Conference proceeding
AC 2011-166: TRANSDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
01 Jan 2011
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
The paper describes a transdisciplinary biomedical instrumentation laboratory that will serve as a research, educational, and training facility for Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Technology, and Nursing prejunior, junior, and senior students at Drexel University. The developed laboratory will be utilized by the number of courses, such as Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomeasurements, Healthcare Technology, Biomedical Electronics, Medical Device Development, etc. Teams of biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering technology, and nursing students will be created to participate in a series of laboratory experiences and clinical simulations designed to foster a deeper appreciation of the issues and opportunities faced by individuals in these different occupations. Each team of three students will have the opportunity to participate in high impact laboratory experiences designed to promote clinical efficiency and efficacy while improving medical device design and maintenance and thus reducing medical errors. In a pilot-scale biomedical instrumentation laboratory, biomedical applications and techniques will be studied through experiments that closely simulate health care-relevant processes or scenarios. Biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering technology, and nursing students will work together to understanding fundamental issues involving medical device performance and maintenance. These teams will also participate in clinical simulations so that biomedical engineering and technology students will come to understand the environment in which their devices must perform, the individual users' needs and expectations, and the workload as it relates to maintenance. The developed laboratory procedures will expose students to typical applications of medical equipment in various medical settings and will include characterization of this equipment based on specific regulations of health care industry, including safety and effectiveness issues.
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- Title
- AC 2011-166: TRANSDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
- Creators
- Vladimir Genis - Drexel UniversityDonald L. McEachron - Drexel UniversityFran Cornelius - Drexel UniversityASEE
- Publication Details
- 2011 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION
- Series
- ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Engineering Education
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; [Retired Faculty]; Office of the Associate Dean of Nursing
- Identifiers
- 991021867189004721
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