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The 34th Annual
Great Lakes Biomedical Conference
Mobile Healthcare
Friday April 20, 2012
 
Recent technologies and economic policies have elicited a shift in quality healthcare from the traditional clinic to mobile and homesettings.  This conference will explore the challenges and successes in mobile and transitional healthcare froma variety of angles.  The clinical needs and human factors involved in tailoring care for nontraditional settingswill be discussed.  Technologies that enhance the portability of diagnostic and therapeutic devices, includingmobile phone applications, will be highlighted.  Finally, a variety of hurdles involved in implementing such devices and methods of patient care, including FDA regulation, emergingindustry standards, data privacy and security, and unique economic challenges, will be addressed by invited speakers representing industry, government, andacademics.  Undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to present posters highlighting researchand design projects associated with healthcare and related technologies.

The Great Lakes Biomedical Conference will be held at the Hilton-Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, WI. The theme of this year's conference is

Mobile Healthcare

There will be a range of related discussions, including a postersession and prizes as well as cutting edge talks.

Held at the
Hilton-Milwaukee River
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DIRECTIONS


Registration (includes lunch)
Please use Conference Brochure to register.


CALL FOR POSTERS

Posters describing original research or new applications in the areas of biomedical engineering and related fields.

You will be able to download submission information soon.  For more information, contact Larry Fennigkoh, at :
fennigko@msoe.edu

Awards will be given to the three best posters presented by students. 


For additional information please contact:
The Great Lakes Biomedical Conference
Jeffrey LaMack
e-mail lamack@msoe.edu


Supporting Organizations:


MarquetteUniversity
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
   


Milwaukee Section of IEEE
IEEE Milwaukee, Computer Chapter
IEEE Milwukee, EMBS Chapter
Region 4 of IEEE

MU 


MCW   MSOE 


UWM



Review the GLBC's over 30 year history

Previous Programs:

Advances in Robotic Surgery, the 33rd GLBC

Bionic Arms Race: Advances in limb prosthetics, the 32nd GLBC
 
Innovation Engineering, the 31th GLBC

Biomedical Sensors,the 30th GLBC

Biomedical Informatics: Applications, achievements and frontiers, the 29th GLBC

Taking Emerging Technologies to the Marketplace,the 28th GLBC

Appilcations of Nanotechnology,the 27th GLBC

Genomicsand Beyond, the 26th GLBC

Computer Assisted Surgery, the 25th GLBC