EMBS an International Organization Advancing Health Care
Through Technology Bruce Wheeler President Professor of Biomedical
Engineering University of Florida
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Thank Yous Thanks to Janet and John and Peter Thanks to Janet
and John and Peter and now many new friends and now many new
friends Why I am here Why I am here TMI TMI NIBIB NIBIB 2
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A Little Background on People Bruce Wheeler at University of
Illinois at University of Illinois at University of Florida at
University of Florida at IEEE EMBS at IEEE EMBS EMBS President
Elect Andrew Laine at Columbia at Columbia at IEEE EMBS at IEEE
EMBS Our Office Laura Wolf and 3 staff Laura Wolf and 3 staff
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EMBS Mission a Full Service Professional Organization Advancing
Health Care Through Technology EMBS worlds oldest / largest
biomedical engineering societyEMBS worlds oldest / largest
biomedical engineering society Roots to 1948 AIEE Electrical
Techniques in BioMed Roots to 1948 AIEE Electrical Techniques in
BioMed 1968: IEEE Professional Group on Medical 1968: IEEE
Professional Group on Medical Electronics renamed EMBS >9800
members >9800 members >1900 student members >1900 student
members Typically >2500 attendees at annual Typically >2500
attendees at annualconference
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EMBS an International Organization Annual Conferences Are
Global 2005-2016 Shanghai (2005), New York, Lyon, Vancouver,
Minneapolis, Buenos Aires, Boston,San Diego, Osaka, Chicago, Milan,
Orlando Osaka in 2013 (over 3000 attendees) Chicago in 2014 Journal
Submissions are Global USA China Europe India 186 EMBS Chapters
Student Chapters and Clubs
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EMBS Summer Schools One week immersion courses for graduate
students with expert instructors International Summer Schools on
Biomedical Imaging (France) Biomedical Signal Processing (Italy)
Biocomplexity and Biodesign (Turkey) Medical Devices and Biosensors
(Hong Kong) Information Technology in Biomedicine (Greece) Neural
Engineering (Shanghai) Telemedicine (Slovakia)
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EMBS Special Topic Conferences Intl Symposium Medical Imaging
Beijing, San Francisco, Barcelona, Chicago, Rotterdam, Boston,
Paris, Washington, Arlington Intl Symposium Medical Imaging
Beijing, San Francisco, Barcelona, Chicago, Rotterdam, Boston,
Paris, Washington, Arlington Neural Engineering San Diego, Capri,
Washington, Cancun, Hawaii, Turkey Neural Engineering San Diego,
Capri, Washington, Cancun, Hawaii, Turkey Healthcare Innovations
Conference Bethesda, Washington, Houston, Seattle Healthcare
Innovations Conference Bethesda, Washington, Houston, Seattle
Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies Bangalore Point-of-Care
Healthcare Technologies Bangalore Grand Challenges in Biomedical
Engineering Grand Challenges in Biomedical Engineering Washington
(3), Singapore Biomedical and Health Informatics Greece, China,
Spain Biomedical and Health Informatics Greece, China, Spain
Biomedical Imaging Barcelona, San Francisco, Beijing Biomedical
Imaging Barcelona, San Francisco, Beijing Biorobotics Rome, Sao
Paolo Biorobotics Rome, Sao Paolo Micro/Nano Engineering in
Medicine Hawaii Micro/Nano Engineering in Medicine Hawaii
Rehabilitation Robotics Seattle Zurich Rehabilitation Robotics
Seattle Zurich First Student Run EMBS Conference October 2013 240
attendees
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EMBS Sponsors 11 Journals Transactions on Biomedical
Engineering (since 1964; forerunner since 1948) Neural Systems and
Rehabilitation Engineering (1993) NanoBioscience (2002)* EMBS lead
Medical Imaging (1982)* 4 way lead share Comput. Biology &
Bioinformatics (2004)* (CompSci Lead) Biomedical Circuits and
Systems (2007)* (Ckts Lead) Reviews on Biomedical Engineering
(2008)* Journal on Biomedical and Health Informatics (1997)
Translational Engring in Health & Medicine (2013 open access)
IEEE Life Science Letters* new for 2014 (LSTC lead) IEEE PULSE a
