CONFERENCE THEMES AND TOPICS OF INTEREST
The conference will cover a broad spectrum of POC healthcare technologies including sensor technologies, biomarkers, system integration, mHealth, eHealth, health monitoring and informatics, POC decision support system and compliance issues related to affordable global healthcare with the following themes and topics, but not limited to:
THEME 1: Point of Care Sensor Technologies
– Smart sensors for health monitoring
– Wearable sensors
– Biomarkers
– Sensor reliability, long-term stability and biocompatibility
– Body Sensor Networks
THEME 2: Wireless Computing for POC Healthcare
– Wireless computing, communication and networking in POC healthcare
– Wearable and wireless devices in pervasive healthcare
– Wireless sensor and medical device control
– Multi-network and device management
– Safe, effective, secure and reliable use of wireless technology in healthcare
THEME 3: POC Health Informatics and Monitoring Technologies
– mHealth
– Sensor-device integration and data collection
– Multi-sensor data fusion and analysis
– POC health informatics and decision support systems
– Personalized medicine
THEME 4: Global Issues in POC Healthcare
– Patient monitoring and care in diverse environment
– Mass screening of critical diseases-specific diagnostic/prognostic variables
– Critical challenges in remote diagnosis and patient management
– Affordable global healthcare
Important Dates
July 15, 2012
Submissions of manuscript for 4-page papers and poster presentations due
September 28, 2012 (extended)
1-page late-breaking papers on POCHT clinical studies and trials for poster presentations
September 28th, 2012 (extended)
Notification of acceptance
November 1st, 2012
Final submissions
November 15, 2012
Industry exhibits proposals
November 1, 2012
Early conference registration begins
October 15, 2012
Keynote Speakers
Balram Bhargava - M.D.
Professor AIIMS, Stanford-India Biodesign Program, India-
Y.T. Zhang Ph.D.
Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Editor-In-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Informtaion Technology in Biomedicine,
Director, Key Lab for Health Informatics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (HI-CAS), Hong Kong. -
Anurag Mairal, Ph.D.
Director, Global Exchange Program, Stanford-India Biodesign Program,
Consulting Assistant Professor, School of Medicine,
Executive Vice President of Orbees Medical, India Stanford, CA USA -
May D. Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine, Director, Biocomputing and Bioengineering, USA -
Soumyadipta Acharya, MD, PhD.
Graduate Program Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design.
Assistant Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering. -
Kenji Sunagawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Kyushu University Hospital, Japan -
Shuming Nie, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, USA -
Ven Manda
Vice President, Medtronic Science, Technology and New Therapies, USA -
Roderic Pettigrew, M.D. Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, USA - Kenji Sunagawa M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University
Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Kyushu University Hospital, Japan.
Welcome to Bangalore
We are looking forward to seeing everyone in this conference! We have worked hard this past year to bring you a fantastic conference!