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BME 1 Winter Quarter 2024


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Julia Gelfand
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Office: Science Library 228

Phone: 949-824-4971

EMail: jgelfand@uci.edu

Getting Help - Appointment with Librarian

Please contact Julia Gelfand, Engineering Librarian for an appointment as a group or individually to review information sources and other assistance you need for this assignment.  Sign ups for March 4-7 are at https://tinyurl.com/ybxo5f2e 

First Submission due March 6

Submit  by Wednesday, March 6 the following information:

  • the health disparity that will be helped by this point-of-care medical device product
  • roles and distribute 8 assignments (different from previous projects)
    • leader / manager 
    • editor
    • marketing director
    • devise designer
    • R&D engineer
    • manufacturing engineer
    • regulatory/IP director
    • accounting / financial officer
  • you may want to consider how you will deal with schematics, animations, images.

Outline of Project Summary - Due March 13

Due March 13 - The Project summary for 10 points should include in 3 pages:

  1. Summary page (1p)
    1. company information and device name
    2. problem: health disparity and significance
    3. current detection strategies
    4. functional & operational details of device (design)
    5. degree of innovation in device
    6. prototyping, testing, regulatory, IP and manufacturing plans
    7. expected costs
  2. Device schematic - (1p, with description of features)
  3. References (1p) in APA or other consistent format

 

 

Outline of Presentation - Due March 20

The recorded presentation, of 8 minutes should include:

  1. Executive summary - info about the company, employees and jobs (Leader prepares/presents)
  2. Market analysis - goals, customers, innovation (Marketing Researcher)
  3. Device description: design, prototyping, testing, manufacture, regulatory compliance / IP (Design, R&D, Manufacturing, Regulatory/IP)
  4. Cost analysis (Accountant)
  5. Summary (Editor)

Goal is no more than 1 slide per minute so total slidedeck should contain 8-10 slides in total.  You may want to use Zoom to record.

Grading rubric: 60 points for presentation content including details of device design & plans; 10 points for effectivelness of prepared slides; 10 points for effectiveness of speaking (individual grade); extra points for "audience choice best pitch." Grades for content & slides will be shared by the group, but the speaking portion of the grade will be on an individual basis.

Remember, less text may be more content if visually illustrated well.  Anticipate questions from audience and prepare additional slides that may address those issues. 

Also, consider taking advantage of practicing the presentation by scheduling time together as a group in the Presentation Studio at the MRC.

Data about Medical Conditions

Finding out what the demographic needs are for certain conditions is critical for this assignment.  We have many tools for this:

Support and advocacy groups provide a lot of information and data about reported diagnoses and conditions - in Google, try a search like malaria statistics site:.org and then search those organizations' websites - covers US and global sites from UN, etc

Alzheimer's Association - includes medical tests for diagnosing Alzheimer's

Tests for TB from CDC

Cholera Tests

Cholera Diagnosis

WHO Malaria World Report 2023

Hepatitis A Infor from WHO and from CDC

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Data, - From American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, 2019

Diabetic Foot: Facts and Figures

Nemours Foundation - dedicated to the health and wellbeing of children

Shriners Hospitals for Children - pediatric set of specialized hospitals dedicated to burns, wound care and other medical needs of children

MS, wound care and other medical needs of children

Heart Disease and Statistics, 2021 Update published in Circulation, January 27, 2021 with revisions.

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2020 Update

Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics, 2019 Update from American College of Cardiology

Heart Disease, Stroke, and Research Statistics at a Glance, 2019 from AHA with Summary

Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries - Data from the AHA  

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality - January 2018 (published by Elsevier, don't have access to 2019+ articles)

Data & Statistics from the CDC - not always at the disease level needed

Facts & Statistics for Sports Injuries - from National Safety Council, 2017

Sports Injury Statistics (Johns Hopkins University)

17 Sports Injury Statistics & Facts for a Healthier 2021

ACL Injury Statistics:

Update on ACL Injuries and Treatment, 2020

 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Injuries, 2020

ACL Hospital Statistics from 1997-2017

World Health Organization data by Disease, Health Topics, Diagnostics & Treatment

Human Wounds and its Burdens - OA Article covers wound care statistics are not always reported; however diabetes related foot ulcers are covered in the literature or in promotional literature, market reports or presentations from the American College of Physicians

American Association of Tissue Banks

 

Support for Specific Group Projects

The groups for Project 3 will choose to address a health disparity common in the US or abroad and how you may create a point-of-care device that will help you pursue health equity.  Health disparities may  be any of the following where there are causes of disparities in diseases and include systemic inequities based on race or ethnicity as well as other defining situations and have any of the following consequences:

  • Higher mortality rates
  • Lower life expectancy
  • Burden of higher disease
  • More mental health afflictions
  • Uninsured/under-insured
  • Lack of access to care
  • Rural vs urban residents and lack of access to treatments
  • Disabled
  • People with limited digital literacy
  • Older patients
  • People who identify as LGBTQ+
  • People with limited knowledge of the English language or primary language where they reside

Many factors contribute to health disparities, including genetics, access to care, poor quality of care, community limitations - food deserts, lack of public transportation, poverty, limited personal support systems, local crime, gang intensity, environmental conditions of poor air quality, high school absenteeism, language barriers, poor health practices, among other social conditions.  There are many social determinants of health that contribute to individual and community health disparities.. 

