Conference proceeding
Transdisciplinary Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
ASEE annual conference & exposition, pp.22.1542.1-22.1542.1
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 26 Jun 2011 - 29 Jun 2011)
26 Jun 2011
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 students of Drexel University. Each group of 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. This will involve creating teams of biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering technology, and nursing students who 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. 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. Student teams of biomedical engineers, technologists, 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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Details
- Title
- Transdisciplinary Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
- Creators
- Vladimir Genis - Drexel UniversityDonald McEachron - Drexel UniversityFran Cornelius - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- ASEE annual conference & exposition, pp.22.1542.1-22.1542.1
- Conference
- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 26 Jun 2011 - 29 Jun 2011)
- Publisher
- American Society for Engineering Education - ASEE
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; College of Engineering; School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Identifiers
- 991019173699704721