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19.01.2010
IFHE 21ST CONGRESS JAPAN - 17-19 NOVEMBER 2010

"We invite you to visit our website for details regarding the submission of papers and information on planned events, which we hope will provide ample opportunity to experience Japan and its unique culture. We look forward to seeing you in Tokyo in 2010"

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28.08.2010
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN AUGUST 2010

Dear colleagues this is my last message as IFHE President. Again “change” becomes my leitmotiv and something to think about, if we had time to do it.

14.06.2010
DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOSPITAL BUILDING

A short release about the IV Brazilian Congress for the Development of the Hospital Building, which occurred in Brasilia last April.

14.06.2010
WHO PATIENT SAFETY NEWSLETTER

In this edition, we explore the origins and development of the Patients for Patient Safety work stream within WHO Patient Safety. Of all the programmes within WHO Patient Safety, this is probably the one that most immediately reminds us all of why we are engaged in this endeavour of improving the safety of care.

30.05.2010
MAY NEWSLETTER

This NEWSletter issue no 2010/3 is a supplement to the edition dated April 2010. The volume of material solicited and received since January 2010 has exceeded expectations, and rather than delay publication of several articles suitable for publication until August, it has been decided to produce this supplement.

30.05.2010
APRIL NEWSLETTER

Three interesting and thought-provoking messages from IFHE President Francisco Castella provide the basis for a significant portion of this issue’s content...

8.05.2010
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN MAY 2010

MORE IMBALANCES: The floods plaguing various parts of the planet confuse us about the availability of water on Earth. We actually face another distributional imbalance, similar to that of climate and wealth. Such imbalances produce tragic problems. .

15.03.2010
PAUL-ERIK REE; 1996-1998

Dear IFHE Colleagues. It is with much sadness that I report the passing of Paul-Erik Ree, IFHE Past President 1996-1998, who was known and respected for his involvement in, and support of, IFHE, over a period of close to thirty years.

12.03.2010
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE MARCH 2010

CLIMATE IMBALANCE? When I'm writing these lines I have in mind recent natural disasters caused by extreme weather events that happened during the first quarter of 2010...

6.03.2010
LIBRARY ALWAYS OPEN

29 new documents are added to the the library so far in 2010. Please visit and use this resource for IFHE members worldwide. Open 24-7-365!

22.01.2010
JANUARY NEWSLETTER

19.01.2010
THE IFHE WORLD

Check out the new design of the IFHE world map!

15.12.2009
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DECEMBER 2009

First of all I convey to all IFHE members compliments of the season, and best wishes for the new year 2010. I have been reviewing my message of December 2008 and following to my best wishes of health and peace, I am going to repeat and recall my objectives as they were expressed last year, always in the same direction, aiming to improve communication among us...

26.11.2009
RAPPORT FROM EXCO OG COUNCIL MEETING I BUENOS AIRES

"The Congress and the meetings in Buenos Aires was arranged in a good spirit and in beautiful surroundings"

8.10.2009
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

8.10.2009
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCTOBER 2009

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION: I propose today a reflection on the meaning and application of these two terms. They are two important concepts that have much in common and are closely related, but that should be analyzed by the differences that distinguish them

24.07.2009
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JULY 2009

My message today is centered in the next Council Meeting to be held in Buenos Aires this year on first of November, after the AADAIH Latin American Congress and before the Seminar of the Public Health Group of the UIA.

12.05.2009
20TH LATIN-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF HOSPITAL ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING

We are glad to contact you in connection with the forthcoming realization of the 20th Latin-American Congress of Hospital Architecture and Engineering to be held from 27th to 30th October at the Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

8.05.2009
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE MAI 2009

"Again I encourage persons reading this message to visit the IFHE web-site, to express briefly in writing comments and opinions about the themes of discussion I had proposed in my messages of January and March 2009"

7.05.2009
APRIL NEWSLETTER

The april newsletter is published...

3.04.2009
VISIT THE LIBRARY

Several users have requested a library for documents of general interest to IFHE members. The library is hereby established, and our first achievement is publishing papers selected from presentations to the 2008 IFHE Congress of Barcelona.

5.03.2009
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT MARCH 2009

Today I open a new theme of discussion, that is the Energy Problem For decades we have had problems with energy since the first crisis of 1973. It is therefore not an original theme but it remains a current issue.

26.01.2009
MORE PICTURES FROM THE CONGRESS

300 new pictures from the IFHE Congress in Barcelona are published in the Gallery.

23.01.2009
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT JANUARY 2009

This message raise controversial issues that support a forum of discussion. Therefore I am going to ask those who have read it, to write a note by e-mail to fcastella@aeih.org with comments and opinions....

2.01.2009
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

IFHE President for 2008-2010, Francisco Castella has indicated his intention to provide a monthly message on the IFHE website, which currently carries his end of year greetings for December 2008. Here is an edited version of his November message which has appeared on the website, but is repeated to convey his objectives for his two year term.

14.11.2008
20TH IFHE CONGRESS BARCELONA 2008

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER: A short commentary and a photo gallery of the most significant events of Barcelona 2008

3.11.2008
21ST IFHE CONGRESS

The 21st Congress of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE), to be held from 17th to 19th November 2010 in Tokyo Big Sight, located in Ariake area of Tokyo Metropolis.

3.11.2008
JULY NEWSLETTER

Summer is gone - but here is July Newsletter to warm you up..:-)

5.10.2008
NORWAYS APPLICATION

Have a look at Norways Application to organize 22th Congress in 2012

18.08.2008
LAURIE HADLEY OBE PPIHEEM 1925-2008

The Institute has been informed that Past President Laurie Hadley OBE PPIHEEM passed away peacefully on Tuesday 12th August.

