Research Project Overview

Content: Project 3 Coordinated Large Scale Testing and Evaluation of Medical Devices

Informatics will play a dominant role in the future of all aspects of medical devices--from conception, design, use, to the evaluation of data.  Today, medical devices permeate so many types of facilities and many sectors of the medical field.  Although the use of informatics is fairly limited today, it should play a role in every step of the process: pre-clinical stages, clinical testing and research, and post-marketing surveillance.  This would ease some of the burden of scientists, statisticians and epidemeologists, because certain statistical analysis and methods are still somewhat antiquated in large-scale medical sectors.  This would, of course, save time and money.

My educational background is in neuroscience and biology.  I have worked in the clinical research field and managed data for a medical device/drug company.  I would appreciate any feedback--especially from those in the computer science field who might have ideas on new technologies that would make the process of storing and evaluating data easier.

Thanks!

Posted by Annie