Student Initiated Supplemental Training Curriculum For Support Of Bme Design Projects

Nimunkar, Amit J.; Bernardoni, Silas; Lark, Tyler J.; Tompkins, W.J.

doi:10.18260/1-2--5697

2009 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--5697

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Student Initiated Supplemental Training Curriculum For Support Of Bme Design Projects

Amit J. Nimunkar¹,

Silas Bernardoni²,

Tyler J. Lark³

et al.

Abstract: Madison. He is a teaching assistant at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a lead consultant for the freshman design course, Introduction to Engineering. He also works as a chemistry instructor and curriculum coordinator for the Engineering Summer Program in the College of Engineering and is pursuing a Delta certificate in teaching and learning.

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Global engineering education initiative through student organization

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2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

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4 S treptococcus pneumoniae causes a variety of clinical conditions , including pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia and otitis media. This microorganism is the most common single bacterial agent responsible for respiratory tract infections . Each year, more than one million children are estimated to die each year from pneumococcal pneumonia , half of whom are infants younger than one year of age. Current efforts to prevent mortality and morbidity due to pneumococcal infections in children are focused on early diagnosis and prompt antimicrobial therapy; however, the spread of antimicrobial resistance is leading to the research of new complementary strategies, such as vaccination. Unfortunately , the available 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine is not recommended for children younger than two years of age due to the vaccine's poor immunogenicity. The development of an adequate pneumococcal vaccine for a particular region will depend on the existence of detailed , reliable and representative data on the prevalence and serotype distribution of S pneumo-niae. In Latin America , published data on this issue are scarce. Recognizing this problem , the Pan American Health Organization , through its Special Program for Vaccines and Immunization and Sistema Regional de Vacunas , with major funding from the Canadian International Development Agency , designed and implemented an intercountry and multi-institutional collaborative study in six Latin American countries . The objectives of the collaborative study were to determine the prevalence of capsular types of S pneumoniae that cause invasive disease, particularly pneumonia, in children younger than five years of age; to monitor the patterns of susceptibility to penicillin and other antibiotics; to establish and strengthen regional laboratory facilities and epidemiological capabilities for monitoring capsular types, subtypes and antimicrobial susceptibility; and to create a bank of isolates that could be used for further research. SU BJ ECTS AND METHODS The study population included children younger than five years of age with invasive S pneumoniae isolated from a normally sterile site. Clinical diagnoses among the children included pneumonia (World Health Organization criteria) , meningitis, sepsis, bacteremia , arthritis or peritonitis. Basic epidemiological information, including each child's sex, age , height and weight, and information regarding each child's

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Global engineering education initiative through student organization

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