6.12.2007
VALE BRUCE NOSEDA

It is with great sadness that I advise of the death of Bruce Noseda, IHEA Fellow. Bruce passed away at home on 27 July, 2007.

6.12.2007
SUMMARY - COUNCIL MEETING 40

A summary of major items discussed and decisions made in Council Meeting 40 is distributed herewith in advance of the issue of the formal minutes.

1.12.2007
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

The december newsletter is published.

21.11.2007
CHES/IFHE EVENT IN CANADA

IFHE Exco and Council met in Calgary in conjunction with Ches annual congress in August 2007 .

21.11.2007
MISSION I TAJIKISTAN

In July 2007, just before my summerleave, I got a phonecall from WHO Europe in Copenhagen.As a summery of that particular call I was asked if I would like do have a short time assignment in the Republic of Tajikistan as cosnsultant in order to develop plans for establishing isolation rooms in case of an outbreak of avian influenza.

28.09.2006
AUGUST NEWSLETTER

I take great pleasure in preparing this Presidents column - the first in my term of office for the period May 2006 to October 2008. At the Council meeting in Cape Town, I was honoured to be elected and to be handed the weighty insignia of office from my predecessor Dennis Grady....

27.06.2006
IFHE 2006 CONGRESS NEWSLETTER PART 2

The newsletters are quite large (3 MB), so they are split into two separate pdf-documents.

27.06.2006
IFHE 2006 CONGRESS NEWSLETTER PART 1

The newsletters are quite large (3 MB), so they are split into two separate pdf-documents.

8.06.2006
APRIL NEWSLETTER

“Time flies when you’re having fun”. What this means is because you are enjoying what you are doing so much....

6.06.2006
PICTURES FROM CAPE TOWN

Picture gallery from the 19 IFHE Congress in Cape Town is now available.

19.01.2006
YOUR INVITATION TO IFHE 2006

It is our pleasure to invite you to join us at this years international event hosted by the South African Federational of Hospital Engineers (SAFHE) in association with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

10.11.2005
GLOBAL INFLUENZA MEETING SETS KEY ACTION STEPS

A global meeting has identified key components of a global action plan to control avian influenza in animals and simultaneously limit the threat of a human influenza pandemic.

4.11.2005
THE 19TH IFHE CONGRESS

The South African Federation of Hospital Engineering (SAFHE) on behalf of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE) takes pleasure in inviting you to attend the IFHE 19th congress in Cape Town 7-11 May 2006.

4.11.2005
WHAT IS BIRD FLU?

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them.

4.09.2005
AUGUST NEWSLETTER

IFHE Council members attending the IFHE Council meeting held on 04 June 2005 at the Corinthia Hotel in the beautiful and historical city of Antwerp had the opportunity to attend the VTDV Congress on 03 June and to do some sightseeing in Brussels on 05 June. Read more..

10.06.2005
COUNCIL MEETING IN ANTWERP

Articles and pictures from the EXCO and Council Meeting in Antwerp, Belgium 2-5 of June 2005.

4.05.2005
HONORARY MEMBER OF FSTL

Paul Erik Ree was at the Norvegian national meeting in Island elected a honorary member of FSTL. The picture shows Paul Erik (Past President of IFHE) with diploma and the token of the Norwegian assosiation FSTL - a silver bed pan.

4.04.2005
POLAND - A COMING MEMBER OF IFHE?

The Republic of Poland is the largest country in Eastern Europe with 312,685 square km of territory. The population in 1997 was 38.6 million. Poland is also the most ethnically homogenous country in Eastern Europe.

4.03.2005
THE 18TH CONGRESS - A SUCCESS

Several IFHE correspondents expressed the opinion that the event as a whole -educationally and socially - had been a great success and experience, and that the technical presentations by ASHE speakers had been of a high standard and of great interest.

4.02.2005
DECISIONS FROM ORLANDO

A summary of major items discussed and decisions made has been produced in advance of the issue of the formal minutes, and is distributed herewith. In the following summary the numbers relate to the Council meeting 37 agenda items.

4.02.2005
IFHE 18TH CONGRESS

We have to go back to 1980 to recall the last time the ASHE hosted the 6th Congress of IFHE in Washington DC. So it was with much pleasure when IFHE returned this year...

4.01.2005
EXCO AND COUNCIL MEETING IN TURKU

EXCO and Council meeting in IFHE has been held in Turku, Finland May 24th - 26th 2003, after an invitation from the Finnish Association of Hospital Engineering (SSTY) represented by their president Juha Rantaslo.

4.01.2005
VISIT TO INDIA

As the president of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE) I was given the opportunity of visiting a member association. The choice was difficult; I have been invited to Australia, Argentina as well as India.

4.01.2005
INDIAN NEWSPAPER ON IFHE

The first national seminar on “Emerging Trends in Hospital Engineering” got attention from The Tribune Chandigarh.

4.01.2005
SUCCESFULL MEETING IN TALLINN

A very succesfull meeting between colleagues in Estonia, Finland and Norway was held in beatiful Tallinn in beginning of May 2004. It was concluded that Estonia should try to establish their own organisation in IFHE.

4.01.2005
IN MEMORY OF HANS BURGERS

Our dear friend and devoted member of IFHE, Hans Burgers, passed away the 20. of January 2004. This is an article about Hans printed in CHES Ouarterly journal, Canada. Hans will always be remembered by us in IFHE.

4.01.2005
IN MEMORY OF OTTO ANNA

Mr. Anna – as nobody before – has contributed to the progress of biomedical and hospital engineering in the entire german speaking region of the world by his professional competence.