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01/08/2010 Closing Date for Comments is 19/08/10 for Draft Revision of AS3551: 
           DR 10023 Technical management programs for medical devices

01/08/2010 Victorian Government Department of Health publications:
           Maintenance Standards for critical areas in Victorian Health Facilities
           Cleaning Standards for Victorian Health Facilities

03/03/2010 Rudd Government announced National Health and Hospitals Network
           for Australia's Future

07/12/2009 12 month contract on Pacific Islands - Job Ad

21/10/2009 EPSM-ABEC 2009 Conference Program available here.

29/09/2009 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Report:
           Towards national indicators of safety and quality in health care 

21/09/2009 Expressions of interest requested for Clinical Engineering Development Workshop 

27/07/2009 A Healthier Future for all Australians: Final Report
           from National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission

15/06/2009 EPSM-ABEC 2009 Call for Abstracts
           To submit an abstract please click here.
           Please note all abstracts must be submitted online by 5pm EST on 3 July 2009.

           To register online for the conference, please click here.

15/05/2009 Biomedical Technician vacancies in Northern Territory
           3 permanent positions - Job Ad and Position Details

04/05/2009 18 month contracts on Pacific Islands - Job Ad and Position Description

15/04/2009 SMBE 2009 Report

30/03/2009 NSW Government's response to the Garling Inquiry's findings and recommendations

27/11/2008 Garling Report released of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in NSW Public Hospitals

 20/06/2008 National Panel on Clinical Engineering developing guidelines with ACHS
            Setting the priorities for medical equipment testing - Draft 4

 11/06/2008 BME News May 2008

 19/04/2008 SMBE 2008 Report

 23/01/2008 David Dewhurst Award for 2007
            see also David Dewhurst   biograpy
            and      Geoffrey Wickham biograpy

 3/12/2007 CBME Victorian Division Student Presentations Night 2007

22/11/2007 National Panel on Clinical Engineering developing guidelines with ACHS
           on Safety and Functional Testing of Medical Devices