The Society for Medical Innovation and Technology is an international society, formed in 1989 under the name “Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy” by an innovative group of medical practitioners led by John Wickham.
The founding members were leaders in their fields and were dedicated to the multidisciplinary advancement of minimally invasive therapy in an attempt to reduce patient trauma arising from surgical operations or radiological interventions. The current membership base includes representatives from most medical specialities, instrument manufacturing, biomedical engineering and research.
As to reflect this broader membership as well to attract further members not necessarily only within minimally invasive therapy, the name of the Society was formally changed to “Society for Medical Innovation and Technology” during the 12th Conress in the year 2000.
The Society has met annually at successful gatherings since 1989. Meetings took place in:
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Country |
Year |
President / Co President |
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1. |
London |
UK |
1989 |
John Wickham / John Fitzpatrick |
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2. |
Vienna |
Austria |
1990 |
Michael Marberger |
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3. |
Boston |
USA |
1991 |
Bruce McLucas |
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4. |
Dublin |
Ireland |
1992 |
John Fitzpatrick / Noel Williams |
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5. |
Orlando |
USA |
1993 |
Peter Mueller |
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1. Wickham-lecture: R. Satava, The visionary’s approach to surgery in the 21st century |
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6. |
Berlin |
Germany |
1994 |
Gerhard Buess |
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2. Wickham-lecture: T. Leber, “The Louvre” 3D video presentation |
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7. |
Portland |
USA |
1995 |
Josef Rösch |
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3. Wickham-lecture: G. Buess, Development of future systems for endoscopic surgery |
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8. |
Milan (Ancona) |
Italy |
1996 |
Pisani / John Wickham |
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4. Wickham-lecture: J. Rizzo, Development of electronic eye for blindness |
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9. |
Kyoto |
Japan |
1997 |
Yoshida / John Wickham |
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5. Wickham-lecture: S. Tachi, Tele-existence and Virtual Reality |
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10. |
London |
UK |
1998 |
John Wickham / Gerhard Buess |
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6. Wickham-lecture: A. Adam, Interventional Radiology in patients with cancer |
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11. |
Boston |
USA |
1999 |
Stephen Dawson |
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7. Wickham-lecture: J. Burke, Innovation serendipity and healing |
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12. |
Gelsenkrichen |
Germany |
2000 |
Andreas Melzer / Rainer Seibel |
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8. Wickham-lecture: D. Birkett, Impact of innovative medical technologies on MIT |
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13. |
Berlin |
Germany |
2001 |
Marc O. Schurr / Harald Fischer |
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9. Wickham-lecture: E. Owen, Microsurgery and beyond – miniaturisation in progress |
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14. |
Oslo |
Norway |
2002 |
Erik Fosse / Toril Nagelhues-Hernes |
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10. Wickham-lecture: R. Wolf, Cardiac Surgery in the past present and future |
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15. |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
2003 |
Kees Grimbergen / Willem Bemelman |
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11. Wickham-lecture: N. Bom (Engineer), Early, present and future applications of Echocardiography |
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16. |
Rome |
Italy |
2004 |
Marco M.Lirici / Cristiano Hülscher |
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12. Wickham-lecture: Jacques Marescaux, The future of robotics: The reality beyond fiction |
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17. |
Naples |
Italy |
2005 |
Nicola Di Lorenzo / Antonio Tornambè |
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13. Wickham-lecture: Achille L. Gaspari, Has technology always been here? |
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18. |
Monterey |
USA |
2006 |
Rick Satava / Andreas Melzer |
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14. Wickham-lecture: Dieter Stöckel, Nitinol in Medicine |
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19. |
Kyoto |
Japan |
2007 |
Eiji Kanehira / Yoshimoshi Kurokawa |
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15. Wickham-lecture: Akiko Uchida, Evolution of the human mind – beyond bones and stones |
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20. |
Vienna |
Austria |
2008 |
Joachim Kettenbach / Gernot Kronreif |
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16. Wickham-Lecture: M. Flugelman, Engineering blood vessels by gene and cell therapy |
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21. |
Sinaia |
Romania |
2009 |
Calin Tiu / Dan Stoianovici |
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17. Wickham-Lecture: Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Progress in Nanotechnologies for healthcare |
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22. |
Trondheim |
Norway |
2010 |
Brynjulf Ystgaard / Toril Nagelhus Hernes |
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18. Wickham-Lecture: Surgical aid in areas of armed conflict |
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23. |
Tel Aviv |
Israel |
2011 |
Amir Szold / Moshe Shoham |
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19. Wickham-Lecture: Integrating MRgFUS into clinical practise – The future is here |
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24. |
Barcelona |
Spain |
2012 |
Enric Laporte |
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20. Wickham-Lecture: Advances in Robotic Assisted Surgery |
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25. |
Baden-Baden |
Germany |
2013 |
Uwe Spetzger / R. Dillmann |
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21. Wickham-Lecture: Cerebral Revascularization: Simulations and measurements in the pursuit of perfection |
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26. |
Shanghai |
China |
2014 |
Chengli Song / W. Meng |
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22. Wickham-Lecture: Objective Assessment of the Quality of Laparoscopic Surgical Performance |
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27. |
Brno |
Czech Republic |
2015 |
Marek Orban / Pavel Leinweber |
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23. Wickham-Lecture: The next big Wave of Medical Innovation: “SMAPPS” |
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28. |
Delft |
The Netherlands |
2016 |
Jenny Dankelman /John van den Dobbelsteen |
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24. Wickham-Lecture: Evolution of Radioembolization for treatment of liver cancer |
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29. |
Torino |
Italy |
2017 |
Alberto Arezzo / A. Menciassi, G. Ciardelli |
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1st John Wickham Memorial Lecture: Biorobotics and Bionics – Science, Technology and Social Challenges |
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30. |
Seoul |
Korea |
2018 |
Jun-Gi Kim |
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2nd John Wickham Memorial Lecture: 30 years of the journey for laparoscopic surgery |
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31. |
Heilbronn |
Germany |
2019 |
Peter Alken |
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3rd John Wickham Memorial Lecture: … and John was right. |
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