BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251105T073404EST-0047NarGXU@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251105T123404Z DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tarek Loubani is a Palestinian-Canadian physician who works in London\, Ont. an in the Gaza Strip. As the head of the Glia Project\, Dr. Loubani designs and provides high quality free/open source medical equ ipment to impoverished areas in need. His recently developed 3D printed st ethoscope\, which matches the performance of the market leading model at a fraction of the cost\, is helping to alleviate the shortage of basic medi cal supplies in Gaza caused by the eight-year blockade.\n \n Dr. Loubani is also behind Empower GAZA\, a crowdfunded project that brings solar power t o hospitals in Gaza facing unpredictable power cuts. Dr. Loubani continues to develop inexpensive and non-proprietary alternatives to inaccessble me dical devices\, now building a 3D printed pulse oximeter\, a machine that measures the oxygen levels in blood\, and an electrocardiogram.\n DTSTART:20151014T220000Z DTEND:20151014T233000Z LOCATION:W-215\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G5\, 853 rue She rbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Dr. Tarek Loubani | 'Reclaiming high technology: Fighting for the h ardware commons' URL:/ahcs/channels/event/dr-tarek-loubani-reclaiming-h igh-technology-fighting-hardware-commons-255731 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR