IFHE NEWS
Net Zero progress and COVID experience discussed
An IFHE Council meeting was held on 7 November last year during the 18th International Congress of the Mexican Society of Architects Specialized in Healthcare (SMAES) and the IFHE International Prospective Seminar 2021, in Mexico City (HEJ – November 2021). The event, themed ‘Hospital del Futuro – Regenerate Health with Artificial intelligence’, took place in a hybrid form (both virtual and face-to-face) from 6-10 November, 2021. Andy Wavell, the IFHE’s Joint General
Regular ExCo meetings continue
Since the 26th International Federation of Healthcare Engineering Congress, ‘IFHE 2020’, held in digital form from 24-28 January last year, IFHE has been keeping busy, and the activities of its Executive Committee (ExCo) continue to evolve. President, Daniela Pedrini, said: “In
Left to right: Architect, Luis Lopéz Cardiel, the conference President, Douwe Kiestra, and Briseyda Reséndiz Marquez, listening to one of the sessions.
Secretary, explained: “The ExCo meeting was attended by 43 members from 22 countries. Although annual reports had been received from some members, there was insufficient time at this shortened meeting to allow discussion on the reports. ExCo decided this was very remiss, and subsequently arranged an Extraordinary Council meeting for 25 January this year. At this meeting, those who had given reports had the opportunity to tell other members how they have dealt with COVID-19, and how they are addressing the sustainability and energy / emissions reduction challenges associated with Net Zero. Updates on financial matters, Energy Awards, IFHE ‘communications’, and the next face-to- face Congress, to be held in Toronto this September (see page???), were given. “ExCo had been discussing the funds held for the organisation,” Andy Wavell continued, “and had asked the Honourable Treasurer to prepare a report, which was duly presented to Council. Although the amount held appears high, once a contingency had been set aside to ensure that IFHE can be run for up to five years, there is little left to commit to other areas of interest. Notwithstanding this, Council asked that a firm proposal be presented to the next Council meeting on possible uses for funds. ExCo will work with the Hon. Treasurer to prepare
the report for Toronto. “Another area of concern is the ability
to communicate effectively with all IFHE Members, which had already seen ExCo set up a small working group to look into this. Douwe Kiestra updated Council on progress to date, explaining that, as a result of data protection regulations, it is difficult to get directly to members. He asked for, and received support from, Council members to join the Communication Group. By using a platform that relies on the recipient controlling access, it is hoped members will join, thus making communication easier. An invitation was sent to those present to register for future Newsletters and other communications from ExCo and the Secretariat. “Following the Council meeting,
attendees were invited to participate in
2021, IFHE held virtual meetings of the ExCo almost every month, on 23 February, 6 April, 20 May, 22 July, 7 September, 20 October, 16 November, and 22 December. The Federation’s interim 54th (‘virtual’) Council Meeting was held on 7 November, 2021, during the IFHE International Prospective Seminar 2021 event and the SMAES 18th International Congress, titled ‘Hospital del Futuro’, which took place in a ‘hybrid’ format in Mexico City from 6-10 November last year.”
the Mexican event as Avatars. “Since the Council meeting, ExCo has met on a number of occasions, with the main thrust being on communications and the ‘extra’ Council meeting held in January. A year-end Newsletter has been circulated, and will be followed up at regular intervals, ExCo was very pleased to note that following the demise of HITAMI, a new healthcare-related organisation, IAHE, will, following receipt of their Articles of Association and registration fee, be recognised as the ‘A’ Member for Indonesia.”
Article ideas needed for 2023 IFHE Digest
Andy Wavell, the IFHE’s Joint General Secretary, would like to thank all those who contributed to the IFHE Digest 2022, which incorporates articles on topics as diverse as climate change mitigation, adaptation to oxygen monitoring practices and policies during a pandemic, gene therapy, and the Internet of Things. He said: “Twenty-
An ‘Avatar’ registers for this September’s 27th IFHE Congress, being held in Toronto, and hosted by CHES.
eight articles have been produced in the electronic format; these can be viewed at
https://content.yudu.com/ web/1u0jl/0A1urts/IFHE-Digest-2022/ html/
index.html?origin=reader “The Digest is being viewed on all platforms, and copies have been sent to those organisations who requested
them. This publication is made possible by the generosity of the authors in allowing their papers to be produced here. It is incumbent upon those receiving either the hard copies or the digital link to ensure that the Digest is well circulated among our membership. We have many thousands of members, and it should be possible for them all to have the benefit of reading, what is – after all
– their own ‘in-house journal’.” Andy Wavell continued: “Work on the 2023 Digest will start this month, so I would ask that you submit those special papers related to what you do in your own healthcare roles for the benefit of your fellow healthcare professionals in other parts of the world.”
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