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About IFMBE
The International Federation for Medical and Biological
Engineering (IFMBE) was established in 1959 to provide
medical and biological engineering with a vehicle for
international collaboration in research and practice of the
profession. The Federation has a long history of encouraging
and promoting international cooperation and collaboration in
the use of science and engineering for improving health and
quality of life.
The IFMBE is an organization with membership of national and
transnational societies and an International Academy. At
present there are 52 national members and 5 transnational
members representing a total membership in excess of 120 000
worldwide. An observer category is provided to groups or
organizations considering formal affiliation. Personal
membership is possible for individuals living in countries
without a member society The International Academy includes
individuals who have been recognized by the IFMBE for their
outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering.
Objectives
The objectives of the International Federation for Medical
and Biological Engineering are scientific, technological,
literary, and educational. Within the field of medical,
clinical and biological engineering it’s aims are to
encourage research and the application of knowledge, and to
disseminate information and promote collaboration.
In pursuit of these aims the Federation engages in the following
activities: sponsorship of national and international
meetings, publication of official journals, cooperation with
other societies and organizations, appointment of
commissions on special problems, awarding of prizes and
distinctions, establishment of professional standards and
ethics within the field, as well as other activities which
in the opinion of the General Assembly or the Administrative
Council would further the cause of medical, clinical or
biological engineering. It promotes the formation of
regional, national, international or specialized societies,
groups or boards, the coordination of bibliographic or
informational services and the improvement of standards in
terminology, equipment, methods and safety practices, and
the delivery of health care.
The Federation works to promote improved communication and
understanding in the world community of engineering,
medicine and biology.
Activities
Publications of IFMBE include: the journal Medical and
Biological Engineering and Computing, the electronic
magazine IFMBE News, and the Book Series on Biomedical
Engineering. In cooperation with its international and
regional conferences, IFMBE also publishes the IFMBE
Proceedings Series. All publications of the IFMBE are
published by Springer Verlag. The Federation has two
divisions: Clinical Engineering and Health Care Technology
Assessment.
Every three years the IFMBE holds a World Congress on Medical
Physics and Biomedical Engineering, organized in cooperation
with the IOMP and the IUPESM. In addition, annual, milestone
and regional conferences are organized in different regions
of the world, such as Asia Pacific, Europe, the
Nordic-Baltic and Mediterranean regions, Africa and Latin
America.
The administrative council of the IFMBE meets once a year and is
the steering body for the IFMBE: The council is subject to
the rulings of the General Assembly, which meets every three
years.
Information on the activities of the IFMBE can be found on the web
site at: http://www.ifmbe.org
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