Biomedical engineering for sustainable development - School 2022
| Event | XLI Annual School 2022 |
| Theme | Biomedical engineering for sustainable development |
| Dates | 12-15 September 2022 |
| Venue | Aula Magna, Casa Della Gioventu Universitaria, Universita Di Padova, Italy |
| Scientific organisers | Arti Ahluwalia – University of Pisa Leandro Pecchia – University of Warwick Stefano Severi – University of Bologna Carmelo de Maria – University of Pisa |
| Organiser | Gruppo Nazionale di BioingegneriaLink opens in a new window (GNB) |
| Flyer | School 2022 flyerLink opens in a new window |
This 4 day School aims to offer students an alternative view, and approach, to the problems and applications of biomedical engineering from the perspective of low-middle income countries (LMICs) and rural contexts. These applications are not limited to LMICs, but can apply to other contexts where resources may be lacking (e.g. natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics). The School will follow a "hands-on" teaching approach that allows students to explore the salient steps of medical device design starting with the analysis of needs, classification according to European legislation for medical devices, and then identification of the standards using the UBORA platform, to guide and support the design process.
List of speakers:-
- ARTI AHLUWALIA (UNIVERSITY OF PISA, ITALY)
- D. VITO (POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN, ITALY)
- LICIA DI PIETRO (1MED, SWITZERLAND)
- ALESSANDRO STEFANINI (WHO CONSULTANT)
- PHILIPPA MAKOBORE (UGANDA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UGANDA)
- LEANDRO PECCHIA (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK)
- VALENTINA MANGANO (UNIVERSITY OF PISA, ITALY)
- CARMELO DE MARIA (UNIVERSITY OF PISA, ITALY)
- STEFANO SEVERI (UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, ITALY)
- CATERINA GIULIANI (CORAX, ITALY)
- C.PERAZZINI (IBD, ITALY)
- ANDRES DIAZ LANTADA (UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID, SPAIN)
- SUDESH SIVARASU (UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, S. AFRICA)
- ROSSANA CASTALDO (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK)
- GABRIELLA SIGNORINI (POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN, ITALY)
- DAVIDE PIAGGIO (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK)
- VALENTINA CALDERAI (UNIVERSITY OF PISA, ITALY)
- DANIEL ATWINE (MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UGANDA)
- GUISEPPE FICO (UNIVERSIDAD POLITENICA DE MADRID, SPAIN)
- ERNESTO IADANZA (UNIVERSITY OF FIRENZE, ITALY)
- LEJLA GURBETA POKVIC (UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
- ADRIANA VELAZQUEZ BARUMEN (WHO)
| Date: Monday 12th September 2022 | ||
| Topic: Needs assessment and life cycle of medical devices | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Introduction: program and objectives of the school. Overview on global health |
Arti Ahluwalia (University of Pisa, Italy) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Biomedical engineering and Sustainable development goals | Domenico Vito (Polytechnic of Milan, Italy) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Life cycle of medical devices: regulations in a worldwide market | Licia Di Pietro (1MED, Switzerland) |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Keynote: Healthcare in low-resources settings and medicine of poverty | Angelo Stefanini (WHO consultant) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Needs assessment in low-resources settings and the role of biomedical engineers | Philippa Makobore (Uganda Industrial Research Institute, Uganda) |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Biomedical and clinical engineers’ contribution during pandemics toward global health | Leandro Pecchia (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Break | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Case study: Medical technologies for combatting Malaria | Valentina Mangano (University of Pisa) |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Introduction to UBORA and working groups creation | Carmelo De Maria (University of Pisa) |
| Date: Tuesday 13th September 2022 | ||
| Topic: Innovation (part 1) | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00 – 10.00 | Reverse and frugal innovation | Stefano Severi (University of Bologna) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Case Study: start-up companies for accessible healthcare | Caterina Giuliani (Corax), Claudia Perazzini (IBD) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Appropriate Technologies: 3D printing and rapid prototyping tools | Andres Diaz Lantada (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid) |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Frugal innovation in South Africa context | Sudesh Sivarasu (University of Cape Town) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Case Study: AI for Pneumonia detection in LMICs | Dr Rossana Castaldo (University of Warwick) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Case Study: Medical Device solution for Maternal Health | Gabriella Signorini (Polytechnic of Milan, Italy) |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Break | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Group work | |
| Date: Wednesday 14th September 2022 | ||
| Topic: Innovation (part 2) | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00 – 10.30 | Use of smartphones for frugal innovation: guided hands on (Part 1) |
Davide Piaggio (University of Warwick) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Use of smartphones for frugal innovation: guided hands on (Part 2) |
Davide Piaggio (University of Warwick) |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Right to the access to medical technologies | Valentina Calderai (University of Pisa) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Implementing a clinical study in low-resources settings | Daniel Atwine (Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Safety and security in smartphone applications | Giuseppe Fico (Universidad Politenica de Madrid) |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Break | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Teamwork | |
| Date: Thursday 15th September 2022 | ||
| Topic: Management of medical Technologies | ||
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9.00 – 9:45 | Management and maintenance of medical technologies in low resources settings. | Ernesto Iadanza (University of Firenze) |
| 9:50 - 10:30 | AI for medical device maintenance and metrology in LMICs: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovinian | Dr Lejla Gurbeta Pokvic, University of Sarajevo |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00 –12.30 | Keynote | Adriana Velazquez Barumen (WHO) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Group presentation | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Break | |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Award ceremony and final remarks | |
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