Preface: Biomedical Engineering Research at Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru

This paper takes the Núcleo of Ingeniería Biomédica (NIB) from the Universidad de la República (Uruguay) as an example of how interdisciplinarity and global collaboration can be achieved in Higher Education teaching activities with a focus on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics. We have recorded and analyzed using a qualitative strategy its practices in different teaching formats to interpret the best pedagogical strategies in the combination of interdisciplinarity and distant collaboration when using new technologies of communication. KEYWORDS: Biomedical Engineering; Interdisciplinarity; University; Uruguay.

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Social and Ethical Concerns of Biomedical Engineering Research and Practice

Biomedical Engineering and Information Systems - Advances in Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-61692-004-3.ch003 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 54-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Snehasish Mishra

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Biomedical Engineering ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

Technological Advancement ◽

Ethical Values ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Engineering Research ◽

Bioethical Issues

Biomedical engineering is an advanced and relatively new field in the healthcare sector. Owing to the very nature of the various professional challenges faced by healthcare professionals, the moral and ethical values seem to have taken the backburner. The factors contributing to it may include a sound knowledge of the healthcare professional on the legally-permissible ethical values, and the desperate situations requiring precise split-moment decision-making. No technological advancement without a human face is worth it, and hence, during the course of the degree, a biomedical engineering student needs to be exposed to various ethical issues through theory, live cases and demonstrations. Being intrinsically multi- and inter-disciplinary, biomedical engineering lacks precise ethical rules that delineate and delimit professional responsibility, thus blurring the ethical understanding of biomedical engineering. The solution seems to lie in giving due place to human virtues. In the coming days, bioethical issues are expected to be increasingly complicated and dominating the decision-making process owing to the advancements in sciences, and the ever-complicated cases handled by healthcare professionals. A global healthcare and ethics-related online open-access portal may serve as a common platform for all the stakeholders in the interest and ethical growth of biomedical engineering in particular and medical sciences in general.

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Neurosurgery at Kasturba Medical College: Past, present and future

Neurology India ◽

10.4103/neuroindia.ni_564_17 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 65 (5) ◽

pp. 1105

Author(s):

Girish Menon ◽

Rajesh Nair ◽

KLaskhman I ◽

Vinod Kumar ◽

GLakshmi Prasad

Keyword(s):

Kasturba Medical College ◽

Medical College

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TRENDS OF POISONING AMONG CHILDREN AT KASTURBA HOSPITAL, MANIPAL

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1703648 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 03 (02) ◽

pp. 025-028

Author(s):

Pratik Vijay Tarvadi ◽

Shankar M. Bakkannavar ◽

Manjunath S. ◽

Vikram Palimar ◽

G. Pradeep Kumar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Forensic Medicine ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Medical Emergency ◽

High Morbidity ◽

Kasturba Medical College ◽

Infants And Toddlers ◽

Medical College ◽

Childhood Poisoning

Abstract Background: Pediatric poisoning is a common medical emergency and also associated with a high morbidity and mortality in children. In developing countries like India, poisoning emergencies are becoming a major cause of mortality in infants and toddlers. Among the various studies conducted on poisoning in our country, the study on poisoning is predominantly on adults and hence this study is taken up to understand the incidence of childhood poisoning cases. Method: A ten year retrospective study from January 1999 to December 2008 was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, to comprehend the magnitude of childhood poisoning cases at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. Results: Insecticide poisoning was the most predominant poisoning followed by venomous bites. Conclusion: Our study examines the most common poison involved and route of intake among children to identify specific ages at risk and give suggestions so as to reduce the morbidity and mortality.

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Biomedical engineering research strategies in the US

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine ◽

10.1109/51.215048 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 54-59

Author(s):

R.M. Nerem

Keyword(s):

Biomedical Engineering ◽

Research Strategies ◽

Engineering Research ◽

The Us

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Cadaveric Study of Anatomical Variations in the Musculocutaneous Nerve and in the Median Nerve

Journal of Morphological Sciences ◽

10.1055/s-0039-1688799 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (02) ◽

pp. 122-125

Author(s):

Abhilasha Priya ◽

Chandni Gupta ◽

Antony Sylvan D'souza

Keyword(s):

Brachial Plexus ◽

Median Nerve ◽

Peripheral Nerves ◽

Anatomical Variations ◽

Musculocutaneous Nerve ◽

Branching Pattern ◽

Kasturba Medical College ◽

Upper Limbs ◽

Medical College ◽

Lateral Cord

Introduction The musculocutaneous nerve and the median nerve are branches from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus with a root value of C5, C6, and C7. The medial root of the median nerve is a branch of the medial cord. The present study aims at observing any variations in these peripheral nerves, so that this knowledge can be utilized by surgeons, anesthesiologists, and orthopedicians during surgical procedures and nerve block. Materials and Methods The present study was carried on 30 adult embalmed cadavers (60 upper limbs) in the department of anatomy of the Kasturba Medical College , Manipal, India. The infraclavicular part of the brachial plexus was dissected, and any anatomical variations in the formation and in the branching pattern of the musculocutaneous nerve and of the median nerve were noted and photographs were taken. Results The median nerve was noted to be formed from 3 roots in 8 out of 60 dissected upper limbs (13.33%). The musculocutaneous nerve was absent in 5% of the dissected limbs, and communications between these 2 nerves were noted in 13.33% of the dissected limbs. Conclusions Noted variations of the nerves may be of help to surgeons operating in the axillas and in the arms.

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