We could not be prouder of our students for winning the international @EngrWorldHealth design competition this year!
Well done to the Fishing App team! We can't wait to see how this technology continues to develop.
Check out their design:
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The winners of our design competition are in!
1st - $150: Fishing App
2nd - $90: Solar-powered surgical instrument steriliser
3rd - $60: Influenza vaccine patch
4th - $60: Oxygen concentrator
Best of luck to our winners as they submit to the international @EngrWorldHealth comp!
*BONUS*! The results for the "Best Light-Based Design" sponsored by @DoddWalls are in!
The winner is: Team Blue, for "Solar-powered surgical instrument sterilizer".
Well done team and congrats on your bonus gift card!
Our second webinar of the week is *today* at 3pm! Hear from Kiara about her Summer Institute experience in Uganda with @EngrWorldHealth . This is a can't-miss for anyone interested in a future EWH institute or our other international partnerships.
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Don't miss today's SGH webinar with Larissa from FPH and Pacific Med Tech. Starting in 30 minutes!
For all details checkout the event page:
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Amid the COVID-19 crisis, incredible medical device innovation is happening around the world. Here's an example of an emergency ventilator created by the University of MN and Boston Scientific. Readily available equipment, 5% of typical costs. bit.ly/2VbvIhB
Twiddling your thumbs as to how to spend this lockdown weekend?
Join #hackthecrisisnz to work on challenges related to COVID-19! Teams are forming tomorrow -- get involved!
hackthecrisis.nz/
Have you watched our Design Competition Launch Presentation yet? Find out how you could take part in an international competition designing medical equipment and possibly win $1K. If you want to take part, fill out this google form, or flick us a message!
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Congratulations to our International Outreach Coordinator, Lilian! She was recently accepted into the EWH Summer Institute in Guatemala. We look forward to learning from her experience for our collaborations here in the Pacific. **And: she is currently fundraising!**
Malo! We are having a great time in Tonga learning about the needs in hospitals and clinics alongside UC Biomed Club, reconnecting with Tonga High School with a new STEM kit for water quality testing, and of course seeing the sights!
Big news! Our club member Kiara has recently been selected by
@EngrWorldHealth
to join their Summer Institute in Uganda. She will be working with local biomedical technicians, students, and clinicians to repair medical equipment.
**Now seeking sponsors to support Kiara! :)
We were so privileged to work with the incredibly bright, kind, and motivated students at Tonga Highschool along with @OJCollege on an optical heart rate monitor project. We also learned so much from the staff at Vaiola Hospital about the medical devices in action! @DoddWalls
Our @OJCollege group had the most beautiful welcome from our Polynesian whanau in Tonga...such an honour to visit the amazing Tonga High School to co-design a low cost heart-rate monitor from recycled plastics!
We have arrived in Tonga and just visited Viola Hospital to empathize with how they use heart-rate monitors. All the staff were absolutely fabulous, thank you so much!
Super excited that our BOT has accepted our proposal to travel to Tonga in November with four students & scientists to share our newly developed optical heart-rate monitor with @STEMforHealth@AucklandUni. Such an amazing experience for our students to collaborate in the Pacific!