Week |
Lecture Topic |
Reading |
Project Tasks |
UNIT 1: What are the major health problems worldwide? |
Week 1 |
L1: Course overview - Emerging Medical Technologies, Technology Assesment, Basic Health & Economic Data |
Chapter 1-3 |
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L2: Health problems in developed and developing world: under 5 |
Chapter 4 |
Project Task 1 |
Week 2 |
L3: Health problems in developed and developing world: ages 15-44 |
Chapter 4 |
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L4: Health problems in developed and developing world: ages 45-60, Global health challenges |
Chapter 4 |
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UNIT 2: Who pays to solve problems in healthcare? |
Week 3 |
L5: Health Systems: A global comparison. Who pays for healthcare, The need for reform |
Chapter 5 |
Project Task 2 |
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L6: Healthcare Costs vs. Time: Trends and Drivers. What drives increases, Healthcare reform in Oregon |
Chapter 6 |
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Week 4 |
EXAM 1 |
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UNIT 3: How can technology solve healthcare problems? |
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L7: Evolution of Technology: Scientific Method, Engineering Design & Translational Research |
Chapter 7 |
Project Task 3 |
Week 5 |
L8: Prevention of Infectious Disease. Vaccines, Impact on childhood diseases |
Chapter 8 |
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L9: Prevention of infectious disease. Vaccine development, Ethics of clinical research |
Chapter 8-9 |
Project Task 4 |
Week 6 |
L10: Technologies for Early Detection of Cancer. Cancer Burden, Development, Early detection importance |
Chapter 10 |
Project Task 5 |
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L11:Technologies for Early Detection of Cancer. Cervical cancer, New screening technologies |
Chapter 10 |
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Week 7 |
L12: Technologies for Early Detection of Cancer. Prostate cancer, Ovarian cancer |
Chapter 10 |
Project Task 6 |
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Project Work Day |
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Week 8 |
Midterm Recess |
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L13: Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Cancer. Economic evaluation for health technology assessment. |
Chapter 11 |
Project Task 7 |
Week 9 |
L14: Technologies for Treatment of Heart Disease. Disease Burden, Cardiovascular system, Heart attacks |
Chapter 12 |
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Preliminary Project Presentations |
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Week 10 |
Project Work Day |
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Project Work Day |
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Week 11 |
L15: Technologies for Treatment of Heart Disease. How do we treat coronary artery disease? |
Chapter 12 |
Project Task 8 |
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L16: Technologies for Treatment of Heart Disease. Heart Failure and Artificial Hearts. |
Chapter 12 |
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Week 12 |
L17: Clinical trials, Sample size calculation |
Chapter 13 |
Project Task 9 |
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L18: Diffusion of technology |
Chapter 14 |
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UNIT 4: How are healthcare technologies managed? |
Week 13 |
EXAM 2 |
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L19: Regulation of Healthcare Technologies. Dietary Supplements, FDA approval of drugs and devices |
Chapter 15 |
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Week 14 |
L20: Future of Bioengineering & World Health |
Chapter 16 |
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Week 15 |
Project Presentations |
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Project Presentations |
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