HBI Summer School in Clinically Applied 3D Printing 2022

Eligibility: Limited to 10 clinicians (medical, nursing, allied health) and 10 biomedical engineers/designers.

Course Directors: Dr Michael Wagels, HBI Clinical Director, and Mathilde Desselle, HBI General Manager.

A 5 days intensive course to equip you with the essential skills to kick-off your clinically applied 3D printing journey.

The course will focus on the latest clinical and engineering advances in the space, as well as practical hands-on time where you will learn to segment medical images of bony structure and soft tissue, computer-aided design essentials, and an array of 3D printing techniques. The course also includes a design competition where mentors will work with you to create a device that will help you solve hardware challenges encountered in clinical practice.

Course outline:

From medical imaging to 3D object
Segmenting anatomical structures
Advanced manufacturing and biomaterials
3D bioprinting
Introduction to organoids
3D printing for education and surgery
Working in virtual reality (VR)
Medical device design challenge
Point-of-care 3D printing
A Metro North Health Certificate of Completion will be issued to participants.