VAST 208 - "Evaluating" Medical Technologies

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

In this course, students learn about the multiple levels of evaluation of medical technologies. They examine particular technologies and what is involved in evaluating them, including safety, risk assessment, and experimentation upon human beings. Further, students explore the limits that people impose upon themselves in evaluating medical technologies and why this society is fascinated with medical technology. Lammers

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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