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Draft: IFMBE strategic plan
Preamble
Medical and biological engineering integrates physical and mathematical
sciences and engineering principles for the study of biology, medicine and
health systems and for the application of technology for the purpose of
improving health and quality of life. It creates knowledge from the molecular to
organ systems levels, develops materials, devices, systems, information
approaches and technology management, assessment and evaluation for the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for healthcare delivery and for
patient care and rehabilitation.
Mission
The mission of the IFMBE is to unify the international Medical and Biological
Engineering community in order to promote health and quality of life through
advancement of research, development, application, and the management of
technology.
| Goals | Implementation
strategies | | To function as the leader in
representing the international community of medical and biological engineering; |
- Organisational improvement: Produce a manual establishing policies and
procedures for the organisation. Improve the IFMBE's organisational function to
take maximum advantage of its human resources. Establish a mechanism to achieve
consensus on Federation activities among IFMBE's constituent societies. Improve
and maintain a strong financial position.
- Global support structure: Implement a global network of societies and
individuals that encompass the broad spectrum of scientific, engineering and
professional interests.
- Regional alliances: Using the global support structure, enable the
formation of regional alliances to address regional issues.
- Professional divisions: Maintain and strengthen existing divisions and
initiate new divisions that address special needs of the medical and biological
engineering community.
- Representation: Promote and represent the profession at the international
level.
- Finances: Develop new sources of revenue.
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To foster the creation, dissemination and application of
knowledge for improved health and quality of life; |
- Research: Play a leading role in identifying future research needs in which
the participation of medical biological engineering is essential.
- Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration and cooperation and information
exchange between its member societies and their constituencies.
- Publications: Provide high-quality scientific and educational publications
and up-to-date information reflecting the interests of the profession.
- Electronic dissemination: Move toward greater reliance on electronic
publication.
- Conferences: Facilitate regional and international conferences, topical
workshops and other forums for exchange of scientific, professional and policy
development. Co-sponsor joint conferences.
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To cultivate public, national and international recognition of
the profession and awareness of its contributions; |
- Individual members: Encourage individuals to become advocates for the
profession with educational institutions, industry and government.
- National societies: Help to support national organisations, enhance their
visibility and promote national understanding of the field and the profession.
- International organisations: Develop written and electronic material that
can be used to advance understanding and recognition of the field.
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| To promote the development of the medical and
biological engineering profession; |
- Human resources: Contribute to medical and biological engineering resource
development through education and training.
- Conferences: Co-sponsor conferences and special workshops.
- Special projects: Conduct special projects that are of interest to the
international medical and biological engineering community and that have
potential benefits to the populations of a significant number of countries.
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| To advance collaboration between national and
transnational societies, industry and government organisations engaged in health
care and in biomedical research and its applications; |
- Constituent societies: Establish effective communication between
constituent societies.
- Industry: Establish an Industrial Forum. Collaborate and work with industry
at the national and international levels to promote "better health for all
humanity".
- Developing regions and countries: Assist in addressing special needs of
developing countries and regions.
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recommend policies and guidelines in appropriate professional areas. |
- Establish code of ethics.
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