CBMS-94
          Advance Notice and Call for Papers
Computers in Medicine--Two Conferences, one location
 
The Seventh IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
Friday-Saturday, June 10 - 11, 1994 with tutorials Saturday evening
and Sunday morning Stouffer Hotel, Winston-Salem, NC and the
12th Conference for Computer Applications in Radiology
Monday-Wednesday, June 13-15, 1994 with tutorials on Sunday
 
CBMS Sponsors
    *IEEE Computer Society  *IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
    *The Winston-Salem Section of the IEEE
    * with local support by the Bowman Gray School of Medicine
 
The Symposium is intended for engineers and computer scientists in academia
and industry who are designing and developing Computer-Based Medical Systems
(CBMS). Biomedical engineers, computer scientists, medical residents,
physicians, and students who are working on medical projects that involve
computers are encouraged to submit papers describing their work.
 
The conference is run this year in coordination with the annual SCAR
(Society for Computer Application in Radiology) meeting, starting on Sunday,
June 13, at the Winston-Salem Civic Center, next door to the Stouffer.
CBMS attendees will therefore have the opportunity to combine two excellent
conferences in one trip.
 
The Program
 
CBMS combines technical papers, poster presentations, panel discussions,
tutorials and research laboratory tours. Papers covering the following
related areas are requested:
 
*Device Reliability and Safety      *Neural Networks and Expert Systems
   fault-tolerance, device testing,    theory, implementations,
   validation and software safety      pattern recognition, applications
 
*Image Processing and Analysis      *Prosthetic Devices
 registration, compression,          Environmental control, word processing
 enhancement, restoration,       devices for the hearing and vision
 reconstruction, hardware        impaired, standards
 
*Signal Processing          *Cardiovascular Technologies
 algorithms, hardware, real-time     monitoring, imaging, bioimpedance
 processing, monitoring, EEG         measurements, micro-computing,
                     computer applications,
                     cardiopulmonary resuscitation
 
*Information Systems            *Clinical Assessment and Risk
                     Evaluation
RIS, HIS, PACS, networks, databases  real-time signal processing,
                     database systems
 
Submission of Papers
Contributions in the forms of papers, poster sessions, software
demonstrations, and tutorials in the areas listed above are invited.
Paper summaries should be limited to two pages (typed, double-spaced) and
should include the title, names of authors, and the address and telephone
number of the corresponding author. Send four copies of your contributions to:
(Authors west of the Mississippi and Asia) Nassrin Tavakoli, Info Enterprises,
3260 N. Colorado Street, Chandler, AZ 85225-1123. or (Authors east of the
Missippi and Europe) Paul Kizakevich, Research Triangle Institute,
POBox 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
 
Student Paper Contest
 
Student papers are invited and considered for the contest. Winners of the
contest will be selected by the Student Paper Contest Committee and awards
will be announced and made the symposium. Awards will consist of a
certificate and monetary prize as follows:
First Prize: $500; Second Prize: $300; Third Prize: $150.
To be eligible, the student must be the first author of an accepted paper,
and must present the paper at CBMS `94.
 
Deadlines and Key Dates
 
Paper summaries due:        December 1, 1993
Notice of acceptance:       February 1, 1994
Camera ready papers due:    March 15, 1994