News: ABSPIE recent initiatives
Latest ABSPIE Lab paper published - "Enhanced Medical and Community Face Masks with Antimicrobial Properties: A Systematic Review"
ABSPIE Lab PhD student Katy Stokes has published the results of a systematic review on face masks with antimicrobial properties.
Davide Piaggio to guest edit forthcoming special edition of "Biomedical Signal Processing and Control"
An upcoming special issue of the EAMBES official journal "Biomedical Signal Processing and Control" will be guest edited by the Lab's Davide Piaggio. The special edition will focus on biomedical engineering & clinical engineering applications in low and middle income countries
Early health technology assessment using the MAFEIP tool. A case study on a wearable device for fall prediction in elderly patients
The MAFEIP tool was developed as part of the European Innovation Programme on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA).
Latest paper published:- Biomedical engineering and ethics: reflections on medical devices and PPE during the first wave of COVID-19 (September 2021)
Our latest paper on the interconnection between #science and #ethics, with a specific focus on #biomedicalengineering, #PPE, and #COVID19 is finally out.
In March 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that humanity was entering a global pandemic phase. This unforeseen situation caught everyone unprepared and had a major impact on several professional categories that found themselves facing important ethical dilemmas. The article revolves around the category of biomedical and clinical engineers, which were among those most involved in dealing with and finding solutions to the pandemic.
ABSPIE Lab to attend the World Laureates Forum, Shanghai, China 2021
The Lab's Davide Piaggio has been invited to present at the Forum in October 2021.