What’s On at SMBE 2026

Our keynote address will be entitled

“Best Practice Maintenance from an Industry that Knows”

by Michael Suaan from Qantas

AS3551

The latest draft of the new revision of AS 3551 is out for comments with comments closing in early March. At SMBE 2026, Mike Flood will be running a workshop / information session outlining where the process is up to and soliciting further comments from the SMBE attendees. A not to be missed session for all Biomeds.

Hospital redevelopment projects

Biomeds more and more are being asked to participate in these important projects and getting involved. A session on Biomeds’ role in hospital redevelopment projects will be a feature of the 2026 conference with presentations from the coordination authorities, NSW Health Infrastructure and HealthShare NSW, and papers from Biomeds who have been active participants in the process. Presentations from Biomeds across NSW, Albury Wodonga Health as well as the ACT will feature.

As well as these there will be presentations on:

·         Biomeds’ role in managing external contract suppliers

·         Update on Biomed training

·         Update on competency standards

·         Asset management

·         Cybersecurity

·         The dilemma – should we repair or replace a medical device

·         Virtual health for rural medical practice

And our well loved hands-on workshops.

This year presented by Zoll Medical, Parker Healthcare and one other still available.  The three workshops will run three times this year so that attendees can attend all three if they wish.

We still have room for a few more presentations and so contact

Bruce Morrison at president@smbensw.org.au 

SMBE NSW

The Society for Medical and Biological Engineering NSW Inc (SMBE NSW) was founded in 1966 to advance the cause of Biomedical Engineering in New South Wales.

Over the course of its history, SMBE NSW has become one of the largest Biomedical and Clinical Engineering organisations in Australia.  SMBE NSW comprises biomedical engineers, technicians, managers and sales and service personnel from hospitals, service organisations and a wide range of medical equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Members come from not only NSW but many other states and territories of Australia.

The SMBE NSW Country Technicians' Training Seminar and Conference is the main vehicle for networking and dissemination of knowledge on new equipment, technology and procedures. Annual seminars began in 1989 to bring much needed training and networking opportunities to the technicians working in regional and remote NSW.  Now they are well attended by city and country engineers and technicians across Australia.

To complement the annual conference, SMBE NSW is planning to hold technical seminars in Sydney and Newcastle in the near future.

For membership information - navigate to the membership page