BEAI 26th Annual Scientific Conference Programme

8.00am

Delegate Registration

8.00 – 9.15am

Refreshments & Networking - Exhibition Area

9.15 – 9.30am

Opening Address

Eoghan Hayden, Chairperson, BEAI

Session 1 Chair – TBC

9.30 – 9.40am

Guest Speaker

Donal Óg Cusack

9.40 – 10.15am

AI & Cybersecurity

Stacey Orsat, President for Europe, Africa, S Asia, ANZ, Masimo

10.15 – 10.30am

Medical Device Development – it takes a village, persistence and creativity

Suzanne O’Rourke, Managing Director, Triskele Consulting Limited

10.30 – 10.45am

Panel Discussion

10.45 – 11.15am

Refreshments & Networking - Exhibition Area

Session 2 Chair – TBC

11.15 – 11.30am

Creating Integrated and Inclusive Environments for All

Gerald Craddock, Chief Officer, Centre of Excellence in Universal Design, National Disability Authority

11.30 – 11.45am

The State of IoT and Medical Device Security 

James Jones, Cyber Security Analyst, Cynerio

11.45 – 12.00pm

The Evolution of Biomedical Engineering at University Hospital, Kerry

Jacinta O’Brien, Head of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital, Kerry

12.00 – 12.15pm

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the Workforce

Shauna Rahman, Associate Director – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Grant Thornton, Ireland

12.15 – 12.30pm

A Student Perspective on Clinical Engineering Preventative Maintenance

Kate Byrne, Student at TU Dublin, Former Clinical Engineering Intern at Tallaght University Hospital

12.30 – 12.45pm

Panel Discussion

12.45 – 2.00pm

Lunch & Networking - Exhibition Area

Session 3 Chair – TBC

2.00 - 2.15pm

The View from the Other Side of the Medical Devices

John McGivney, Clinical Engineer and Patient

2.15 – 2.30pm

The Role of Clinical Engineering in healthcare innovation

Gerard Boyle, Principal Physicist at St James’s Hospital

2.30 – 2.45pm

What does Digital Clinical Safety in Ireland look like?

Meabh Smith, Digital Health Clinical Safety Lead, HSE

2.45 – 3.00pm

And then what: report on value of the Early Career Award?

Jess Fitzpatrick, Physicist in Neurosciences at Beaumont Hospital

3.15 – 3.15pm

BEAI: Strategic Plan, Professional Development Roadmap

John Adlington, on behalf of the BEAI Executive

3.15 – 3.30pm

Micro-credentialing for Clinical Engineers

Mairead Dennely, Assistant Lecturer Medical Technology, TUS

3.30 – 3.45pm

Panel Discussion

3.45 – 4.15pm

Awards & Closing Remarks

Ciaran McGuinness, Vice-Chairperson, BEAI