MEDICA 2012 PREVIEW
‘New concepts and solutions for preventing hospital infections and the spread of multi-resistant pathogens are urgently needed.’
hygiene and patient care is the theme of the English language seminar presented by Professor Dr. Klaus Pfeffer, director of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene at the University of Düsseldorf. The increasing resistance of micro-
organisms to antibiotics represents a huge challenge for the healthcare system. Consequently, new concepts and solutions for preventing hospital infections and the spread of multi- resistant pathogens are urgently needed. The seminar will present advanced strategies for ultra-quick detection, epidemiological surveillance and the elimination of such pathogens in patients, hospitals and medical products. Practical approaches are also discussed in the German language lectures. On the Saturday, director of medical
technology, Thérèse Schölvinck of the European Patent Office, will provide information on everything innovatorsneed
to know about patent registration and knowledge management. Academic research is increasingly
cooperating with partners from industry and technology transfer institutions that have a strong interest in the commercial exploitation of inventions and research results. At the same time, there is still a great lack of information on how to protect intellectual property and how the huge quantity of information in patent databases can be optimally utilised. The seminar will provide scientists and business partners with insight into the world of patents, with special focus on the European patent system. In addition to a
practical introduction to the registration of patents, targeted searches in the patent literature will also be explained, including patent classification systems and databases.
• For further information onMEDICA 2012, the exhibitors, innovations and the programme of forums, visit:
www.medica.de
• COMPAMEDalso takes place alongsideMEDICA, providing an international marketplace for upstream suppliers to the medical device technology sector (14 to 16 November). Information on COMPAMED2012 is available online at:
www.compamed.de
‘Industry experts expect the telemedicine market to see strong growth in the years ahead, with analysts predicting annual growth rates as high as 10%.’
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