Medical Technology Standards

Course Information
TitleΠρότυπα Ιατρικής Τεχνολογίας / Medical Technology Standards
CodeMEI007
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorPanagiotis Bamidis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600021933

Programme of Study: PMS "Iatrikī Mīchanikī kai Plīroforikī" (2022-sīmera)

Registered students: 7
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course215
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Total Hours26
Class ID
600244127
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, postgraduate students will be able to: 1. Use their knowledge to define the needs for following a standard or the gap for the creation of a new one in healthcare technologies 2. analyse the needs behind a healthcare technology problem and suggest standards to cover gaps and provide solutions in healthcare technology applications 3. explain the differencies between standards, guidelines and protocols 4. Exploit ways of developing or using technological systems and/or methodologies to apply standards in healthcare 5. understand new developments in the field of digital health and apply and evolve any regulatory framework related to medical devices. 6. understand and apply new methodologies for developing standardisation processes for healthcare
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
The goal of the course is as follows: 1. Raise the awareness of students with regards to concepts, technologies and methodologies behind the definition and the devlopment of standards for medical devices and data as well as information communication in healthcare informatics 2. Introduce them to standrads, guidelines and protocols as well as the worldwide committees available for these 3. Allow for the comprehension of a wide range of technologies and standardisation methodologies thorugh examples 4. Allow for the comprehension of standard examples and their application in healthcare, as well as, the professional routes for their future expansion. So, the content is as follows: Introduction to standardisation, standards, guidelines and protocols, and standardisation organisations Taxonomies/Codification/standards ISO processes Accesibility standards Medical device standardisation processes New standard models/Patient Engagement and involvement in new standards Interoperability standards LL-Medical Lexicon Digital medical education and e-learning standards Definitions, standards, nomeclatures and systems for biomedical technology products The DICOM standard/Medical imaging standardisation processes LOINC/knowledge discovery Presentation of project work and further discussions
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures261.0✓
Seminars40.2✓
Reading Assigment200.8✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities40.2✓
Project401.6✓✓
Written assigments301.2✓✓
Total1245.0
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
21-12-2023