offering a four-and- one-half day seminar for biomedical equipment technicians and clinical engineers new to the maintenance and support of medical instrumentation within a healthcare environment, as well as anyone with an interest in medical instrumentation. The seminar will cover the operation, application, and underlying physiological principles associated with diagnostic, therapeutic, and analytical medical devices used routinely in hospitals. A review of basic electrical and electronic components and circuit behavior is also woven throughout the course. Applicable codes, standards, and the intrinsic hazards associated with many of these devices will also be addressed.
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• Sept 22 to 24 , Medical Design and Manufacturing Midwest - The MD&M Midwest conference at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, will present advances in medical materials, assembly, and electronic components. Other areas include CAD and CAM software, production equipment, automation and controls, packaging materials and machinery, medical-device software and validation solutions, enterprise-wide IT, sterilization systems, and a range of contract-service providers.
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• Oct 5 to 7, Cleveland Clinic Innovaitons Summit - The lineup of events for the 7th Annual Medical Innovation Summit in Cleveland is impressive. Highlights will include:

• Insights into innovations in cancer therapeutics, diagnostics, and disease management systems.

• Exchanges with investors and executives who are shaping the future of medical innovation.

• Discussions with new technology decision makers, including FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg.

• First-hand analysis on new modes for supporting innovation.

• Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.

• Live interactive surgery.

Session topics (partial list):

• Challenges in cancer treatment

• Enhancing drug development

• The market for consumer genotyping in oncogenomics

• Innovation, IT and health care: achieving ROI

• The revolution in radiotherapy technology

• Corporate venturing, capital shortfalls and the demand for innovation

• Enabling new technologies and therapies

Speakers (partial list):

• Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner

• Sam Palmisano, CEO, IBM

• Katie Szyman, Senior VP, Medtronic

• Euan Thomson, CEO, Accuray

• Maria Bartiromo, CNBC Anchor and Correspondent
  www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/summit/