MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP 2016

IAP 2016 Subjects: Health Sciences & Technology


HST.S47
Special Subject: Health Sciences and Technology
Construction Sets for Health: Affordable Care Solutions
Jose Gomez-Marquez, Lee Gehrke, Grace Teo, Anna Young
Tue, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 10am-12:00pm, N52-394

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 10 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: none
Level: U 4 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit   

Group study of subjects related to health sciences and technology not otherwise included in the curriculum. Prerequisites may vary by topic; consult faculty at time of offering.
The disparities in affordable healthcare technology are a growing part of increasing healthcare costs globally. This course aims to teach affordable prototyping and design strategies for health technology and medicine that can be applied to improve patient care in a variety of settings: both low-income and high-income economies, at patients' homes and in hospitals.
Using Patient-Generated Data Devices as a learning model, students will design affordable devices that are used by patients to manage their health. Using Construction Sets for Health as a strategy, students will explore the diversity of possibilities that can be applied when patients are empowered to design their own solutions. Students will participate in a team project in one of four design/mentor tracks, supported by lectures and hands-on labs. Design tracks will cover four elements:
-Casual Diagnostics
-Accessible Diagnostics
-Rural, Global Health & Austere Environments
-Home Care

Sponsored by MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Jose Gomez-Marquez, N52-373G, (617) 674-7516, jfgm@MIT.EDU