There are many solutions for health disparities that can create greater health equity.  Point-of-care devices can contribute to these solutions. Also with these devices you can raise awareness among health care providers and the effected populations, increase health literacy, engage with policymakers to aid communities impacted by these factors, and contribute to the under-represented in the health care workforce such as nurses, counselors, physicians, nutritionists, public health professionals.

You will need to do the following:

  1. target a specific health disparity
  2. define what critical need you will address - it is a disease, either an infectious or non-infectious disease, or a social condition AND relevant to either the developed or developing world.
  3. determine the specific approach for the new point-of-care devise you will promote
  4. Give your company a creative and catchy name

Then, you will need:

  • to identify the population or patient-base to be served - children, adults with any other defining features - define census of need
  • to define what critical need you will address
  • to explain what is the specific approach for the new device
  • to name your company - something clever & solid
  • decide what you will name your device that can be easily remembered and can sell the product

The Library Consultation appointment will focus on business sources and how to develop new ideas, find competitors and how to promote, distribute new device. Visit signup sheet for appointments with librarian for Monday, March 4-Thursday, March 7.

 

Project 3 - Point of Care Devices for Health Equity

In order to work on this project, you are basically writing a business plan to develop the medical device or tissue-engineered product that your group is working on in a new independent start up company that will address the following questions:

  1. what disease or medical condition is being addressed, what is the scale or population effected by this
  2. what will this device achieve and how, with what materials
  3. what is the specific approach for the new device
  4. what would you name your company
  5. what would you name your device - clarifies concept but is still "catchy" to garner attention among the competition
  6. convince potential funders that you can translate your ideas into reality

Library Assistance is available by appointments - Monday - Thursday, March 4-7, 2024 and by special appointment by contacting Engineering Librarian - PLEASE REGISTER AT LEAST 4 HOURS IN ADVANCE.  Multiple groups can register for the same time for the same health disparity or or point-of-care device and can be made at https://tinyurl.com/ybxo5f2e 

Each group is also encouraged to rehearse its presentation by visiting the MRC, reserving and using the Presentation Studio to hold practice sessions before your taping or you can record via Zoom or another platform that works for all group members.

The project assignment requires that by Monday, March 4 each group will submit the following information:

Choice of medical device or tissue -engineering product:

Then you will address the following components as you develop a business plan for your product:

  • what disease and patient base is your group planning to target -
  • what critical need are you to focus on addressing?
  • what is the specific approach for the new device?
  • the name of your proposed company that you are forming to undertake this initiative
  • the name for your device - catchy so that it will be remembered and be successful in being sold

Then there are two parts after you determine which device topic to pursue and what each member's new job (leader/manager, marketing, device design, R&D staff, regulatory officer (FDA or equivalent in international/global context) manufacturing, accountant, & presentation editor  will be:

  1. DUE:  Wednesday, March 13 a 3-page summary document containing:
  2. Page 1 -
    • company information and device name and team members
    • summary - will likely be in bullets
    • problem disease & importance - incidence of use
    • current detection strategies
    • design - describing functional operational details of device & range of innovation of device
    •  innovative aspects of device
    •  prototyping, testing and manufacturing plans
    • regulatory / IP plans - (patents, FDA Pathways)
    •  cost Analysis - expected costs and pricing
  3. Page 2:  product's device schematic - describe features; artistic vision, images
  4. Page 3 - References - in APA or other consistent format
  5. DUE Wednesday, March 20,  presentation to be recorded and uploaded (make sure that you use the right settings to capture the slides and follow this outline for an 8 minute presentation.,  - you should also consider practicing the presentation by using the Presentation Room at the MRC for which you can sign up.
    1. Executive Summary: introduction slide: device, company, employees and jobs; impact & scope of disease (Leader)
    2. Market Analysis: goals, customers, innovation (Marketing Researcher)
    3. Device Description - note for developed or developing world & testing plan including proposed device description (Designer, R&D, Manufacturing, Regulatory/IP consultants)
    4. Cost analysis (Accountant)
    5. Summary (Editor)

The jobs to be performed are noted below - choose new roles than you have performed for previous projects and again everyone should be involved in research - groups will usually have 5 persons so you may double up some of the similar responsibilities:

  • leadership (Leader/Manager)
  • device design (Designer)
  • R&D (research and design) (Researchers)
  • manufacturing (Manufacturer/Business Contact/Industrialist)
  • market research & evaluation - analysis, customers, innovation (Market Analyst)
  • cost analysis (Accountant)
  • summary (Editor)

Resources: The resources listed below include databases - consider what your search strategy should be and make sure that after reading the abstract that you use the Find it at UC or UC eLinks icons to determine if the journal article is available

Background: 

Other resources follow and you should also consult sources on the Project 2 tab:

Relevant New Books

About Pitching an Idea

There are many resources that will help you pitch an idea. 

For Data about Incidence Rates

For specific incidence rates per population either domestically and globally or in a particular country, consider researching the specific trust or sponsorship organization like for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) contact the MS Trust

Pricing your Medical Device

Depending on the materials, where the product will be manufactured, packaged, the distribution channels, each of these variables and others will contribute to the ultimate pricing of the device and whether it can be used in different parts of the world due to affordability.  These options may help you come up with a pricing formula:

Materials, Equipment and Instrumentation

Schematics, Animations, Videos

Incorporating some multimedia may be of interest to your audience demonstrating how the device functions, what it look like, etc.

Point-of-Care Resources Used for Diagnostics

There are many clinical Point-of-Care Resources that highlight processes and methods.  Some background information about Point-of-Care is found at: