Area of Study:
Distributed Diagnosis & Home Healthcare
Distributed Diagnosis and Home Healthcare (D2H2) is an outgrowth of miniaturization and integration of instrumentation (wearable and implanted) for measurement, computing, signal processing, communication, and healthcare informatics. This integrative systems approach will revolutionize the practice of medicine in the new century, enabling the delivery of healthcare to patients anywhere in the world by combining biosensing and information technologies with medical expertise. It will facilitate the transition from "central" and "hospital-based" medical diagnosis and healthcare delivery to "distributed" diagnosis and "home" healthcare.
Shown below are the sequences for sub-specialties in clinical applications and microfabrication. Completing either of the two sequences satisfies the thrust requirement of the graduate curriculum. Note that both tracks start with BIOEN 470, Systems Engineering and Electronic Medicine, and follow that course with BIOEN 481, Medical Measurements. Students may add other courses, for example in transport phenomena and instrument design, to provide further depth.
D2H2 Systems and Clinical Applications:
- BIOEN 470: Systems Engineering and Electronic Medicine
- BIOEN 581: Medical Measurements
- BIOEN 436: Medical Instrumentation
- BIOEN 582: Clinical Applications of D2H2
Microfabrication:
- BIOEN 470: Systems Engineering and Electronic Medicine
- BIOEN 581: Medical Measurements
- BIOEN 455: BioMEMS
- BIOEN 573: Biosensors
- BIOEN 599: Microfabrication and Microfluidics
- BIOEN 599: Microfabrication Laboratory
The chart below summarizes courses that guide student through D2H2.
