Knowing Your Patient Inside Out

 

A City University/City Livery Companies Healthcare Technologies Symposium

 

Theme: This Symposium is the latest in a series of events focusing on current issues in healthcare technologies. The aim is to create a forum in which a number of experts will discuss new technological developments, from a wide range of perspectives, which offer the potential to enhance the organisation and delivery of health care.

 

The theme for 2005 will be medical imaging. New developments are enhancing opportunities for screening, diagnosis and patient monitoring, as well as evolving applications in image-guided surgery and telemedicine. A panel of eminent speakers will outline some of the clinical developments and technological challenges, ethical issues and economic questions that arise with such technological advance. Advances in medical imaging impact on patient, healthcare professional and health manager and policy maker alike.

 

Speakers:  will include:

-          Dr Andy Platts (Consultant Neurovascular and Endovascular Radiologist at the Royal Free Hospital)

-          Professor Richard Kitney (Professor of Biomedical Systems Engineering at Imperial College)

-          Professor Raanan Gillon (Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics at Imperial College)

-          Professor Nancy Devlin (Professor of Health Economics at City University)

 

Their individual contributions will be followed by a period of general discussion.

 

Organisation: The Symposium is a joint event of City University and four of the City Livery Companies (The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, and the Worshipful Companies of Barbers, Scientific Instrument Makers and Information Technologists). The event, which is the latest in a series spanning more than 10 years is organised by the Centre for Measurement and Information in Medicine and the Institute of Health Sciences at City University.

 

Date and Time: Monday 28 February 2005 at 6:00 pm. The Symposium will be followed by a buffet supper at approximately 8:00 pm.

 

Participation in the Symposium is free of charge. The cost of the buffet supper is £26 (cheques payable to "City University" should be sent to Gill Smith)

 

Venue: City University Main Campus

            Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB (nearest Tube Stations: Angel, Barbican)

 

 

Those wishing to attend the Symposium should contact:

Gill Smith

Centre for Health Informatics

City University

London EC1V 0HB

Tel: 020 7040 8370

Fax: 020 7040 8364

Email: g.smith-1@...