IFHE LEADERSHIP
Gunnar Baekken Norway IFHE General Secretary
Matthias Schwabe Matthias Schwabe is an engineer with a diploma in electrical engineering. As a sales manager at Bender, he has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of electrical safety in healthcare worldwide. He has presented papers in more than 40 countries and is in close contact with national committees worldwide. He is an active member of the DIN VDE committee UK221.4 and sits on the international committee MT40: IEC60364-7 Electrical installations of buildings – Part 7-710: requirements for special installations or locations – medical locations. As an exco member of WGKT, he represents Germany within IFHE.
Fábio Bitencourt Fábio Bitencourt gained a doctorate in sciences of architecture (2007) and a master’s in environmental comfort (2002). He was president of the Brazilian Association for Development of the Hospital Building (ABDEH) 2011/2014 and vice president of technical and scientific development of The ABDEH from 2005 to 2008 and has been titular emeritus of
Darryl Pitcher Australia IFHE Joint General Secretary
the Brazilian Academy of Hospital Administration (ABAH) since 2012. He is also a professor on post graduate courses in architecture, ergonomics, environmental comfort and hospital administration in Brazil. Fabio is the author of various books, articles and publications on healthcare architecture, human comfort, healthcare design, hospital history, environments and ergonomics and is the honorary partner of the Chilean Association of Architectural and Healthcare Facilities (AARKHOS).
Briseyda Ramirez Márquez Briseyda Márquez is a Mexican architect. She is director of Mexico City architecture practice Grupo Artedi and current chair of Mexican Association of Specialized Health Architects. Having studied architecture at Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), she studied the specialization of planning and design of healthcare units at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where her research included acoustic comfort. Since 2017, she has held the certification in healthcare unit design by the Mexican Association of Specialized Health Architects (SMAES) and the College
Matthias Schwabe Germany IFHE Honorary Treasurer
of Mexican Architects and the Society of Mexican Architects (CAM-SAM). Since 2007, she has worked in the development and coordination of healthcare projects for both public and private initiatives. She has participated in national and international conferences as speaker and she is IFHE’s representative for Mexico.
Yoshihisa Hirayama Yoshihisa Hirayama has a PhD in mechanical engineering from Cranfield University in the UK and a BSc from Tufts University in the US. His areas of interest include indoor climate and comfort.
He is a member of the board of directors of the Healthcare Engineering Association of Japan (HEAJ) and an executive committee member of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE). He is also a member of the organising committee for the Environmental and Equipment Design Award of the Association of Building Engineering and Equipment, Japan and is a memberof of the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan. He is also a member of the Architectural Institute of Japan.
Fábio Bitencourt Brazil IFHE Member
IFHE DIGEST 2024
Briseyda Ramirez Márquez Mexico IFHE Member
Yoshihisa Hirayama Japan IFHE Member
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