Name: Engineering Healthcare
Start: 2016-05-24T
End: 2016-05-24T
Location: The Bolton

The human body is a marvelous machine—precise and efficient. But as all machines, sometimes it breaks and needs to be fixed. This evening presents some of the latest technologies such as non-invasive surgery and applications of orthopaedic biomechanics that will revolutionise the healthcare sector.

This event takes place on the first floor, only accessible by stairs.

Non-invasive microsurgery using sound

Dr James Choi (Lecturer in Bioengineering at Imperial College London)

Our skin and layers of tissue serve to protect our vital organs in daily life, but they also impede the treatment of diseases which requires accessing organs directly. James will share his pioneering experience in the field of non-invasive surgery and will also discuss the latest technologies for drug delivery within the human body.

The amazing hand

Dr Angela Kedgley (Lecturer in Orthopaedic Biomechanics at Imperial College London)

Life would be much more difficult if we could not use our hands in daily life. With 29 bones, 34 muscles, and over 120 ligaments, the hand and wrist form a delicate mechanical system. Angela will discuss how our hands function and how we can use this knowledge for the early diagnosis of hand problems, and for designing treatment and rehabilitation strategies for people who suffer upper limb disability.

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