At the 26th AIIA National iAwards held in Melbourne 27 – 29 August, Wen was announced as the National winner of the ‘Inspiration of the Year Award’:
In a media release by the Victorian Government Minister, the Honourable Martin Pakula, described that Wen won the award for its:
‘revolutionary medical device, ChestPhan-4D designed to improve radiotherapy imaging and treatment of lung, liver and breast cancer’
The Victorian Government is focused on nurturing digital technology and ICT ecosystems in that State. The Government sponsors this event each year for the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) iAward event.
AIIA is a not-for-profit organisation representing and advocating policy shaping for the ICT sector.
Congratulations Chuan-Dong Wen!
The Foundation congratulates Wen for what has culminated in being a significant achievement.
A Story Within a Story
For those who may not be fully aware of Wen’s background before reaching this National iAward level, it’s worth summarising some of his more recent milestones.
Wen subscribed to the website of the Better Healthcare Foundation when it was launched last October 2018. He provided a website story on his professional journey through his first 30-years of work. Wen achieved Certification as a Medical Physicist specialising in Radiation Oncology, worked in hospitals, tutored staff and students and then became an inventor and entrepreneur:
My 30-year Professional Journey
Wen wanted to pass on his career experience as encouragement for other young colleagues in their future career.
Wen has gone on to gain Government assistance and has established a ‘start-up’ small business. He has also secured six global patents for parts of his design work and has attracted interest from a German company to further develop his prototype.
Other Awards and Achievements
Wen’s previous awards are:
- The ACPSEM Dave Robinson Innovation Prize and Award, 2016
Wen designed an early version of the ChestPhan-4D quality assurance device to be awarded this prize.
- The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Award, May 2019
Wen won three of the ten AIIA Victorian Branch awards (the best achievement in AIIA’s 25-year history) and qualified for the National final in August. The three Victorian Award categories were:
- Research and development project of the year;
- Industrial and primary industries;
- Automation Technologies of the year.
What does ChestPhan-4D look like?
With Wen’s permission, the ChestPhan-4D device and images are shown here:
For a more extensive video description, click on:
Concluding Remark
Whilst the Foundation is unable to promote any individual medical product, the Foundation wishes to encourage and support medical professionals who show leadership, initiative and use their knowledge, skills and ingenuity to create better healthcare technology for patient care.
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Congratulations Chuan-Dong Wen!
The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation, 9 September 2019
