Introduction to Clinical Engineering

lgbio2110  2022-2023  Louvain-la-Neuve

Introduction to Clinical Engineering
3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Delhaye Benoit; Lefèvre Philippe;
Language
English
> French-friendly
Prerequisites
Students need to master the common core skills described in the Civil Engineering Bachelor's programme
Main themes
LGBIO2110 presents the different aspects of engineering duties inside a hospital. This course focuses both on medical devices but also on the processes inside a hospital (patient admission, pre-operative screening '). This course covers a broad range of topics in order to represent the diversity of tasks performed by engineers inside a hospital.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Regarding the learning outcomes of the programme of "Master in Biomedical Engineering", this course contributes to the development and the acquisition of the following skills :
  • AA1.1, AA1.2, AA1.3
  • AA3.1, AA3.2
  • AA4.1
  • AA5.2, AA5.3, AA5.6
  • AA6.1, AA6.3
a. Domain-related learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Understand the importance of risk analysis in the clinical settings and for medical devices
  • Explain the different techniques to identify the risk and their respective strengths/weaknesses
  • Assess the reliability of the clinical literature in the context of a health technology assessment, especially those linked to medical devices.
  • Understand the factors governing health economics and simulating a model of health economics that takes into account the uncertainties of the parameters (e.g. MonteCarlo simulation)
  • Compare the different techniques of quality management used in clinical settings
  • Master the statistical tools linked to the Six Sigma technique (Control chart, statistical testing, confidence interval)
  • Explain the importance of inventory and maintenance of medical devices in a clinical setting and how they influence risk and quality management
b. Transversal learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Read a health technology assessment and present it to a clinical audience
  • Perform Monte-Carlo simulations
  • Apply risk analysis tools
  • Apply quality management methods
  • Perform a literature search to find scientific articles linked to a specific article
 
Teaching methods
The course consists of different modules (risk analysis, health technology assessment, quality management and medical device management).
Evaluation methods
The final mark is obtained as follows:
  • 45% is awarded based on the evuation of homeworks during the semester and the presentation of a scientific article linked to the course.
  • 55% is awarded based on an individual exam during the session (written or oral with preparation).
Online resources
Moodle
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/search.php?search=LGBIO2110
Bibliography
Plusieurs livres servent de base pour les différents modules. Une copie de ces livres est disponible sur demande auprès de l'enseignant.
Faculty or entity
GBIO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Biomedical Engineering
GBIO2M
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