PAHCE  IN PERSPECTIVE     
Conference Proceedings available.
ISBN 970–94677–0–0(2006), ISBN 970–94677–2–7 (2007), ISBN 978-1-60585-006-1 (2008), ISBN (2009) (978-1-4244-3669-9) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™; CMA Certification in CME ; PAHCE 2009: ISBN 978-1-4244-3669-9; Library of Congress: 2008911781; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP0918G; Proceedings (Print) (Prod #: CFP0918G-PRT ISBN: 9781424436682). Digital Library. PAHCE 2010: Conference CD-ROM Version: ISBN: 978-1-4244-6293-3; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1018G-CDR.  Print Version: ISBN: 978-1-4244-6292-6; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1018G-PRT. PAHCE 2011: Conference CD  Version: ISBN: 978-1-61284-917-1; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1118G-CDR.  Print Version: ISBN: 978-1-61284-916-4; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1118G-PRT. PAHCE 2012: Conference CD  Version: ISBN: 978-1-4673-1133-5 ; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1218G-CDR. Print Version: ISBN: 978-1-4673-1132-8; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1218G-PRT. PAHCE 2013: Conference CD Version: ISBN: 978-1-4673-6256-6; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1318G-CDR. Print Version: ISBN: 978-1-4673-6255-9; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1318G-PRT. PAHCE 2014: Check for updates.

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Linking health care needs and technology across the continents

              An independent forum for patient care and technology support.

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►PAHCE 2011 
Rio , Brazil, March 28 -April 1, 2011

Rio de Janeiro – enchanted city, heart of Brazil 

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►WHO - Integrated Healthcare Technology package available to qualified institutions - see link...

►WHO announces  “The World Blood Donor Day”  June 14. Information/coordination  provided by Dr. Neelam Dhingra,  WHO.  For details see link...

Specialized programs and events

►WHO - The WHO Call for Innovative Technologies  

The Call for Innovative Technologies that Address Global Health Concerns

Results: Masimo Pronto-7 Makes the WHO List of Innovative Medical Technologies that Cost-Effectively Address Global Health Concerns and Needs…To expand access to innovative medical technologies, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of devices it believes could help meet broad global health needs….. Information provided by Kevin Allen, Maximo.   (Masimo –a participant of selected PAHCE events). For details click here…

Original announcement:

Dear Health Professional, (as prepared by Björn FAHLGREN, WHO Technical Officer)
The Call for Innovative Technologies that Address Global Health Concerns is still open for submissions until 31 January 2010 and we would like to remind you of the key points regarding this opportunity. Please circulate information about the call as appropriate. http://www.who.int/medical_devices/call/en/index.html

Please note that there are no grants available in the call.
Current situation
Medical devices are indispensable in health care delivery. However, availability of and access to appropriate and affordable health technologies in low- and middle- income countries are still insufficient.

Objectives of the call
The call aims to encourage the development and dissemination of innovative technologies designed to address the key health problems that represent a major burden to low- and middle- income countries in particular. Persons interested in the call, including industry and academia, are invited to submit applications for evaluation and selection. The health problems concerned are listed in the call brochure. To qualify submitted technologies should be compatible with the infrastructure and intended use context in the targeted low- and middle- income countries.
Key dates
* 31 January 2010- Deadline for submission of applications
* 27-29 April 2010- Selection of applications
* 30 June 2010- Posting of selected technologies on the WHO website
Important update: The scope of the call has been expanded to include cancer and disability. A new version of the application form is now available online which reflects these changes.
Selected Technologies
The experience of health technology experts working with WHO in the GIHT will be employed in analysing products and identifying aspects which need to be strengthened to successfully reach the markets in resource scarce settings, and hence in formulating and supporting a way forward for selected technologies. Selected innovative technologies will be highlighted on the WHO Essential Health Technologies web site and will be shared through meetings, events and technology specific web forums with governments, donors, financing organizations and organizations supporting the development of technologies for the developing world.
Please do not hesitate to ask questions about the call.

Best regards,
Mr Björn FAHLGREN, Technical Officer, World Health Organization
Department of Essential Health Technologies, Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Devices
20, avenue Appia,  CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

►Neural Interfaces Conference, June 21-23, 2010; Long Beach, CA. Info and contact: http://neuralinterfaces2010.com/

►TEC-SAÚDE 2010, September 06-08, 2010; Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. Info: www.ieb.ufsc.br/tecsaude2010; contact email: tec.saude2010@ieb.ufsc.br

►ABEClin  VI Brazilian Congress of Clinical Engineering, São Paulo-SP, May 25 -28, 2010. http://www.abeclin.org.br/vicbeclin/