Education

We are motivated to inspire students and researchers to work on innovative solutions for global health by educating them on :

- how to design context-specific medical equipment by using our design method

- understanding the working principles of medical devices frequently used in hospital settings

- working in interdisciplinary and international teams

We provided courses for students in and outside of TU Delft.

We have developed two free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) focussing on Biomedical Engineering practices in low-resources settings.

MOOC 1: Biomedical Equipment- repairing and maintaining biomedical devices

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This free massive online open course (MOOC) has been designed by the interdisciplinary collaboration of both TU Delft biomedical engineers as well as the local expertise of the medical technicians of the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal to help new and emerging biomedical engineers/technicians working in low-income hospitals to care for biomedical equipment.

The goal of this course is: to understand the working of biomedical devices that are frequently used in a hospital setting. And tevelop the skills required to effectively maintain and troubleshoot hospital-based devices to increase their availability and usage in hospitals.

Since, maintaining and troubleshooting sophisticated medical instruments is not an easy task.

This course provides a compilation of the techniques hospitals use to effectively maintain and troubleshoot medical devices so that repair time is reduced and the availability and safety of the medical devices is improved. Completing this course adds a complementary skill set to prior competence of the learner to perform maintenance routines and diagnose problems in sophisticated equipment with care. A faster service routine will help smoothen the process flow of the hospital and help extend the care to more patients. On a personal level, the learner can rely on the knowledge gained from this course as ‘the blueprint’ for whenever they have to maintain/troubleshoot any medical device.

What You'll Learn

Understand the basics of a variety of commonly used diagnostic, therapeutic and laboratory instruments
Effectively maintain, troubleshoot and repair biomedical instruments
Sharpen the skill set of troubleshooting a biomedical instrument in a short period of time.
Reduce the repair time and cost by using effective proven strategies and practices.

MOOC 2: Biomedical Equipment: A Practical Approach to Health Technology Management

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This free massive online open course (MOOC) has been designed by the interdisciplinary collaboration of both TU Delft biomedical engineers as well as the local expertise of the medical technicians of the Nick Simons Institute in Nepal to help new and emerging biomedical engineers/technicians working in low-income hospitals to care for biomedical equipment.

The goal of this course is: to enhance your knowledge and skills in effective methods of managing the lifespan of biomedical equipment in a limited-resource environment.

With limited resources increasingly prevalent, healthcare technology management is often a challenge. Through this course, we offer a practical approach to healthcare management that is tailored to this particular healthcare environment. The course will help you to manage uncertainties, defects and/or the unavailability of resources and personnel that may prevent proper and effective healthcare.

This course is designed for health technology/facility managers and biomedical engineers operating in limited resource settings to help preserve quality health services by sharing ways to manage the life cycle of biomedical devices effectively and efficiently. The course focuses on the entire equipment life cycle from planning, budgeting, and purchasing to daily operation, decommissioning, and disposal.

After completing this course, learners can make better decisions and chart systematic plans for managing biomedical equipment at their healthcare center.

What you'll learn:

Understanding the principles and tools of healthcare technology management
Plan, assess and create budget for biomedical equipment, procurement and maintenance
Acquire relevant and appropriate biomedical equipment for companies and donors
Manage operating biomedical equipment
Overcome pitfalls and challenges to manage biomedical equipment effectively in limited-resource settings.