Professor Peter Brett seminar ! Pragmatic Robots for Surgery

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Nov 6, 2012, 5:36:44 AM11/6/12
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Hi EMBS QLD members,

Professor Peter Brett (Brunel University, London) will present a CSIRO / IEEE EMBS Queensland chapter seminar on Tuesday the 4th of December from 2-3pm, at the UQ CCR auditorium (RBWH).

Please RSVP to Amol Wagholikar (Amol.Wa...@csiro.au). Afternoon tea will be provided.

 

Pragmatic Robots for Surgery

...with the benefit of experience, innovation and new factors are being taken into consideration to extend capability and the benefits of robotic devices into a wider range of surgery and invasive procedures.  Examples of innovative approaches will be presented...

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Prof. Peter Brett: Director and Professor of Bioengineering at Brunel Institute for Bioengineering, Brunel University, London, UK is Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers(IMechE), London, Institute of Medical and Biology Engineers, USA, and Royal Society of Medicine, London.  He has led surgical robotics research internationally since 1988, established the first international conference series in the field and pioneered sensing, actuation and control techniques for micro-surgical robots with automatic, controlled tissue interaction. His research has been supported by the European Union, Engineering and Physical Sciences Council UK, British Heart Foundation, Industry and the Ministry of Defence, UK. Professor Brett  has over 110 publications and is the immediate past Chairman of the Engineering in Medicine and Health Division of the IMechE, London, Honorary Secretary of the Bioengineering Society UK, President and Founder of the Royal Society of Medicine, Technology in Medicine Section, London.

 

Cheers

Anthony

 

Anthony Nguyen, PhD
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| The Australian e-Health Research Centre, ICT Centre
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