b'10 Member News November 2023Societal challengesPeter Wells Memorial Lecture: Ageing Science and Technology In May 2023 the IET Healthcare TechnologiesAbout Technical NetworksTechnical Network, as part of their work with the Joint Biomedical Engineering Group, heldIET Technical Networks (TNs) are volunteer driven communities who have the latest in a series of annual lectures inexpertise within specific topic areas. memory of the late Professor Peter Wells CBE. The TNs share and advance knowledge in activities such as lectures, roundtables, webinars and much more. Find out more about our networks, whats coming up and browse our on-demand webinars here:theiet.org/technicalAbout the Joint Biomedical Engineering GroupThe Group champions the role of biomedical engineers in healthcare and brings together a range of organisations to collaborate on activities in support Professor Ronjon Nag CEng FIET addresses the audience of Biomedical Engineering. It intends to Professor Wells was a leadingFIET. Entitled Ageing Scienceincrease public awareness of biomedical figure in medical ultrasound whoand Technology, Professorengineering in healthcare, share pioneered the development ofNag utilised his expertiseknowledge and best practice, create ultrasound for diagnosis and asin AI and healthcare toopportunities for networking and highlight a surgical tool, transforming theexplore the biology ofcareers in biomedical engineering.landscape of modern medicine.ageing and whether medical Wells incredible legacytechnologies may be ableYou can find out more about the group atcontinues to inspire current andto extend the humanwww.engx.theiet.org/technical-networks/biomedeng future engineers, scientists, andlifespan beyond 120 years. healthcare providers.The Healthcare Technologies Technical Network has more His thought-provokingevents planned for later this year. The Annual Healthcare The prestigious Peter Wellstalk was delivered in theLecture will take place on 28 November, where the three Memorial Lecture wasMaxwell Library to in-personwinners of the Healthcare Technologies Student and Early delivered at IET London:delegates, while globalCareer Awards will present their work along with a keynote Savoy Place by esteemed IETattendees were able to enjoyspeaker. The network will end this years activities with Trustee, Adjunct Professorthe lecture via a live streamtheir Future of Healthcare seminar on 6 December. at Stanford University andcourtesy of IET.tv. The lecture President of the R42 Group,was followed by a lively Q&ABoth events are taking place at IET London: Savoy Place Professor Ronjon Nag CEngand networking session.and you can register to attend by visiting:events.theiet.org/events/future-of-healthcareThe on demand recording of the event is available to watch events.theiet.org/events/annual-healthcare-lecture-2023on the IETs YouTube channel at: www.bit.ly/pw23od.'