INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Invasion from Aalborg University

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Our background Thomas Iversen -26 years old -Born in Herning -Living school for gymnasts two years -Army in The Royal Life Guard year 2000 Copenhagen Aalborg Herning

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Our background Kim Stenbo Nielsen -25 years old -Grew up in Gilleleje -Traveling 2 years in most parts of the world -Served 9 months in The Royal Danish Navy Copenhagen Aalborg Gilleleje

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Danish – isn’t that a type of pastry? -5,4 mill. People -Happiest people in the world -Most drinking people in the world -Most functional analphabets in northern Europe -Size? Copenhagen Aalborg

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY What do you know about Denmark?

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Aalborg University students (Comparison with other universities in DK) -Faculties of social science, humanities, science, (medicine) -Bachelor/master (3-3½ year or 5 years) -Divided into 6-7 or 10 semester of ½ years duration -Untraditional teaching philosophy -Branches in Esbjerg and Copenhagen. Aalborg Copenhagen Esbjerg

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Faculty of Science -Civil Engineering -Building Technology & Structural Engineering -Electronic Engineering (Acoustics, Control, Communication) -Production -Physics & Nanotechnology -Energy Technology -Mechanical Engineering -Computer Science -Mathematical Sciences -Life Sciences (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Eng.) -Architecture & Design -Development & Planning -Health Science & Technology -Education & Learning -Esbjerg (Chemical Eng, Biotech., Comp. Mechanics, Software & Media Tech.) -Copenhagen (Media Tech. & Engineering) AAU-Cubesat AAU-satII SSETI (ESA) Stem Cell

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Institute for Health Science & Technology Employees: -65 scientific -30 technical & administrative -35 PhD students Budget: -App. 10 $R p.a.

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Mission(s): -to understand and control human biological systems -diagnose and restore impaired physiological functions -retrieve, transmit, interpret and present patient-specific information

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Laboratories at HST Stem Cell Research Rehabilitation Technology Image Analysis and Virtual Reality Motor Control Electrode Design and Development Pelvic Organs Human Performance Health Information Systems Surgery Simulation Diabetes Technology Visceral Pain and Biomechanics Telemedicine Experimental Pain Research Orofacial Pain Cortical Plasticity and Human Brain Mapping Drug Screening EEG Analysis

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Research areas at HST -Motor Control & Neurorehabilitation Technology -Sensory Systems & Technology -Medical Informatics -Stem Cell Research -Computer Vision & Media Technology

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Educations at HST -Master of Biomedical Engineering & Informatics -Master of IT in Health Informatics (Post grad.) -Ph.d. i Biomedical Science and Engineering

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Education structure 5th sem: -Problem identification and analysis at a hospital department (only ST) 7th sem: -Scientific project -Article in English -SEMCON (Semester conference) 9-10th sem: -No courses -1 major or two minor master projects Basic studies Electronics 1 st - 2 nd sem. (1 year) 3 rd – 6 th sem. (2 years) Computer sc. …………… Biomedical Specialization Bachelor Master 7 th – 10 th sem. (2 years) Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Specializations -Medical Informatics -Biomechanics (outdated) -Medical Signals & Systems -(Tissue Engineering)

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The dual challenge for Biomedical Engineers ? To master and combine different disciplines To understand the clinical domain Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -Mathematics -Applied Physics -Electronics -Digital Design -Computer science -Signal Processing -Image Analysis -Pattern Recognition -Decision Support Systems Courses Biomedical Engineering & Informatics -Biology -Anatomy -Physiology -Biochemistry -Medicine -Hospital IT -EMJ

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Projects? What do you mean? Biomedical Engineering & Informatics -1 large project of app. 4 months duration. -The teaching philosophy is problem-based, projekt-oriented learning. -Takes offset in the research conducted at HST. -General courses (with exam) and courses supporting the project (no exam). -One large group exam at the end of the semester -Many projects are done in collaboration with the industry

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Project tasks -Initial problem (e.g. insulin dosage) -Analysis (Explorative investigation, medical literature PubMED) -Problem resolution (E.g. design and implementatio of a software system) -Evaluation of results -Documentation (Usually a report of pages) Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Group work in focus -Groups of up to 7 students (projects & course exercises) -Formed according to social sympathy or professional interests -Each group has a room (usually) for itself -Exercises are done in group rooms as well. -Each group has a supervisor Typical week: :Lecture :Exercises :Lunch :Lecture :Exercises Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Typical weekly schedule Week 40 Monday 3/10Tuesday 4/10Wednesday 5/10Thursday 6/10Friday 9/10 Project Surgical gastroeterology Ole Thorlacius- Ussing Aud. forsk. hus Project Haematology Ilse Christiansen Aud. forsk. hus Service at the department Hospital informations- systemer Hospital informations- systemer PBE 3. mm Aud. forsk. Hus First Aid Kl Færdighedslaboratori et i Forskningens Hus Supervisor meeting Applied Physics CDM 3. mm Aud. forsk. hus Project Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Examples of Student Projects Heart Rate Monitor (3 rd sem.) Core Temperature Logger (4 th sem.) Oral AntiCoagulation Information System (OACIS) (6 th sem.) Automated Detection of Retinopathy (7 th sem.) Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Heart Rate Monitor Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Core Temperature Logger Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Oral AntiCoagulation Information System Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Automated Detection of Retinopathy Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Our future? -Generelt godt sving i medico-butikken i DK (Er blevet en af de største exportvarer) -Strukturel reform, samt generelt fokus på EPJ i Denmark betyder måske mange jobs indenfor sundheds IT. -Independent (ALLQTECH) -Research at the university Biomedical Engineering & Informatics

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY So – what are we doing in São Paulo? MI at Aalborg University: -Establish permanent exchange program between Aalborg University and InCor Personal goals: -Complete our 9 th sem. project -Experience the organization of a foreign hospital -Get to know Brazilian culture -Learn Portuguese -Meet Brazilian people

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