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Medical Electronics Symposium Program Finalized
April 16, 2019 | SMTAEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The SMTA is pleased to announce the program for the 2019 Medical Electronics Symposium being held May 21-22, 2019 at The Tudor Arms Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio.
This year's conference sessions will address Industry Trends, Designs, Components and Assembly for High Density Medical Electronics Solutions and Next Generation Microelectronics for Changing Healthcare Markets. Conference presentations represent research from companies including Medtronic, Case Western University, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Cleveland Clinic, IBM Corporation and Abbott among others.
Dr. John Knickerbocker, IBM Corporation, will deliver the keynote presentation “From Health Data to Insights and Care that Improve Patients' Lives.” Charles (Chip) Steiner, Cleveland Clinic Innovations, will deliver the second keynote presentation titled “Designing for the Future of Healthcare.”
A tabletop exhibition will be held May 21 in conjunction with the conference. Attendance to the exhibition is open to the public at no charge.
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