The International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) is an international non-governmental organization - the umbrella organization for the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) and International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE).[1]
 International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) | |
| Abbreviation | IUPESM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada |
Region served | Global |
Official language | English |
President | James C.H. Goh, PhD |
Parent organization | International Science Council |
| Website | IUPESM Official website |
IUPESM was established in 1980, following a discussion during the Combined Meeting of the 12th International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and 5th International Conference on Medical Physics held in Jerusalem in 1979.[2] In 1983 IUPESM became an associate member and in 1999 a full member of the International Science Council (former International Council for Science, ICSU).
International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
editThe International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) is a federation of national and transnational societies.[3]
Health and Technology journal
editHealth and Technology is the official journal of the IUPESM.[4]
References
edit- ^ "IUPESM website". Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Nagel, Joachim (2007). "IUPESM: the international umbrella organisation for biomedical engineering and medical physics". Biomed Imaging Interv J. 3 (3): e56. doi:10.2349/biij.3.3.e56. PMC 3097671. PMID 21614293.
- ^ "International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)". IFMBE. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "Springer Health and Technology journal". springer.com. Retrieved 2019-05-26.