1st IEEE-EMBS International Summer School on

Medical Devices and Biosensors

Theme : Hands-on Bioinstrumentation

29 July - 2 August, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Co-Chairs: John G. Webster, Y.T. Zhang

The 1st International Summer School on Medical Devices and Biosensors (MDB), sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 29 July - 2 August, 2002. The development of new medical devices and biosensors has a great impact on improving the quality of life and health care. The MDB field is becoming a challenging, rewarding career choice for those who are interested in biomedical engineering. The School offers short courses for highly motivated graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D. Candidates), clinical engineers from hospitals, and R&D researchers from industries. Conducted by distinguished professors and experienced lab instructors, MDB courses feature both theory and hands-on application with an emphasis on state-of-the-art technology in bioinstrumentation. An effort will be made to create a learning environment in which participants and faculty work closely together in collegial relationships.

Faculty:

The Faculty of the MDB'02 is composed of distinguished professors from the universities worldwide with international reputations. Instructors are Professor John Webster, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Professor Michael R. Neuman, Ph.D., M.D. (University of Memphis); Professor Tatsuo Togawa, Ph.D. (Tokyo Medical and Dental University); and Professor Robert B. Northrop, Ph. D. (University of Connecticut).

Lecture and Lab Topics:

Biopotentials, electrodes (Webster)Glucose sensors (Northrop)
ECG amplifier & telemetry (Neuman)Photonic sensors (Northrop)
Pressure sensors (Togawa)Biothermal, body motion sensing (Togawa)
Electrochemical sensors (Northrop)Critical care instrumentation systems (Neuman)
Flow sensors (Togawa)Electrosurgery, ablation (Webster)
Pacemakers & defibrillators (Webster)MEMS, thin film sensors (Neuman)
Respiration sensors (Togawa)Geonomic & proteonomic sensors (Northrop)
Respiratory gas sensing (Neuman) 

Lectures will be in 1610 Engineering Hall. Labs will be in John Webster's laboratory in 3439 Engineering Hall and other lab rooms on the beautiful campus of the University of Wisconsin. Graduate teaching assistants will cycle participants through the labs of their choice. Proposed labs include the following plus other similar labs:

Data acquisition systemsUltrasonic flowmeter
ElectrocardiogramHemoglobin saturation using a pulse oximeter
Signal processing of biopotentialsInfant apnea monitor
Nerve velocityTemperature measurement
Phone and radiotelemetryMolecule separation using electrophoresis
Blood pressure measurement noninvasivelyChemical concentration using spectrophotometry
Blood pressure invasively using strain gage sensor, bridge, amplifier, calibratorMicroscopy
Spirometry  

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For registration information, see the web site.
For technical information contact John Webster.
Tel : +1-608-263-1574 Fax : +1-608-265-9239
E-mail: webster@engr.wisc.edu

Visit the Web site : www.ee.cuhk.edu.hk/ss-mdb02/