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Asked by anon-198631 to Nana, Srinath, Luisa on 5 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by anon-199000, anon-198993.
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Nana Odom answered on 5 Mar 2019: last edited 5 Mar 2019 11:54 am
No!
As a clinical engineer working in hospital i can use my combined technical and clinical knowledge to understand better the application of medical equipment. This skill is useful in instances such as introducing new technology into the patient environment. During procurement and evaluation of medical equipment, the specification of the device and evaluation criteria include clinical effectiveness, human usability, training, finance etc. To be able to to analyse the data received following a user evaluation and communicate the results to a wide variety of staff i need rely on both the technical and clinical knowledge and then perform a cost benefit analysis. There has been an instance as well where i have had to liaise with manufacturers to make adaptations to equipment in order to suit our environment and also meet current standards. Technical and clinical knowledge is also required during adverse incident investigations where medical equipment is involved.
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Marialuisa Crosatti answered on 7 Mar 2019: last edited 7 Mar 2019 8:33 pm
Not directly but by studying bacteria, some of which may cause disease, I hope to contribute to their general understanding and help others to develop new medicines.
As Newton said, “we stand on the shoulders of giants” meaning that our research has being informed by the research done previously and our own will inform the future one. I think that we (scientists) all contribute to increase knowledge even though some more than others. -
Srinath Kasturirangan answered on 7 Mar 2019:
That’s the reason I come to work every single day! While not every medicine I may invent may end up in patients and become a drug, if I have made even a small contribution to discovering a new medicine that can transform a patients life, I would be extremely proud.
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