Biomedical Engineering

Department of Engineering

Traumatic Brian Injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. It is estimated that across the UK there are around 500,000 people (aged 16 – 74) living with long term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury. Decision making about TBI treatment is often challenging due to the complexity and diversity of patient cases, and the ethical issues involved. Furthermore, each TBI patient is attended to by numerous medical experts, all of whom require and generate different information at different times. These challenges present opportunities for engineers and designers to contribute to the treatment process by providing appropriate tools for real-time assistance and communication. This project explores the potential for such contributions by engaging clinicians and other stakeholders in the design of a communication tool. Knowledge will be gained about the requirements for such a tool and about the processes by which expert stakeholders can be empowered in the definition and development of the systems they require.

Dr. Nathan Crilly Department of Engineering
Ting-Ray Chan Department of Engineering
Prof. David Menon Department of Medicine
Dr. Ari Ercole Department of Medicine