OVERVIEW

This professional development course will provide an overview of technical knowledge and soft skills that are useful/necessary to pursue a career in the bioengineering field. The course is organized as a seminar series by experts from national and international companies, who will also introduce the various professional roles that biomedical engineers can have in a company.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Insegnamento professionalizzante, incentrato su etica nella pratica professionale e scientifica, normative in materia di diritti di proprietà intellettuale e certificazione di dispositivi medici, gestione di sperimentazioni cliniche

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

This professional development course covers interdisciplinary skills related to professional and scientific practice, in industrial, research or clinical environments.

Learning outcomes

• Understanding of EU medical device regulations frameworks and the lifecycle of a medical device
• Knowledge of the IPR regulations and IPR management and protection strategies
• Design and management of experimentations involving human subjects
• Knowledge of techniques and tools for project management and the management of large software projects
• Understanding the career opportunities of biomedical engineering.

PREREQUISITES

None

TEACHING METHODS

• Seminars by professionals in the bioengineering field
• Collaborative projects

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• The lifecycle of a medical device and the EU medical device regulations (MDR)
• Management of intellectual property rights (IPR)
• Ethics aspects and code of conduct in professional and scientific practice in the biomedical field
• Project management (management/planning of activities, times, costs, suppliers ..)
• Management of large software projects
• Management of the quality system
• Opportunities and roles of a biomedical engineer in industrial, clinical and research environments
• Soft skills

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MICHELA CHIAPPALONE (President)

VITTORIO SANGUINETI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/11159/p/studenti-orario

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Project work

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Discussion of the project results

Exam schedule