Module description
This module develops students’ understanding of the interplay between novel medical technologies and healthcare delivery systems in the UK and other parts of the world.
The participants develop an understating of the role of entrepreneurs, start-ups, research and development at large companies, procurement managers and healthcare systems in developing, procuring, and deploying healthcare technologies to engineer better health in future.
Assessment details
- 40% presentation
- 60% report
Educational aims & objectives
This module develops students’ understanding of the context in which healthcare technologies (medical devices, services, digital health products, health apps) evolve from a research lab and reach patients.
This module develops students’ understanding of the role of entrepreneurship, systems design and market dynamics that shape the adoption of technologies in the UK and other parts of the world.
The module will use case studies, group tasks and self-reflection to help students to develop an understanding of the future of healthcare and work on a reflective report for a chosen area of healthcare practice as their group project.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the module, student should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of different healthcare systems (NHS in the UK and others globally).
- Demonstrate an understanding of how technologies have impacted healthcare delivery over the last few decades.
- Analyse the development of medical technologies in large MedTech organizations as well as start-ups.
- Evaluate the procurement models of different technologies by various healthcare delivery organisations.
- Create a vision for the future of healthcare in different disciplines and the role of medical technologies and technologists shaping it.
Teaching pattern
lectures and tutorials