Woolmer Lecture

The Woolmer lecture is the flagship lecture of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. It takes place annually during the Institute's Medical Physics and Engineering Conference.

Dedication

The lecture is dedicated to Professor Ronald Woolmer (1908–1962) who was the first Director of the Research Department of Anaesthetics at the Royal College of Surgeons. Woolmer convened a meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, to discuss the evolving field of engineering applied to medicine. It was agreed that the group should hold regular meetings and as a result the Biological Engineering Society (BES) was formed with Ronald Woolmer as the first President. Woolmer died two years after the formation of the BES and it was agreed that a memorial lecture would be sponsored in recognition of his achievements.

Lecturers

YearsNameLecture titleImage
1963A. C. DornhorstThe Influence of Engineering Techniques on Biological Thought, with Particular Reference to Analogue and Conceptual Models
1964George GodberMeasurement and Mechanisation in Medicine
1965–Title
1966Ludwig GuttmannPhysiological Integration of the Spinal Man
1967Andrew F. HuxleyForgetting and Rediscovery in Physiology
1968Roy Yorke CalneOrgan Substitution — Biological or Mechanical?
1969–Title
1970Lord BowdenThe Social Implications of Technology
1971T. Z. YoungThe Worlds of Animals, Men and Gods
1972Lord Brock of WimbledonThe Changing Face of Surgery and the Part Played by Bioengineering
1973Peter MedawarAll engineering is bioengineering
1974–Title
1975–Title
1976–Title
1977David C. SimpsonArms: Natural & Artificial
1978Geoffrey AllenTechnology in Medicine — Present and Future
1979–Title
1980William GoslingBiology and Engineering — an historic convergence
1981–Title
1982–Title
1983–Title
1984M. M. JordanTitle
1985–Title
1986–Biological design — a neglected art
1987–Title
1988John AshworthTitle
1989–Title
1990–Title
1991–Title
1992–Title
1993–Title
1994–Title
1995–Title
1996–Title
1997–Title
1998–Title
1999–Title
2000–Title
2001–Title
2002Anthony UnsworthHip Joint replacement
2003Arun HoldenTitle
2004Kevin WarwickTitle
2005Henrik Gollee[citation needed]Assistive technologies for function restoration
2006Denis NobleCardiac Modelling
2007Michael BradyColorectal and Liver Cancer Image Analysis
2008Clive HahnBioengineering Aspects of the Lung: Models and Measurements
2009Martin BirchallRegenerative Medicine: new challenges, new hopes
2010Mark TooleyImitating the Patient
2011Willi KalenderDevelopments in Computed Tomography: Is sub-mSv a realistic option?
2012Lionel TarassenkoPhysiology-Driven Signal Analysis and Data Fusion
2013Molly StevensDesigning Biomaterials for Ultrasensitive Biosensing and Regenerative Medicine
2014David KeatingMedical Physics: A Gateway to Innovation
2015Anthony BarkerTranscranial magnetic stimulation - the first 30 years
2016Andrew TaylorCan Engineering and Imaging help us design Cardiovascular devices?
2017Josef KäsWhy do rigid tumours contain soft cancer cells?
2018Alison NobleHuman Image Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Shifting Perceptions of Medical Ultrasound
2026 Professor Chris Hopkins Beyond Boundaries: Where Science Changes Lives
Professor Chris Hopkins

See also

References

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  3. ↑ BBC Radio 3, 1968
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  5. ↑ File: Woolmer Memorial lecture 1970 - From the Papers of Vivian Bowden, Lord Bowden of Chesterfield, University of Manchester Library
  6. ↑ Medical & Biological Engineering 1972
  7. ↑ Medical & Biological Engineering 1973
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  9. ↑ Archived 2022-03-21 at the Wayback Machine New Scientist Oct 13, 1977
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  11. ↑ Meldrum, S. J. (1980). "Woolmer memorial lecture Biology and Engineering — an historic convergence". Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. 4 (6): 298–300. doi:10.3109/03091908009161709. ISSN 0309-1902.
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  13. ↑ Archived 2022-03-21 at the Wayback Machine The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: British Vol. 70, Page 167 1988
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