HSMR18: Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2018 The Royal Geographical Society London, UK, June 24-27, 2018 |
Conference website | http://hamlyn.doc.ic.ac.uk/hsmr/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hsmr18 |
Abstract registration deadline | March 27, 2018 |
Submission deadline | March 28, 2018 |
The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics allows surgeons and engineers from across the globe to experience the latest developments in medical robotics. The 11th Symposium will be held on Sunday 24 - Wednesday 27 June 2018 at the Royal Geographic Society in London. The Symposium annually attracts worldleading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical robotics and surgery.
Topics to be addressed by the Symposium include:
- Clinical highlights in Urology, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedic, and Paediatric Surgery;
- Emerging, multi-specialty applications of robotic technology;
- Medical robotics for NOTES;
- Mechatronic designs for medical robotics;
- Microbot design and applications;
- Surgical simulation, training and skills assessment;
- Human-robot interaction and ergonomics;
- Surgical navigation and augmented reality systems;
- Intra-operative imaging and biophotonics for robotic surgery;
- Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention;
- Economic and general consideration of robotic surgery;
- Deep Learning Surgical Vision.
Submission Guidelines
All papers need to be submitted electronically via the Symposium Submission website . The following paper categories are welcome:
- Clinical Abstracts (maximum 500 words plus 2 figures/ tables).
- Technical Papers (maximum 2 pages).
General Guidelines:
- Length: Maximum of 2 pages for technical topics and 1 page for clinical topics
- Paper size: DIN A4 Size (210 mm x 297 mm)
- Rand: Leave a 25mm margin at top and bottom of the page, and a 20mm margin at left and right sides
- Font properties and size: Title: 14 pt, bold; Authors: 14 pt, normal; Institute + E-mail address: 12 pt, italics; Section headings: 10 pt, Capitals, bold; Text: 10 pt, normal; Figure captions and references: 9pt, normal
- Camera ready copies should be submitted in word format, PDFs will not be accepted and the template must be adhered to
Important dates
- Deadline for submitting papers: 28th March 2018 (5pm GMT)
- Paper acceptance: 9th May 2018
- Camera Ready deadline: 25th May 2018
- Surgical Robot Challenge: 24th June 2018
- Conference dates: 24th - 27th June 2018
Venue
The conference will be held in the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Fani Deligianni.