Forthcoming modules

Demystifying Biomedical Signals: Principles and Applications

26 - 30 January, 2009

Biomedical Applications of Signal Processing

23 - 27 March, 2009

Signal Processing for Cochlear Implants

2-3 April, 2009

Introduction

Modern diagnostic and patient monitoring equipment increasingly relies on sophisticated digital signal processing techniques, and signal processing has become a fundamental research tool in many areas of medicine and physiology. The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research now offers a series of short course modules designed for the practitioners, clinicians, clinical or biomedical scientists, technologists, researchers, postgraduates and others who wish to extend their professional training into this area of technology, though they may have little background in engineering, mathematics or computing. We also offer more advance modules for those who already have some background knowledge of signal processing.

Modules

The modules are designed for you if you are a clinician, clinical scientist, technologist, or other health professional with little background in signal processing, mathematics or computing. For professionals and students with greater technical experience, more advanced modules will also be available. The courses will extend your professional training by:

• Providing you with key skills for understanding and applying modern methods for the acquisition, processing and analysis of physiological signals

• Providing you with hands-on experience via a range of biomedical case studies
  On completion, you will be able to make informed choices in using signal processing for monitoring, diagnosis and prognosis, for clinical practice and biomedical research.

Each module consists of three to five day intensive training  at the University of Southampton. You will have individual use of a notebook computer for hands-on learning activities, and receive an interactive learning CD and software for further guided study.  During a  period of approximately three months, a personal tutor will provide distance-learning support for assessed course-work (Master's Level). 

One-week modules are at MSc level, and we will seek registration for CPD points with professional institutions/colleges, as appropriate. The courses are run by Dr. David Simpson, and Prof. Mark Lutman and Prof. Robert Allen, who have an academic background in engineering, and extensive experience in working with physiological signals within a hospital environment, and in collaborating with clinical and biomedical scientists. Guest lecturers will provide insights into specific aspects of clinical practice and research.

The course fee includes

• Full notes (paper and CD)

• Sample signals

• Exercises

• Tutorials

• Routines to execute some commonly used biomedical signal processing and analysis techniques

The Institute of Sound and

Vibration Research

The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) is an internationally recognized centre of excellence in teaching, research and consulting. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise it received the top 5* rating (the University of Southampton is one of only two in the UK, where the entire Faculty of Engineering received 5*), and it achieved 23/24 for its teaching quality. The interface between technology and humans has been at the centre of its activities, with active research and teaching programs in audiology (with a highly respected MSc course), human vibration interactions, medical imaging, patient monitoring and physiological modelling. Clinics at ISVR (including the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre) and collaborations with hospitals are the core of these projects. Signal processing is a fundamental tool in all these activities, and the ISVR is internationally recognized for its expertise in this field.

Tel. +44 (0)23 8059 3221