Can technology solve health problems across the world? Cutting-edge biomedical engineering meets human health crises for non-science majors and biomedical engineers. Series: Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering. Num Pages: 418 pages, 114 b/w illus. 60 tables. BIC Classification: MQW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1350. . 2009. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . .

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Title: Biomedical Engineering for Global Health: Applications in World Health Care (Cambridge Texts in Biomedical Engineering)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521877970
ISBN 13: 9780521877978
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Can technology and innovation transform world health? Connecting undergraduate students with global problems, Rebecca Richard-Kortum examines the interplay between biomedical technology design and the medical, regulatory, economic, social and ethical issues surrounding global health. Driven by case studies, including cancer screening, imaging technologies, implantable devices and vaccines, students learn how the complexities and variation across the globe affect the design of devices and therapies. A wealth of learning features, including classroom activities, project assignments, homework problems and weblinks within the book and online, provide a full teaching package. For visionary general science and biomedical engineering courses, this book will inspire students to engage in solving global issues that face us all.

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Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor at Rice University, Houston and the Director of the Rice 360� Institute for Global Health. Her research has been instrumental in improving early detection of cancers and other diseases, especially in low-resources settings. She is currently working with colleagues and undergraduate students to develop and deploy a suite of technologies necessary to reduce neonatal death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Richards-Kortum has 40 patents, and her teaching programs, research and collaborations are supported by grants from NCI, NIH and NSF, the Gates Foundation, and HHMI. She is a member of the NAS, NEA and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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