Module information
Module details
- Title
- Clinical Measurement and Development 2
- Type
- Specialist
- Module code
- SPE325
- Credits
- 30
- Requirement
- Compulsory
Aim of this module
To ensure that the trainee can apply novel Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware and software solutions safely within a clinical environment.
Work-based components
Submodules
| Code | Title | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SPE325c2 | Advanced Information and Communication Technology Skills | View |
Academic content (MSc in Clinical Science)
Important information
The academic parts of this module will be detailed and communicated to you by your university. Please contact them if you have questions regarding this module and its assessments. The module titles in your MSc may not be exactly identical to the work-based modules shown in the e-portfolio. Your modules will be aligned, however, to ensure that your academic and work-based learning are complimentary.
Learning outcomes
- Develop web-based solutions in a complex networking environment.
- Use a range of complex software techniques to solve clinical problems.
- Discuss and evaluate the range of materials encountered in the development of novel engineering solutions in medicine.
- Critically appraise the development of innovative design solutions in aids for daily living.
Indicative content
Web development
- Strategies for web development, including:
- hosting strategies
- server/database replication, backup and archiving, RAID, bandwidth, availability
- Programming for the web with reference to current standards and programming tools, including:
- web programming
- forms and data
- limiting access
- developing dynamic content
- interfacing with a database
- Security and privacy
- public and private key encryption
Networking
- Local and wide area networking, including:
- available architectures
- performance issues
- scalability
- bridging vs routing
- cabling infrastructure
- hubs
- traffic management
Software Techniques
- Neural networks and their applications
- Artificial intelligence and expert systems
- Image processing software
- Finite element analysis
Biomaterials
- Properties of cells, organs, tissues, tissue repair; tissue substitutes
- Biocompatibility, biotolerance, biodegradation
- Tissue integration, wear
- Tribology
- Materials for implantation: composites, polymers
- Synthetic organs
- Testing of materials, methods, standards, legislation
Assistive Technology
- Principles of patient assessment and rehabilitation plans
- Sensory impairments and their treatment
- Mobility and postural management
- Measurement of gait
- Environmental controls, aids for daily living, smart homes, workplace adaptations
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- Functional electrical stimulation
- Joints and joint movement
- Measurement of load and strain in the body
- Forces and movement in the body
- Principles of kinematics and kinetics; energy and power
Clinical experiences
Important information
Clinical experiential learning is the range of activities trainees may undertake in order to gain the experience and evidence to demonstrate their achievement of module competencies and assessments. The list is not definitive or mandatory, but training officers should ensure, as best training practice, that trainees gain as many of these clinical experiences as possible. They should be included in training plans, and once undertaken they should support the completion of module assessments and competencies within the e-portfolio.
Activities
Advanced Information and Communication Technology Skills
- Analyse, summarise and present complex data using computer software.
- Installation of system and applications software on a PC
- The administration of a local area network (user specification; initial set-up; shared resources; security issues).