Dornsife's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program invites first-year MPH students to meet faculty and local partners (community & government) with maternal and child health research interests to learn more about their work and discuss potential summer APE projects.

Topic
Translating the Complex Role of Antiretrovirals in the Brain

BIOMED PhD Thesis Defense

Title:
Design of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Device and Applicator to be Used in an at-Home Setting – A Holistic Approach

Speaker:
Karissa Barbarevech, PhD Candidate
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University
 
Advisor:
Peter A. Lewin, PhD
Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Drexel University

Details:
The primary purpose of this work was to design and implement a compact, battery-powered, fully wearable applicator for delivering therapeutic low-frequency (20-40kHz), low-intensity (100mW/cm2 ISPTP) (LFLI) ultrasound to enable treatment of chronic wounds in home setting. Such a device does not currently exist, and in addition to engineering aspects associated with electromechanical design, its implementation requires a novel approach involving consideration of feedback received not only from healthcare professionals, but also caregivers. One strong motivation for the novel design approach is to enable individuals with chronic wounds to enhance self-care management of wounds in the home setting instead of a hospital or outpatient clinic environment. In the home setting, the device may be exposed to physical maltreatment, requiring precautions with respect to its sturdiness.

Although the holistic approach presented has been applied to the design of an applicator for chronic wounds, the design considerations and execution are transferable to any device targeted for home use. The implementation exemplified here examines transformation of an early, relatively fragile design into a robust, time-programmable, safe tool. The modification, which includes comprehensive reconfiguration and redesign of the electronics driving a piezoelectric transducer is presented along with methodology devised with the field feedback obtained from focus groups. This feedback evinced that in addition to electrical engineering, an extensive background in mechanical engineering, material science, biology, and clinical practice is needed to fabricate an end-user friendly, quality-of-life improving, ergonomic device.

Topic
TBA

Topic
The Exploration of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Adolescent Sexual Behaviors

COVID From the Translational Science/Pre-clinical/Clinical Care Research Perspectives

Topic
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Organized by Dornsife's Public Health Doctoral Students Advisory Group (PHDSAG), this mixer is a great way to network with faculty and students that you don't work with on a regular basis, in a relaxed environment.