Episodes
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Episode 2: Engineering Solutions in Healthcare
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
In this month’s episode we focus on Healthcare, and how engineers and the medical technology they design and use, is changing the way we keep society living long and healthy lives.
Helen puts global healthcare demand and the medtech industry into context, discussing the size and scale of the markets and the impact technology is having on our growing and ageing populations. She also highlights some of the advances in the latest tech from around the world and what engineers are doing to overcome some of the major healthcare challenges facing society.
Useful Links:
https://www.medtecheurope.org/about-the-industry/
Carly turns the tables on Helen, whose day job is in the medtech industry, and interviews her about the issues facing the UK’s NHS. They discuss UK Government strategies on technology adoption and what kind of technology will have the most impact on patient care in the future.
Useful links:
https://www.imeche.org/get-involved/special-interest-groups/biomedical-engineering-division-(bmed)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medical-devices-eu-regulations-for-mdr-and-ivdr
Jo Young, Healthcare Science Advisor for Health Education England chats with Helen about the workforce pipeline for clinical engineers in the NHS and how opportunities for careers in healthcare engineering are growing at a rapid rate. Jo shares her thoughts on why STEM education is so important and why the latest healthcare engineering reports published by the IMechE are key to raising the profile of engineers in the healthcare and medtech sectors.
Useful Links:
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work
We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode or about your experiences, interest or work in medtech and healthcare.
If you would like to get in touch email us at podcast@imeche.org
You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at https://www.imeche.org
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
In this month’s episode we focus on energy and sustainability and how the on-going global pandemic is changing the way people think about energy use, resources and materials.
Helen puts energy sustainability into context; reviewing the world’s energy consumption in 2019 and which countries are making the most effort to go 100% renewable in the next 5 years. In a look at world-wide initiatives to drive sustainability, Helen shares some of the ‘good news’ stories from organisations and communities doing their bit to reduce resource consumption.
Helen has an in-depth chat with two entrepreneurial women in the energy sector; Drs Laura Bishop and Kerry Mashford OBE, both of whom are IMechE members and recently women’s engineering society top 50 women in energy winners. They share their thoughts on sustainability, the built environment, careers in the sector and engaging society in energy programmes.
Useful Links:
http://infinitas-design.co.uk/
http://www.inwed.org.uk/we50.html
IMechE Policy Officer Carly Nettleford chats with Helen about the IMechE’s Low carbon, local energy report, one year on from its publication and whether anything has changed in the interim. Carly discusses some of the initiatives underway in the UK.
Links:
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment
We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode or about your experiences, interest or work in energy sustainability. If you would like to get in touch email us at podcast@imeche.org
You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org
Monday Jul 20, 2020
IMechE Impulse to Innovation Podcast Trailer July 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is launching its first Podcast on the 3rd August 2020.
On the first Monday of each month we will be posting a new themed episode with news, interviews and stories from around the world, hosted by Chartered Engineer and IMechE member Dr Helen Meese.
Take a listen to the trailer to find out more about the August show, which will be focusing on Energy Sustainability and what this will mean to the world following the Covid pandemic.
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You can find more information about the Institution at www.imeche.org