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SMBE NSW Membership Subscriptions

Membership subscriptions now due for 2024-2025

Don’t forget membership of SMBE NSW entitles you to the Annual Conference members’ registration rate of $200.00, a discount of $150.00 on the non-member rate.

Membership reminders will be coming your way soon.


New Members JOIN here.

SMBE Annual Training Seminar and Conference

The 33rd SMBE Annual Country Technicians’ Training Seminar and Conference will be held at Panthers, Port Macquarie from 24th to 27th March 2024.

As members know, the annual training seminar is a not-to-be missed event for biomedical engineering personnel to meet and discuss common issues affecting their services, attend specialist training sessions on current and emerging technologies and to develop networking contacts.

Highlights of the SMBE 2024 Program:

  • Cyber Security for medical devices

  • A workshop on the revision of AS/NZS 3551

  • Upgrading EoL medical infrastructure

  • Medical device configuration management

  • Medical device inter-connectivity

  • Video over internet

  • The Trade Hour - an hour in the trade exhibition to allow delegates more time to ask the questions they need answered

  • Delegates forum - delegates can raise any topics they wish

As always there will be technical sessions on:

  • New and emerging technologies

  • Service and support – managing your department

  • Clinical measurement and equipment

  • Clinical topics

  • Professional development – education & training

  • Technology management

  • Integration of BME & IT

  • “How to…” workshops conducted by the trade

The formal social program includes the Welcome BBQ and Conference Dinner, but as with all SMBE NSW conferences, the fun doesn’t stop there.

Training Course

THE medical ROOM

Dani Forster from The Medical Room is presenting the last of her “Award in Biomedical Electrical Safety Testing Training” courses for 2023. Courses are planned for Melbourne, Auckland, Brisbane and Perth during November and December.

These are one-day training courses with e-learning relating to Australian standards 3551, 2500 & 3003.

For further information and bookings, email: training@themedicalroom.com.au

Training Course

Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)

EIT provides an Advanced Diploma in Biomedical Engineering delivered online with a strong practical focus. Students study a range of foundation subjects and specialised biomedical/clinical engineering subject over 18 months.

Instructors have a wealth of educational and industry experience and are required to have training and assessment qualifications to Cert IV level.

Students come from all over the world and over the course of 18 months study, form global networks.

The 15th intake of the Advanced Diploma course is currently underway with the 16th intake commencing on 6 February 2024 and the 17th on 6 August 2024.

Further information from:  https://www.eit.edu.au/courses/advanced-diploma-of-biomedical-engineering/

SMBE NSW

Serving the Australian Biomedical and Clinical Engineering community for over 57 years

The Society for Medical and Biological Engineering NSW Inc (SMBE NSW) was founded in 1966 to advance the cause of Biomedical Engineering in New South Wales. Our aim is the advancement, use and understanding of Biomedical Engineering through research and practice, the promotion and interchange of ideas and interests in this area as well as the representation of persons working in these fields. Since 1966 the SMBE NSW has firmly established itself in Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Technology and has experienced an increase in membership not just from NSW and QLD but also from the other states and territories of Australia. It is now one of the largest Biomedical and Clinical Engineering organizations in Australia.

SMBE NSW Conference Attendees at a seminar session
Platinum Sponsor - Medtronic

SMBE NSW 2024 PLATINUM SPONSOR

The Society for Medical and Biological Engineering NSW Inc

Employment opportunities

Employers - lets us know when you have a position vacant and we will post it here on the SMBE NSW website.

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and search for positions.

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SMBE NSW 2023 Conference

SMBE 2024

SMBE Annual Training Seminar and Conference

The 33rd SMBE Annual Country Technicians’ Training Seminar and Conference will be held at 

Panthers, Port Macquarie from 24th to 27th March 2024.

As members know, the annual training seminar is a not-to-be missed event for biomedical engineering personnel to meet and discuss common issues affecting their services, attend specialist training sessions on current and emerging technologies and to develop networking contacts.

Find more information here  

SMBE 2023 -

The much postponed 32nd Annual Biomedical Engineering Conference was finally held in Ulladulla NSW in March 2023.

No meetings were held in 2020, 2021 & 2022 due to COVID restrictions.

Biomeds were pleased to once again experience the Country Technicians’ Training Seminar and able to celebrate the Biomedical Engineering Team’s Contribution to Advances in Healthcare.

Details of the 2023 conference as well as past conferences and other information from our extensive archives will soon be available in the ARCHIVE menu of this site.

Training Courses

View all training courses here