EQUIPMENT APPEAL FOR UKRAINE

We are actively seeking donations of good quality, reusable medical equipment to equip 10 ambulances which are currently in Ireland but urgently needed in the Ukraine.

Equipment required are:

• Transport ventilators (Pneupac ParaPAC, LTV, Oxylog)
• Transport Defibrillators (MRx, Lifepak)
  • Defibrillator Pads Philips M3613A
  • Heartstart XL Batteries (used if necessary)
• Portable Suction Units (LSU, Boscarol, MGE, Devibiss)

If you can assist, please contact chairperson@beai.ie

BEAI Annual Scientific Conference 30^th September 2022

The 2022 BEAI Annual Scientific Conference taking place in the Aviva Stadium on Friday 30^th September with MDI Medical supporting the event as the gold sponsor.

Registration for delegates will be available shortly. Please keep an eye out for conference updates.

Expressions of Interest are now being sought from all interested exhibitors using the link below. We would highly recommend that you register your interest early as the event has been significantly oversubscribed in previous years.

https://www.beai.ie/content/beai-asc-2022-exhibition-expression-interest-form

HSCP

The National HSCP Office supports Spark Programme.  We acknowledge the huge participation from HSCPs in the various events, activities and competitions held by Spark Programme.

Spark Summit 2022, Conference and Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 16th June 2022 in Dublin. It is a one-day conference comprising of inspirational keynotes, panel discussions and debates. The event will also include the first HSE-Spark Frontline Innovation Awards, an awards ceremony to celebrate 40 innovative projects.

Registration is open now. Spark programme are offering HSCPs a significant discount using the promo code. Please see the enclosed document for further information.

Public Services Innovation Team

You are invited to attend the next webinar in the Innovation Network Event Series.
For the May Innovation Network Event, you will be learning how public bodies are embedding innovation into their own working cultures. We will be joined by two representatives to learn more.

Bridgett Estridge joins the panel from the Department of Social Protection. Working as part of the Engagement and Innovation Team, Bridgett works to encourage, foster and support as many staff as possible to get involved in initiatives and projects designed to bring about improvements and innovations in the way our business is completed, and to improve the experiences for staff at work.

Catherine Kelly will present on behalf of Cork City Council. The team has taken the initiative to establish their own internal innovation network to provide a space for staff to share ideas and experiences. 

Registration can be found here https://ti.to/per/fostering-a-culture-of-innovation-how-public-bodies-are-engaging-with-employees

Radiation Safety Study Day

Please see attached Programme for upcoming Radiation Safety Study Day on Thursday 12^th May in the Carlton Airport Hotel Dublin. More information can be found here

BEAI International News: IFMBE

The results of the Biomedical Engineering in Low-Middle Income countires survey have now been published in Health & Technology

The article is available as open access in https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-022-00657-8 or as a PDF here https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12553-022-00657-8.pdf

For further information, or if you would like to get in touch with the BEAI, please contact comms@beai.ie.