HRS 952 Interfacing Tech & Rehab

Prerequisites: Open to all students enrolled in the IHP RSc PhD Program, and by permission of faculty for non-MGH IHP students. Students who enroll in this course must be in good academic standing with the MGH IHP RSc graduate program (any year) or outside graduate degree program in the fields of engineering, rehabilitation, genetics, public health, and/or physiology. Students not enrolled in the MGH IHP PhD program will need the instructor’s approval. The approval process requires the individual to submit a letter of intent to the instructor that states their reason/s for enrolling in this course and their current school or employment status.  This course will introduce the student to the emerging trends in rehabilitation technologies. Didactic and discussion sessions will provide students with skills in adopting objective criteria for evaluating rehabilitation technologies that interface with robotics, telehealth, regenerative medicine, imaging and/or genomics. Students will participate in active discussion derived from clinical case studies using patients with physical disabilities and their caregivers as consumers and consultants.

Credits

3