Overview of the Canadian health care system; brief examples of other countries; clinical engineering and the management of technologies in industrialized and in developing countries; safety, reliability, quality assurance; introduction to biomedical sensor technologies; applications of telemedicine; impact of technology on health care. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Prerequisite(s): fourth-year status in Biomedical and Electrical or Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as BIOM 5406, for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks.
Overview of the Canadian health care system; brief examples of other countries; clinical engineering and the management of technologies in industrialized and in developing countries; safety, reliability, quality assurance; introduction to biomedical sensor technologies; applications of telemedicine; impact of technology on health care. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Prerequisite(s): fourth-year status in Biomedical and Electrical or Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as BIOM 5406, for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks.
