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The UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering is hosting its second annual Autumn Research Symposium. The day will showcase UCL's healthcare engineering research and some of our main priorities and activities.Ìý

This won't be a traditional symposium format!ÌýThe event is grouped into sessions around our key values: collaboration, innovation and translation.ÌýWe are planning an interesting, interactive day of panel discussions, live research demonstrations and patient stories.

We hope to see you there.

AGENDA

9.30 – Registration and refreshments

10.00 - Welcome - Prof David Price, UCL Vice-Provost (Research)

Session 1: Collaborate

10.05 - Introduction to collaboration at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Institute of Healthcare Engineering – Prof Rebecca Shipley, Director UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering

10.15 - Engineer-clinician collaborationÌý

• Collaboration in digital health - Prof Elizabeth Murray, Clinical Deputy Director for UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Prof Ann Blandford, Digital Health Deputy Director for UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering
• Collaboration in cardiovascular health-ÌýÌýDr Malcolm Finlay, Consultant Electrophysiologist at Barts Heart Centre and Prof Adrien Desjardins, UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Ìý

10.55 - ADAPT to Thrive for our early-career researcher communityÌý

• Chairs - Yolanda Ohene, Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Dr CJ Lou, UCL Mechanical EngineeringÌý
• ADAPT to Thrive speakers - Prof David Hawkes, UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical EngineeringÌýand Prof Clare Elwell, UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering

11.40 - Global collaboration (India case-study)ÌýÌý

• Wheelchair access in India – DrÌýCathy Holloway, Director of Global Disability Innovation HubÌýÌý
• Handheld screening for blindness in India - Prof Sobha Sivaprasad, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital

12.15 - Introduction to our public engagement – Dr Claire Walsh, Centre of Advanced Biomedical ImagingÌý
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Lunch

12.20 - Lunch and public engagement demonstrations fromÌýREANIMATE,ÌýÌýandÌýScience of SurgeryÌýteams

Session 2: InnovateÌýÌý

1.45 - Introduction to innovation at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Institute of Healthcare Engineering – Prof Rebecca Shipley, Director UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering
1.55 - Panel discussion on technologies to enable healthy ageingÌý

• Chair:ÌýProf Ann Blandford, Digital Health Deputy Director for UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering
• Panel: Dr Mine Orlu, UCL School of Pharmacy, Dr Evangelia Chrysikou, The Bartlett Real Estate Institute, Dr Sergi Costafreda Gonzalez, UCL Division of Psychiatry, Prof Danny Alexander, UCL Centre for Medical Imaging Computing, Dr Rui Loureiro, Aspire CREATe

2.40 - Introduction to crowdsourcing innovation campaignÌý
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Session 3: TranslateÌý

3.00 - Introduction to translation at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Institute of Healthcare Engineering – Prof Geoff Parker, Translational Deputy Director UCL Institute of Healthcare EngineeringÌý
3.10 - Panel discussion on translationÌý

• Chair: Dr Vassilis Georgiadis, UCL Innovation & Enterprise
• Panel: Prof Geoff Parker, Translational Deputy Director of UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering, Peter Mountney, CEOÌýof Odin Vision, PhoebeÌýHeseltine, UCL Mechanical Engineering, Mariam Elgabary, Jill Dando Institute and DrÌýJames Phillips, Vice-Dean Enterprise for UCL Faculty of Life SciencesÌý

3.50 - Patient stories

• Experiences of dystonia - Dr Sue Pringle and Dr Tim Adlam, Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub

4.45 - Drinks and networkingÌý