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Majd Alwan Ph.D., Director, Center for Aging Services Technologies |
Dr Mike Bainbridge B.Med.Sci. BM. BS. MRCGP. FBCS. CITP. |
Prior to joining CAST, Majd served as an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Robotics and Eldercare Technologies Program at the University of Virginia's Medical Automation Research Center. His research interests included passive functional and health assessment, biomedical instrumentation, as well as eldercare and assistive technologies. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE a member of IEEE-USA’s Medical Technology Policy Committee. Dr. Alwan received his Ph.D. in intelligent robotics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, a Master's of Science degree in control engineering with distinction from Bradford University and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Damascus University. |
He currently leads the Clinical Architecture, Assistive Technology and Clinical Decision Support teams at NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH). These teams are delivering innovations in hardware design, clinical interface design and interfaces for the both professionals and citizens to the electronic medical record. As a former General Medical Practitioner and medical informatics expert, Mike brings a unique insight to the field. Mike previously held the position of chairman of the Primary Health Care Specialist Group of the British Computer Society. He currently sits on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Informatics in Primary Care. Through his work for the NHS in England, Mike continues to advocate both patient safety and clinical utility and to demonstrate its relevance and use in an international forum. He was voted 'UK Health ICT champion' in November 2007 |
Majd Alwan is the Director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST). Dr. Alwan is responsible for creating and leading a network of technology companies, providers and research institutions focused on technology solutions for an aging society.
Mike has been a leading figure in Clinical Informatics for 25 years working both for Government and Industry. He has designed and brought to market Clinical Computer Systems for General Practitioners. He was instrumental in the 2003 negotiation of the IT elements of the current General Practitioner Contracts in the UK.