Woolmer Lecture

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The Woolmer lecture is the flagship lecture of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. It takes place annually during the Institute's Medical Physics and Engineering Conference.

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Dedication

The lecture is dedicated to Professor Ronald Woolmer (1908–1962) who was the first Director of the Research Department of Anaesthetics at the Royal College of Surgeons. Woolmer convened a meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, to discuss the evolving field of engineering applied to medicine. It was agreed that the group should hold regular meetings and as a result the Biological Engineering Society (BES) was formed with Ronald Woolmer as the first President. Woolmer died two years after the formation of the BES and it was agreed that a memorial lecture would be sponsored in recognition of his achievements.

Lecturers

YearsNameLecture titleImage
1963 A. C. Dornhorst The Influence of Engineering Techniques on Biological Thought, with Particular Reference to Analogue and Conceptual Models 60x15transparent spacer.svg
1964 George Godber Measurement and Mechanisation in Medicine [1] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
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1966 Ludwig Guttmann Physiological Integration of the Spinal Man [2] Ludwig Guttmann2.jpg
1967 Andrew F. Huxley Forgetting and Rediscovery in Physiology [3] Andrew Fielding Huxley nobel.jpg
1968 Roy Yorke Calne Organ Substitution — Biological or Mechanical? [4] Sir Roy Caine bronze bust by Laurence Broderick.jpg
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1970 Lord Bowden The Social Implications of Technology [5] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
1971 T. Z. Young The Worlds of Animals, Men and Gods [6] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
1972 Lord Brock of Wimbledon The Changing Face of Surgery and the Part Played by Bioengineering [7]
1973 Peter Medawar All engineering is bioengineering [8] Peter Brian Medawar.jpg
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1977David C. SimpsonArms: Natural & Artificial [9]
1978 Geoffrey Allen Technology in Medicine — Present and Future [10] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
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1980 William Gosling Biology and Engineering — an historic convergence [11] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
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1984M. M. JordanTitle [12] 60x15transparent spacer.svg
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1986Biological design — a neglected art 60x15transparent spacer.svg
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1988 John Ashworth [13] Title John Ashworth.jpg
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2002 Anthony Unsworth Hip Joint replacement 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2003 Arun Holden Title 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2004 Kevin Warwick Title Kevin Warwick 2011.jpg
2005 Henrik Gollee [ citation needed ]Assistive technologies for function restoration 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2006 Denis Noble Cardiac Modelling Denis Noble at Chicheley Hall in August 2013.jpg
2007 Michael Brady Colorectal and Liver Cancer Image Analysis Image of J. Michael Brady .jpg
2008 Clive Hahn Bioengineering Aspects of the Lung: Models and Measurements 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2009 Martin Birchall Regenerative Medicine: new challenges, new hopes 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2010 Mark Tooley Imitating the Patient 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2011 Willi Kalender [14] Developments in Computed Tomography: Is sub-mSv a realistic option? 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2012 Lionel Tarassenko [15] Physiology-Driven Signal Analysis and Data Fusion Lionel Tarassenko 2019a.jpg
2013 Molly Stevens [16] Designing Biomaterials for Ultrasensitive Biosensing and Regenerative Medicine Molly Stevens - 29314178254 (cropped).jpg
2014 David Keating [17] Medical Physics: A Gateway to Innovation 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2015 Anthony Barker [18] Transcranial magnetic stimulation - the first 30 years 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2016Andrew Taylor [19] Can Engineering and Imaging help us design Cardiovascular devices? 60x15transparent spacer.svg
2017 Josef Käs [18] Why do rigid tumours contain soft cancer cells? Josef.A.Kas.jpg
2018 Alison Noble [20] Human Image Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Shifting Perceptions of Medical Ultrasound Alison Noble Royal Society.jpg

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References

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  2. "News and Notes". British Medical Journal. 2 (5519): 960. 1966. PMC   1944172 .
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  5. File: Woolmer Memorial lecture 1970 - From the Papers of Vivian Bowden, Lord Bowden of Chesterfield, University of Manchester Library
  6. Medical & Biological Engineering 1972
  7. Medical & Biological Engineering 1973
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