BME1405H Clinical Engineering Instrumentation I

Streams

Clinical Engineering

Sessions

Fall

Description

This course provides a contemporary sampling of clinical technologies deployed in the continuum of health care. Recent topics include: MRI physics, guided therapeutics, hemodialysis, clinical information technology, human factors engineering in healthcare, infusion therapy and devices, physiological pressures, laser interaction and medical device tracking.

The course focuses on (1) the scientific principles underlying the clinical instrumentation, (2) the clinical applications of the technologies reviewed, and (3) merits and limitations of current technology. Lectures are given by faculty and clinical scientists who are experts in their respective areas. All lectures will take place in the teaching hospitals and may include tours of various instrumentation suites, laboratories, and patient care areas. Students are evaluated on the basis of a midterm and a final exam.

Prerequisites

None

Components

Lecture

Restrictions

Professional-stream MEng students only (not suitable for PhD or MASc students)