magazine for Students of All Ages IEEE also publishes Transactions
on Ultrasonics and Transactions on Nuclear Sciences each with 25%
biomedical content * Joint sponsorship
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EMBS Members by Employment Academic 60% Members in Medical
Curricula 15% Industry 35% Members in Medical Industry (Hospital,
MD, etc) 12% Government, Military, Other 6% Reports run on AC
members from BMS December 2008
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Moving Forward TMI TMI ISBI ISBI Life Science Initiative Life
Science Initiative Other Collaborations Other Collaborations
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TMI Thumbnail Sketch of Current Activity 32 years old success
has proved the wisdom of its founders 32 years old success has
proved the wisdom of its founders Has increased page count: 2400
(approx 240 articles) Has increased page count: 2400 (approx 240
articles) Impact factor (4.03) among highest of IEEE; ranks with
Medical Physics Impact factor (4.03) among highest of IEEE; ranks
with Medical Physics Excellent Timeliness: ~ 20 days; ePub ~70 days
Excellent Timeliness: ~ 20 days; ePub ~70 days Revenues are strong:
SPP Revenue remains high; Increasing overlength charges compensate
for declining subscriptions Revenues are strong: SPP Revenue
remains high; Increasing overlength charges compensate for
declining subscriptions 11
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TMI Moving Forward New Editor: Mike Insana New Editor: Mike
Insana Special Issue on Spectral CT -- Ge Wang, Anthony Butler,
Hengyong Yu, Michael Campbell, Guest Editors NPS? Special Issue on
Spectral CT -- Ge Wang, Anthony Butler, Hengyong Yu, Michael
Campbell, Guest Editors NPS? Presidents Directive to Steering Board
Presidents Directive to Steering Board Short term address issues of
NPS medical imaging opportunities Short term address issues of NPS
medical imaging opportunities Long term how to respond to
overwhelming success of this field and journals in time of great
publishing upheaval Long term how to respond to overwhelming
success of this field and journals in time of great publishing
upheaval New journal? New sections of same journal? New journal?
New sections of same journal? 12
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ISBI International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging Ten years
old; EMBS and Signal Processing Ten years old; EMBS and Signal
Processing We would welcome NPSS and UFFC We would welcome NPSS and
UFFC Create a track Create a track Keynote speakers Keynote
speakers PET/SPECT/Molecular Imaging PET/SPECT/Molecular Imaging
could evolve into financial sponsor could evolve into financial
sponsor Andrew Laine would like to work on this Andrew Laine would
like to work on this Molecular Imaging is needed to lift this
conference to the next level Molecular Imaging is needed to lift
this conference to the next level Would like to see a closer link
to TMI Would like to see a closer link to TMI 13
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IEEE Life Science Technical Community Past: $1.2M Past: $1.2M
Two grand challenge conferences, one web portal/newsletter,
participated in members workshops Two grand challenge conferences,
one web portal/newsletter, participated in members workshops
Contentious Journal Proposal Contentious Journal Proposal Present:
approved Technical Community Present: approved Technical Community
Donna Hudson is Chair Donna Hudson is Chair EMBS, Computer,
Communications, Consumer, Control, Circuits EMBS, Computer,
Communications, Consumer, Control, Circuits $15k each for 3 years
$15k each for 3 years Just now organizing -- coordinate pubs,
collaborations? Just now organizing -- coordinate pubs,
collaborations? IEEE Life Science Letters approved, has very high
profile Editorial Board IEEE Life Science Letters approved, has
very high profile Editorial Board 14
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NPSS Interests? Where can we help? Where can we help? Potential
for your journal? Potential for your journal? Conferences?
Conferences? Joint Advertising? Joint Advertising? 15