Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics

This Symposium, the 5th of its kind, is organised by the Hamlyn Centre at Imperial College, London and attracts world-leading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical robotics, technology and surgery.

The symposium, which takes place at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, will include the following:

• A series of invited talks by distinguished speakers
• Panel debate on breakthrough medical robotics & instrumentation
• Oral / poster presentations on a wide range of clinical & technical topics
• An international audience from leading research organisations & universities in medical robotics
• Annual internation forum for clinicians, engineers & researchers

Detailed highlights include (but are not limited to):

1. Clinical highlights in urology, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, general surgery, gynaecology, ENT, orthopaedics and paediatric surgery
2. Emerging, multi-specialty applications of robotic technology
3. Medical robotics for NOTES
4. Mechatronic designs for medical robotics
5. Microbot design and applications
6. Surgical simulation, training and skills assessment
7. Human-robot interaction and ergonomics
8. Surgical navigation and augmented reality systems
9. Intra-operative imaging and biophotonics for robotic surgery
10. Medical image computing and computer assisted intervention
11. Economic and general consideration of robotic surgery

Submission of Papers

Click here to submit a paper for the Conference.

The deadline for submission of papers is 28 March 2012 and submissions are accepted on clinical or technical topics. To find out more about the scope of event and the invited/keynote speakers involved, please click the "Further details" link above.